8 Zip AlternativesFile Archivers & File Compressors like 8 Zip

8 Zip is described as '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' and is a File Archiver in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to 8 Zip for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best 8 Zip alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like 8 Zip are PeaZip, WinRAR, NanaZip and MacPacker.

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  1. 7-Zip icon

    7-Zip

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    Feature-rich archiving software with top-tier compression in 7z, integration in Windows Shell, AES-256 encryption, and multi-format support, including TAR, ZIP, RAR. Offers strong file management tools and a command line version for Linux/Unix systems.

    111 7-Zip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
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    • 7-Zip is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to 8 Zip.

    • 7-Zip is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to 8 Zip.

    • 7-Zip is Free and Open Source8 Zip is Freemium and Proprietary
    • 7-Zip is Lightweight, Security-focused and Privacy focused8 Zip is not according to our users
  2. PeaZip icon

    PeaZip

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    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.

    97 PeaZip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. WinRAR icon

    WinRAR

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    Powerful file compression and archiving tool supporting numerous formats. Offers secure file transfer, efficient storage, cross-platform compatibility, and multi-language support.

    97 WinRAR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS
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    • WinRAR is the most popular Android alternative to 8 Zip.

    • WinRAR is Freemium and Proprietary8 Zip is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • WinRAR is Lightweight and Privacy focused8 Zip is not according to our users
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    Powerful file compression and archiving tool supporting numerous formats. Offers secure file transfer, efficient storage, cross-platform compatibility, and multi-language support.

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    MacPacker

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    Archive manager for macOS. Open source, because essential tools should be free. Preview (nested) archives without extracting them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  8. Bandizip icon

    Bandizip

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    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.

    91 Bandizip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. The Unarchiver icon

    The Unarchiver

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    The Unarchiver is a small and easy to use program that can unarchive many different kinds of archive files. It will open common formats such as Zip, RAR (including v5), 7-zip, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2. It will also open many older formats, such as StuffIt, DiskDoubler, LZH, ARJ and...

    97 The Unarchiver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. FreeArc icon

    FreeArc

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    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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. File Roller icon

    File Roller

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  13. WinZip icon

    WinZip

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    A versatile file archiver offering compression and decompression, native ZIP/ZIPX support, encryption, and extensive sharing via email, cloud, social media, integrating with various platforms and formats.

    105 WinZip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • ReactOS
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    • WinZip is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to 8 Zip.

    • WinZip is the most popular commercial alternative to 8 Zip.

    • WinZip is Paid and Proprietary8 Zip is Freemium and Proprietary
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    BetterZip

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    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.

    78 BetterZip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  15. B1 Free Archiver icon

    B1 Free Archiver

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    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

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    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • B1 Free Archiver is the most popular Web-based alternative to 8 Zip.

    • B1 Free Archiver is Free and Proprietary8 Zip is Freemium and Proprietary
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