Archive Utility AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Compressors

The best File Compressor alternative to Archive Utility is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Archive Utility and many of them are File Compressors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Compressor alternatives to Archive Utility are PeaZip, WinRAR, Bandizip and Keka.

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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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Archive Utility alternatives page was last updated Sep 14, 2021
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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.

    110 7-Zip alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    Main Window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  User friendly
    3.  Security-focused

    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

    7-Zip VS Archive Utility

     

    • 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

    PeaZip

     625 likes
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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    PeaZip

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    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

    PeaZip VS Archive Utility

     
  4. WinRAR icon

    WinRAR

     1156 likes
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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

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

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

    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.  Ad-free
    8.  Encrypted Backup
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Supports RAR files
    12.  Supports Zip files

    WinRAR VS Archive Utility

     

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

    • WinRAR is Freemium 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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  6. 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.

    93 Bandizip alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Main screen

    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

    Bandizip VS Archive Utility

     
  7. Keka icon

    Keka

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    Keka is the macOS file archiver.

    64 Keka alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Keka screenshot 1

    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

    Keka VS Archive Utility

     
  8. 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.

    83 FreeArc alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Window
    Discontinued

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

    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

    FreeArc VS Archive Utility

     
  10. 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.

    87 File Roller alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    File Roller screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Supports Zip files

    File Roller VS Archive Utility

     
  11. WinZip icon

    WinZip

     73 likes
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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

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • ReactOS
    WinZip screenshot 1
    WinZip screenshot 2
    WinZip screenshot 3

    WinZip Features

    1.  Supports Zip files

    WinZip VS Archive Utility

     

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

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

    • WinZip is Paid and ProprietaryArchive Utility is Free and Proprietary
  12. 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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ZStandard Support

    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

    7-Zip ZS VS Archive Utility

     
  13. p7zip icon

    p7zip

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    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.

    89 p7zip alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2016.

    p7zip Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Supports Zip files

    p7zip VS Archive Utility

     
  14. BetterZip icon

    BetterZip

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    Extract Only Files You Really Need. Create Archives. Update Archives. Protect Your Data. Open Archives Without Extracting (ZIP, SIT, TAR, GZip, BZip2, RAR, 7-Zip, CPIO, ARJ, LZH/LHA, JAR, WAR, CAB, ISO, CHM).

    77 BetterZip alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    BetterZip screenshot 1

    BetterZip Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    2.  Supports RAR files

    BetterZip VS Archive Utility

     
  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.

    89 B1 Free Archiver alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Main window

    B1 Free Archiver Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  File preview

    B1 Free Archiver VS Archive Utility

     

    • B1 Free Archiver is the most popular Web-based alternative to Archive Utility.

    • B1 Free Archiver is Free and ProprietaryArchive Utility is also Free and Proprietary
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