7-Zip Alternatives

7-Zip is described as 'Efficient file archiver offering superior compression and encryption. Supports multiple formats such as TAR, ZIP, with a unique self-extracting feature' and is a leading File Archiver in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to 7-Zip for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best 7-Zip alternative is PeaZip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like 7-Zip are WinRAR, Bandizip, NanaZip and WinZip.

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7-Zip alternatives are mainly File Archivers, but if you're looking for File Compressors or File Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Android + Open Source, Linux, Windows, Windows + Free, Windows + Open Source and Mac + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to 7-Zip.
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  1. 360 ZIP icon
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    360 Zip is a free, high-speed compression software that is available for Windows. It is a good choice for anyone who needs to compress or decompress files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. WinArchiver icon
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    WinArchiver is a powerful archive utility, which can open, create, and manage archive files. It supports almost all archive formats, including zip, rar, 7z, iso, and other popular formats. WinArchiver can also mount the archive to a virtual drive without extraction.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Arclite Pro icon
     5 likes

    Arclite Pro is a versatile file archiver that allows users to open, explore, and manage archives without extraction, offering advanced compression, encryption, and seamless sharing. While 7-Zip is robust and open-source, Arclite Pro excels in direct file access and productivity on Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4.  5 likes

    GNU tar saves many files together into a single tape or disk archive, and can restore individual files from the archive. It includes multivolume support, the ability to archive sparse files, automatic archive compression/decompression, remote archives and special features that...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Haiku
     
  5. BetterZip icon
     34 likes

    Supports creating and extracting over 30 archive formats, enables archive editing, strong AES-256 encryption, password management, Finder and sharing integration, preview without extraction, Windows compatibility features, ePub modification, and split file joining.

    79 BetterZip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6.  2 likes

    It features an extremely fast decoder, with speed in multiple GB/s per core, typically reaching RAM speed limits on multi-core systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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  7. 8 Zip icon
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    Out with the old, in with the new. The powerful archiver 8 Zip has expanded its set of capabilities with the new Continuum and Windows Hello technologies.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
     
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  8. ZipZip.pro icon
     1 like

    The service allows you to work with archives. You can create an archive from multiple files or extract a file from an existing archive. All popular formats are supported for extraction, and 7zip and zip formats for creating new archives.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Hamster ZIP Archiver is a powerful and modern archival program that allows users to easily compress and open files from any archive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. SecureZIP icon
     3 likes

    SecureZIP® is an enterprise-grade, flexible encryption solution that enables organizations of all kinds to implement persistent data protection while gaining visibility into where files are used, shared, and stored.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Unarchiver icon
     2 likes

    UnZip files from many other applications:

    ? In Mail: long press attachment ? In ? DropBox: press [->] button. ? In Safari: simply press on link to zip or RAR file. ? And in all other.

    ?Features?

    ? File Manager

    • Folders support
    • Refresh, Rename, Copy, Move, Delete files .

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • HP webOS
    • iPad
     
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