Archive Utility AlternativesFile Archivers & File Compressors like Archive Utility

Archive Utility is described as 'Is part of MacOS and supports ZIP, GZIP, and BZIP2 for expansion and CPGZ, CPIO, and ZIP formats for compression' and is a File Archiver in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Archive Utility for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best Archive Utility alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Archive Utility are PeaZip, WinRAR, Bandizip and The Unarchiver.

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Archive Utility is part of MacOS and supports ZIP, GZIP, and BZIP2 for expansion and CPGZ, CPIO, and ZIP formats for compression.

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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.

    110 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.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  File Archiving
    3.  File Compression
    4.  Portable
    5.  AES Encryption
    6.  Works Offline
    7. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    8.  Shell integration
    9.  Built-in File Manager
    10.  Benchmark
    11.  Context Menu extension
    12.  Installer extraction
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    • 7-Zip is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Archive Utility.

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

    • 7-Zip is Free and Open SourceArchive Utility is Free and Proprietary
    • 7-Zip is LightweightArchive Utility 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.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    4.  Drag and Drop
    5.  Built-in archiver
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  AES Encryption
    12.  Portable
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  4. WinRAR icon
    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.

    100 WinRAR alternatives
    WinRAR screenshot 1

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    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3.  Shell integration
    4.  AES-256 Encryption
    5.  Command line interface
    6. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Encrypted Backup
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Supports Zip files
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    • WinRAR is the most popular Android alternative to Archive Utility.

    • WinRAR is the most popular commercial alternative to Archive Utility.

    • WinRAR is Paid and ProprietaryArchive Utility is Free and Proprietary
    • WinRAR is Lightweight and Privacy focusedArchive Utility is not according to our users
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    WinZip

    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.

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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

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3.  Fast speed
    4.  Command line interface
    5. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  Supports RAR files
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Supports Zip files
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Portable
    12.  No registration required
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  7. The Unarchiver icon
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    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
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  8. Keka icon
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    Keka

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    Keka is the macOS file archiver.

    63 Keka alternatives
    Keka screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Keka screenshot 1
    Keka screenshot 2
    +1
    Keka screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  AES-256 Encryption
    3.  Password encryption
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Supports Zip files
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Supports RAR files
    9.  Command line interface
    10. Finder icon  Apple Finder Integration
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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.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Data Compression
    2.  Lossless Compression
    3.  Supports Zip files
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Supports RAR files
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Portable
    8. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Supports tar files
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  PNG Compression
    Discontinued

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

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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.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Supports Zip files
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  12. WinZip icon
    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
    WinZip screenshot 1
    WinZip screenshot 2
    +2
    WinZip screenshot 3

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    WinZip Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    WinZip icon

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    • WinZip is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Archive Utility.

    • WinZip is Paid and ProprietaryArchive Utility is Free and Proprietary
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    Universal Viewer

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    Universal Viewer is an advanced file viewer for wide range of formats. Supported file formats are:

    160 Universal Viewer alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Universal Viewer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Large File
    Saved webpage is shown
    NavPanel add-on, Word file opened
    +4
    Word file with images (Pro version)
    Discontinued

    The latest version (6.7.9) is from 2021.

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  14. 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
    +2
    Compression Ratio

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Supports tar files
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  AES-256 Encryption
    9.  Portable
    10.  Supports RAR files
    11.  Supports Zip files
    12.  AES Encryption
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  15. 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 icon

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