8 Zip AlternativesFile Compressors and other similar apps 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 Compressor in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to 8 Zip for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Android 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 Bandizip.

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  1. 7-Zip icon
    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
    Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    Add to Archive
    Options

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  User friendly
    4.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  File Archiving
    2.  File Compression
    3.  Portable
    4.  AES Encryption
    5.  Windows Explorer Extension
    6.  Shell integration
    7.  Built-in File Manager
    8.  Benchmark
    9.  Context Menu extension
    10.  Support for Unicode
    11.  Installer extraction
    12.  AES-256 Encryption
    13.  Computation and verification of hashes
    14.  Encrypted Backup
    7-Zip icon8 Zip Icon

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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 Lightweight8 Zip is not according to our users
  2. PeaZip icon
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    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
    PeaZip

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    Archive creation
    Archive extraction
    +4
    PeaZip on macOS

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3.  Windows Explorer Extension
    4.  Drag and Drop
    5.  Built-in archiver
    6.  AES Encryption
    7.  Portable
    8.  Two-factor Authentication
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  AES-256 Encryption
    12.  Supports Zip files
    13.  Supports tar files
    PeaZip icon8 Zip Icon

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  4. WinRAR icon
    WinRAR icon

    WinRAR

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    With over 500 million users worldwide, WinRAR is the world’s most popular compression tool!

    100 WinRAR alternatives
    WinRAR screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS
    WinRAR screenshot 1
    WinRAR screenshot 2
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    WinRAR screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3.  Shell integration
    4.  AES-256 Encryption
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Encrypted Backup
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Supports Zip files
    10.  Supports RAR files
    WinRAR icon8 Zip Icon

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    • WinRAR is the most popular Android alternative to 8 Zip.

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

    • WinRAR is Paid and Proprietary8 Zip is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WinRAR is Lightweight and Privacy focused8 Zip is not according to our users
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    With over 500 million users worldwide, WinRAR is the world’s most popular compression tool!

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  6. NanaZip icon
    NanaZip icon

    NanaZip

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    NanaZip is an open-source file archiver intended for the modern Windows experience.

    90 NanaZip alternatives
    NanaZip Context Menu on Windows 11

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Light Mode
    Dark Mode
    +3
    Context menu (Older version)

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3.  Context Menu extension
    4.  Checksums verification
    5.  Windows Explorer Extension
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Supports Zip files
    8.  Supports tar files
    9.  Supports RAR files
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  7. Bandizip icon
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    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.

    93 Bandizip alternatives
    Main screen

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Settings
    Create an archive
    +9
    Archiving

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  Fast speed
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Windows Explorer Extension
    5.  Support for Unicode
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  Supports RAR files
    8.  Supports Zip files
    9.  Portable
    10.  Supports tar files
    11.  Drag and Drop
    12.  Built-in themes
    13.  Support for Right-to-Left
    14.  Interface Overlay
    Bandizip icon8 Zip Icon

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  8. The Unarchiver icon
    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...

    95 The Unarchiver alternatives
    The Unarchiver screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    The Unarchiver Features

    1.  Supports tar files
    The Unarchiver screenshot 1
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    The Unarchiver icon8 Zip Icon

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  10. FreeArc icon
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    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.

    83 FreeArc alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    FreeAec in Gnu/Linux
    FreeArc screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Data Compression
    2.  Lossless Compression
    3.  Supports Zip files
    4.  Supports RAR files
    5.  Portable
    6.  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Supports tar files
    8.  PNG Compression
    Discontinued

    Latest alpha version from August 2012 - http://freearc.org/history/changelog_full.htm

    FreeArc icon8 Zip Icon

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  11. File Roller icon
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    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.

    87 File Roller alternatives
    File Roller screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    File Roller icon8 Zip Icon

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  12. WinZip icon
    WinZip icon

    WinZip

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    The world's best file compressor in the world. Start saving your time with the world's #1 compression software. Zip, protect, manage and share all your files quickly and easily.

    104 WinZip alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • ReactOS

    WinZip Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    WinZip icon8 Zip Icon

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

    • WinZip is Paid and Proprietary8 Zip is Freemium and Proprietary
  13. 7-Zip ZS icon
    7-Zip ZS icon

    7-Zip ZS

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    7-Zip with support for Zstandard, Brotli, Lz4, Lz5 and Lizard Compression. Open source under LGPL-2.1 license.

    109 7-Zip ZS alternatives
    ZStandard Support

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Lizard Support
    File manager displaying Zstandard
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    Compression Ratio

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  AES Encryption
    4.  Supports tar files
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    6.  Portable
    7.  Supports RAR files
    8.  Supports Zip files
    7-Zip ZS icon8 Zip Icon

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  14. 7z SFX-Creator icon
    7z SFX-Creator icon

    7z SFX-Creator

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    A simple and easy to use GUI based on 7zip for creating self-extracting archives and self-extracting installers.

    88 7z SFX-Creator alternatives
    7z SFX-Creator screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    7z SFX-Creator Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer maintained. Last version, 1.3, released in October 2012, can be still downloaded from Google Project Hosting.

    7z SFX-Creator icon8 Zip Icon

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  15. Xarchiver icon
    Xarchiver icon

    Xarchiver

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    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.

    89 Xarchiver alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Supports tar files
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Gtk
    Archive properties
    Archive comment window
    +6
    Extract files
    Xarchiver icon8 Zip Icon

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