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Bandizip

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.

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Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once)
  • Proprietary

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
3.5
Good27 reviews
170likes
32comments

Features

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  1.  File Compression
  2.  File Archiving
  3.  Fast speed
  4.  Multiple languages
  5.  Command line interface
  6. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
  7.  Supports RAR files
  8.  Works Offline
  9.  Supports Zip files
  10.  Supports tar files
  11.  Portable
  12.  No registration required
  13.  Support for Unicode
  14.  Drag and Drop
  15.  Built-in themes
  16.  Support for Right-to-Left
  17.  Interface Overlay
  18.  Auto Update

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    Used to be nice, but they're just increasing ads more and more. It's just pile of ads now.

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Comments and Reviews

   
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Comment summary: Bandizip is praised for its speed, modern UI, and extensive compatibility, supporting features such as image previews inside archives and ISO file creation. Users commend its functionality and simplicity, noting improved navigation over competitors like PeaZip and WinRAR. However, some express dissatisfaction over the free version's ads and limited features for macOS users, citing its commercial nature as a drawback. Bandizip remains appreciated for its performance and user-friendly design, especially in its older, ad-free versions.
Top Positive Comment
vadek
5

Still using Bandizip 6.25. I upgraded to the latest release briefly but it contains intrusive ads, so I removed it and reinstalled 6.25. Sad, really, as it's otherwise a nice application.

Top Negative Comment
RemovedUser
5

$1`7.99 for a "free" app? I don't think so. How can they get away with claiming it's "free" software?

Horseshoe Hate

Right? Why is it free for windows but not Mac?

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MKAh
0

Used to be nice, but they're just increasing ads more and more. It's just pile of ads now.

Review by a new / low-activity user.
UberHoax
1

Surprisingly fast, and with a clean and nice UI. Highly recommended, since the free version already offers enough for most users.

TBayAreaPat
1

Fast and upfront. Avoids the cuteness and complications of a lot of similar programs.

tcs90
1

Unfortunately it is not ad free anymore.

hced

Except in the paid version?

somecash
1

Modern Design. The free version includes ads, but I've never seen it except when I first installed it and updated it.

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What is Bandizip?

Bandizip is an Archiver for home and office.

Main features • Supported OS: Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit/ARM64) • All-inclusive compression/decompression/browsing/editing Archiver • Extraction for 30+ formats, including: RAR/RAR5/7Z/ZIP • Compressing an archive with password and multi-volume • Fast compression with multi-core

Main features (Paid Edition) • Password Manager: Help to manage and enter frequently used passwords for handling archives • Repair Archive: Analyze a corrupted ZIP archive and collect uncorrupted data as much as possible • Password Recovery: Recover an archive’s password with ultrafast speed by optimized brute-force search • Image Preview in Archive: View thumbnails of images in an archive without decompression • Antimalware Scan on Archive: Detect malware in an archive by safe and accurate antimalware scan

Compression • Supported formats: ZIP, 7Z(lzma2), ZIPX(xz), EXE(sfx), TAR, TGZ, LZH(lh7), ISO(joliet), GZ, XZ • ZIP file modification (add/delete/rename) • Up to 6 times faster compression using multi-core • Encrypted archive creation • Supports AES256 encryption algorithm • Supports compression of 4GB+ size files • Unicode or MBCS filename for ZIP format • Multi-volume archive creation of ZIP/7z format

Decompression • Supported formats: 7Z, ACE, AES, ALZ, ARJ, BH, BIN, BZ, BZ2, CAB, Compound(MSI), EGG, GZ, IMG, ISO, ISZ, LHA, LZ, LZH, LZMA, • PMA, RAR, RAR5, SFX(EXE), TAR, TBZ, TBZ2, TGZ, TLZ, TXZ, UDF, WIM, XPI, XZ, Z, ZIP, ZIPX, ZPAQ • Easy view of an archive's file list • Extraction of selected files only. Also supports drag & drop • Availability of ZIP & RAR format archive comment • One-step extraction of TGZ/TBZ formats

Various features • File integrity check test to ensure whether an archive is damaged or not • Supports Code-page change features • Explorer shell menu integration

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Bandizip information

  • Developed by

    KR flagBandisoft
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $20 and $30 + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.5 (27 ratings)
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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