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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.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application types

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux
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Discontinued

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

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

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

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  • r3v0000 liked FreeArc
    •about 1 month ago
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    muhammadfarag added FreeArc as alternative to 360 ZIP
    •2 months ago
  • SV1987 reviewed FreeArc  
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    Very good. For its well tuned compression. Preprocessing. Plugins. People say it's the best in speed and quality.

  • SV1987 and drliu1202 liked FreeArc
    •4 months ago
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    POX added FreeArc as alternative to Arclite Pro
    •8 months ago
  • cybermale reviewed FreeArc  
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    I would like further development

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FreeArc information

  • Developed by

    Bulat Ziganshin

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5

  • Alternatives

    83 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about FreeArc, and it has gotten 52 likes

FreeArc was added to AlternativeTo by Surfer on Nov 17, 2010 and this page was last updated Sep 14, 2021.

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Top positive comment •Apr 3, 2020

i've tested many popular archivers (7z, winrar) but this acheived the highest compression ratio. it's the best archiver out there

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Very good. For its well tuned compression. Preprocessing. Plugins. People say it's the best in speed and quality.

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Positive comment •Jan 25, 2024

I would like further development

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realnabarl
Comment •Sep 23, 2012

But can it be finished before 2020? I have waited it for 2 years, it only has a few updates.

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What is FreeArc?

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.

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