The Best Open Source 7-Zip AlternativesTop File Archivers & File Compressors like 7-Zip

The best open source alternative to 7-Zip is PeaZip. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to 7-Zip and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to 7-Zip are NanaZip, File Roller, FreeArc and p7zip.

7-Zip alternatives are mainly File Archivers but may also be File Compressors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of 7-Zip.

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PeaZip
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
96 PeaZip alternatives
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.
- - PeaZip is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to 7-Zip.
- - PeaZip is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to 7-Zip.
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PeaZip Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionPeaZip can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
2. LightweightPeaZip consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Ad-freePeaZip doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. PortablePeaZip can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Works OfflinePeaZip can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. Two-factor AuthenticationPeaZip supports two-factor authentication (2FA).
7. No TrackingPeaZip will not track you or use your personal data.
8. Privacy focusedPeaZip is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
9. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in PeaZip without registration.
Drag and Drop
Built-in archiver
AES Encryption
Command line interface
Dark Mode
Comments about PeaZip as a Alternative to 7-Zip
Almost everyone thinks PeaZip is a great 7-Zip alternative.
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Paul
The best file archiver I've used on Linux. It supports almost all file formats, and it's fast and lightweight.
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Ashley Green
Basically 7-Zip but with a better user interface, and better integration with Windows. Unless you want more control than the standard Fastest-Ultra presets, PeaZip is probably better for you.
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Guest
Use it to archive multiple folders separately in right-click menu, can't give up 7-zip because the lack of 2 panels.
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BloodRaven0
Modernized, has more features and is way prettier! Not as fast to startup as 7zip though, but it's not too bad.
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FrancisHess
I has nice UI but a little bit slow to start
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NanaZip
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Windows
88 NanaZip alternatives
NanaZip is an open source file archiver intended for the modern Windows experience, forked from the source code of well-known open source file archiver 7-Zip 21.03.
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NanaZip Features
1. Ad-freeNanaZip doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightNanaZip consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Works OfflineNanaZip can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in NanaZip without registration.
5. Windows Explorer ExtensionNanaZip can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
6. No TrackingNanaZip will not track you or use your personal data.
Context Menu extension
Checksums verification
Comments about NanaZip as a Alternative to 7-Zip
Almost everyone thinks NanaZip is a great 7-Zip alternative.
Eyji
Simpler interface and better Windows integration, with a working context menu for Windows 11
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File Roller
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Linux
GNOME
87 File Roller alternatives
File Roller is the archive manager of the GNOME desktop environment. It can extract, view, create and modify archives. File Roller is only a graphical interface to archiving utilities such as tar and zip.
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File Roller Features
1. Ad-freeFile Roller doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightFile Roller consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Comments about File Roller as a Alternative to 7-Zip
Almost everyone thinks File Roller is a great 7-Zip alternative.
Guest
This is a good alternative to the 7Zip GUI frontend. 7Zip for Linux only has the command line and library-based access, and users need a separate front end. FileRoller is currently the best available archive browser for GTK/GNOME based environments.
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Tejas Shetty
It is called Archive Manager in Ubuntu
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FreeArc
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Windows
Linux
84 FreeArc alternatives
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.
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FreeArc Features
1. PortableFreeArc can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Data Compression
Lossless Compression
PNG Compression
Discontinued
Latest alpha version from August 2012 - http://freearc.org/history/changelog_full.htm

Comments about FreeArc as a Alternative to 7-Zip
Most users think FreeArc is a great 7-Zip alternative.
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i've tested many popular archivers (7z, winrar) but this acheived the highest compression ratio
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p7zip
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
90 p7zip alternatives
p7zip is a port of the command line version of the 7-Zip file archiver to POSIX-conforming operating systems like Unix (Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Cygwin, AIX, ...), MacOS X and also for BeOS and Amiga.
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p7zip Features
1. Command line interfacep7zip either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Discontinued
The last update is from 2016.
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Comments about p7zip as a Alternative to 7-Zip
Most users think p7zip is a great 7-Zip alternative.
Guest
It uses the same engine and compression of 7zip, so if you care more about that than the GUI, this is the best.
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Guest
7-Zip is a graphical program and p7zip is command line only
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Xarchiver
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
Linux
BSD
Xfce
89 Xarchiver alternatives
Xarchiver is a lightweight desktop independent archive manager built with the GTK+2 toolkit. It was developed with a simple GUI which that could be used with any desktop environment and would operate using the command line rather than API calls.
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Xarchiver Features
1. LightweightXarchiver consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Gtk
Ark
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Linux
KDE
34 Ark alternatives
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).
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Ark Features
1. LightweightArk consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
QT Based
AES Encryption
Opinions about Ark as a Alternative to 7-Zip
Most users think Ark is a great 7-Zip alternative.