File Compressors

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  1. 7-Zip icon
     4761 likes

    Efficient file archiver offering superior compression and encryption. Supports multiple formats such as TAR, ZIP, with a unique self-extracting feature.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    Main Window
    Add to Archive
    Options
    111 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent136 reviews
  2. PeaZip icon
     656 likes

    PeaZip is free file archiver utility, based on Open Source technologies of 7-Zip, p7zip, FreeArc, PAQ, and PEA projects, for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    PeaZip
    Archive creation
    Archive extraction
    +4
    PeaZip on macOS
    97 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good45 reviews
  3. WinRAR icon
     1166 likes

    Compress and encrypt files with versatile software, supporting multiple formats for secure data transfer and offering efficient storage options.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS
    WinRAR screenshot 1
    WinRAR screenshot 1
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    +4
    WinRAR screenshot 3
    97 alternatives
    3.6
    Good34 reviews
  4. Dolphin is a file manager for KDE focusing on usability. Has three view modes: Icon, Detail and it used to have Column View like in Finder (it is not available in current version due to problems with maintaibility). Supports FTP, SCP and other protocols. Highly configurable.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Windows
    Dolphin File Manager screenshot 1
    Dolphin File Manager screenshot 1
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    +2
    Dolphin File Manager screenshot 3
    78 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent14 reviews
  5. Bandizip icon
     171 likes

    Bandizip is a powerful archiver which provides an ultrafast processing speed and convenient features. Available free of charge, and its paid editions support a variety of advanced features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Main screen
    Settings
    Create an archive
    +9
    Archiving
    91 alternatives
    3.5
    Good27 reviews
  6. FileOptimizer icon
     65 likes

    FileOptimizer is a lossless file size optimizer supporting AIR, APK, APNG APPX, BMP, CBZ, DOCX, DLL, EPUB, EXE, GIF, GZ, ICO, JAR, JPEG, MNG, MP3, MPP, PNG, PPTX, ODT, OGG, OGV, PDF, PUB, SCR, SWF, TIF, VSD, WEBP, XAP, XLSX, and ZIP file formats among others.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    Main Window
    Options
    Processing files
    4.2
    Very Good10 reviews
  7. DropIt icon
     76 likes

    Automates file tasks with 17 available actions, advanced filters, profiles, drag-and-drop support, folder monitoring, scheduling and rule-based sorting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main UI
    Association
    Options
    17 alternatives
  8. FreeArc icon
     52 likes

    FreeArc is a free and open source file archiver developed by Bulat Ziganshin. It uses LZMA, PPMD, TrueAudio and GRzip algorithms with automatic switching by file type, and also uses set of filters—for instance it can remove repetitions from text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Window
    FreeAec in Gnu/Linux
    FreeArc screenshot 2
    81 alternatives
  9. Pimosa icon
     5 likes

    Edit and convert video, audio, and images with batch processing, combining, cropping, compression, resizing, text, overlays, filters, and waveform creation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Pimosa screenshot 1
    Pimosa screenshot 1
    Pimosa screenshot 2
    +5
    Pimosa screenshot 3
    35 alternatives
  10. Grizzly icon
     2 likes

    Grizzly is an open-source macOS application designed for browsing and extracting ZIP archives with speed and ease. It provides a clean, Finder-style interface with native system integrations to simplify ZIP file management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Grizzly screenshot 1
    19 alternatives
  11. Dockside icon
     4 likes

    Dockside is your friendly file shelf next to the macOS Dock, where you can drag and drop files, folders, apps, images, videos, and text for quick access or later use.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Dockside screenshot 1
    Dockside screenshot 1
    Dockside screenshot 2
    +4
    Dockside screenshot 3
    20 alternatives
  12. WinZip icon
     73 likes

    A file archiver tool enabling compression and decompression, supporting ZIP and ZIPX formats, allowing file encryption and secure sharing via multiple platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • ReactOS
    WinZip screenshot 1
    WinZip screenshot 1
    WinZip screenshot 2
    +2
    WinZip screenshot 3
    105 alternatives
  13. Ark icon
     23 likes

    Ark is a program for viewing, extracting, creating and modifying archives. Ark can handle various archive formats such as tar, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar, 7zip, xz, rpm, cab and deb (support for certain archive formats depend on the appropriate command-line programs being installed).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Windows
    Ark screenshot 1
    Ark screenshot 1
    39 alternatives
  14. BetterZip icon
     34 likes

    Supports over 30 archive formats, enables archive editing and AES-256 encryption, includes password manager, macOS Finder integration, and file preview.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    BetterZip screenshot 1
    BetterZip screenshot 1
    BetterZip screenshot 2
    +8
    BetterZip screenshot 3
    78 alternatives
  15. PNGGauntlet icon
     32 likes

    -Combines PNGOUT, OptiPNG, and DeflOpt to create the smallest PNGs -No image quality is lost — only file size -Converts JPG, GIF, TIFF, and BMP files to PNG -Ultra-configurable

    PNGGauntlet is a .NET program that uses Ken Silvermans PNGOUT, OptiPNG and DeflOpt to optimize PNG fil.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PNGGauntlet screenshot 1
    65 alternatives
  16. B1 Free Archiver is a free multi-platform universal archiver. Currently it works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android; moreover B1 Online Archiver allows you to uncompress .b1, zip, rar or .7z archive from your computer directly online.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Main window
    B1 Free Archiver screenshot 1
    B1 Free Archiver screenshot 2
    +7
    B1 Free Archiver screenshot 3
    88 alternatives
  17. Zarchiver icon
     22 likes

    ZArchiver - program to manage archives in android. The program has a simple and functional interface. It lets you create 7z (7zip), zip, bzip2 (bz2), gzip (gz), XZ, tar archives, decompress 7z (7zip), zip, rar, bzip2, gzip, XZ, iso, tar, arj.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    Zarchiver screenshot 1
    36 alternatives
  18. The ASTRO File Manager helps you get the most out of your Android smart phone.

    It allows you to manage files on your phone without the need for a computer. Operations you can perform: copy, paste, move, delete, open with other apps, create and folders, etc. What’s convenient ab.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    ASTRO File Manager screenshot 1
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    ASTRO File Manager screenshot 2
    +1
    ASTRO File Manager screenshot 3
    53 alternatives
  19. gzip icon
     15 likes

    GNU Gzip is a software application used for file compression and decompression. It is based on the DEFLATE algorithm, which is a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    24 alternatives