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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
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Recent News
- POX published news article about PeaZip
File archiver PeaZip 10.4 released with improved UI, smarter error handling, and bug fixesPeaZip has released version 10.4 of its open source file archiver utility, introducing several enha...
- POX published news article about PeaZip
PeaZip 10.3 released with enhanced performance, GNOME/KDE integration, and morePeaZip has launched version 10.3.0 of its cross-platform file archiver utility and RAR extractor, i...
- POX published news article about PeaZip
PeaZip 10.2 released with enhanced archive detection, Qt 6 packages for Linux, and morePeaZip has released version 10.2, introducing a range of updates and improvements to this widely-us...
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alperkaplan2020 added PeaZip as alternative to Secure Zip & Unzip
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PeaZip srl Licensing
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- 5,265 Stars
- 285 Forks
- 16 Open Issues
- Updated Jun 9, 2025
Comments and Reviews
PeaZip is 7-Zip with a nice user interface. Not more, not less. It's not only better looking, the whole interface seems to be more thought through. I see no reason why you would not prefer this to 7-Zip. I also see no reason why you would ever want to use WinRAR nowadays.
Edit: After some time of using PeaZip, I find the user interface quite laggy from time to time. I think I will go back to 7-Zip...
Laggy? What are you using, an Amiga?
On Linux: No drag & drop to desktop and no multiple selection by mouse, like in Dune 2? In 2024? At this point it's better to use a command line.
Not true.
Sorry, I should have specified that I meant on Linux. The developers themselves say so ( https://www.reddit.com/r/PeaZip/comments/19arb43/drag_n_drop_doesnt_work_on_linux/ ) and at version 10.2.0 it is still like that.
Modern and powerful . It's perfect
Have had zero issues extracting large ZIPs ranging from 10-15GB with no issues that Linux Mint's default ZIP extraction can't do.
Supports a vast variety of formats, including ARC and ZPAQ for those very high compression ratio needs.
What a piece of garbage. Recently I needed to unpack and copy about 100 files to a folder that required administrative rights. Every reasonable archiver will call UAC once and then do his stuff without distracting a user. But not that trash! He calls UAC and user permission to write EVERY-SINGLE-FILE! After clicking "Yes" around a hundred times I hate with all my heart that trash.
What about the "Do this for all current items" checkbox? I dunno, it seems like very unuasual and weird behavior. I tried to set UAC to most strict mode, then unpacked some files directly to the C drive – UAC popped up once, then I toggled checkbox in user permisson to write files – all files were unpacked as usual.
C drive main folder isn't protected system folder. I dunno why UAC pops for you at all. Maybe because highest UAC profile was set. Try to unpack something to some existed Program File folder with Trusted Installer as owner. And there is no any "do it for all" checkbox.
I have no problem unpacking to Common Files... "Do it for all" checkbox is still there.
Not bad after using WinRar, yet not good after 7zip. 7zip is faster and opens more archives, meanwhile Windows Explorer and PeaZip return errors. But the great advantage is nice interface and more settings.