TC4Shell AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Archivers

The best File Archiver alternative to TC4Shell 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 TC4Shell and loads of them are File Archivers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Archiver alternatives to TC4Shell are PeaZip, WinRAR, Bandizip and Keka.

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  1. 7-Zip icon
    7-Zip icon

    7-Zip

     4657 likes
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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.

    111 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.  Ad-free
    3.  User friendly
    4.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  File Archiving
    2.  File Compression
    3.  Portable
    4.  AES Encryption
    5.  Windows Explorer Extension
    6.  Shell integration
    7.  Built-in File Manager
    8.  Benchmark
    9.  Context Menu extension
    10.  Support for Unicode
    11.  Installer extraction
    12.  AES-256 Encryption
    13.  Computation and verification of hashes
    14.  Encrypted Backup
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    • 7-Zip is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to TC4Shell.

    • 7-Zip is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TC4Shell.

    • 7-Zip is Free and Open SourceTC4Shell is Paid and Proprietary
    • 7-Zip is LightweightTC4Shell 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.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3.  Windows Explorer Extension
    4.  Drag and Drop
    5.  Built-in archiver
    6.  AES Encryption
    7.  Portable
    8.  Two-factor Authentication
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  AES-256 Encryption
    12.  Supports Zip files
    13.  Supports tar files
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  4. WinRAR icon
    WinRAR icon

    WinRAR

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    With over 500 million users worldwide, WinRAR is the world’s most popular compression tool!

    100 WinRAR alternatives
    WinRAR screenshot 1

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS
    WinRAR screenshot 1
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    +5
    WinRAR screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3.  Shell integration
    4.  AES-256 Encryption
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Encrypted Backup
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Supports Zip files
    10.  Supports RAR files
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    • WinRAR is the most popular Android alternative to TC4Shell.

    • WinRAR is the most popular commercial alternative to TC4Shell.

    • WinRAR is Paid and ProprietaryTC4Shell is also Paid and Proprietary
    • WinRAR is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTC4Shell is not according to our users
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    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
    Main screen

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Settings
    Create an archive
    +9
    Archiving

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  Fast speed
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Windows Explorer Extension
    5.  Support for Unicode
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  Supports RAR files
    8.  Supports Zip files
    9.  Portable
    10.  Supports tar files
    11.  Drag and Drop
    12.  Built-in themes
    13.  Support for Right-to-Left
    14.  Interface Overlay
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  7. Keka icon
    Keka icon

    Keka

     99 likes
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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.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  AES-256 Encryption
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Supports RAR files
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Password encryption
    6.  Apps with Finder Integration
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  8. The Unarchiver icon
    The Unarchiver icon

    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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  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.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Data Compression
    2.  Lossless Compression
    3.  Supports Zip files
    4.  Supports RAR files
    5.  Portable
    6.  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Supports tar files
    8.  PNG Compression
    Discontinued

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

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  11. Commander One icon
    Commander One icon

    Commander One

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    Commander One is dual-pane file manager for OS X created in Swift, which enables you to manage your files in the best possible way.

    87 Commander One alternatives
    Commander One screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Commander One screenshot 1
    Commander One screenshot 2
    +4
    Commander One screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  AES-256 Encryption
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  File Tagging
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Search-in-files
    9.  Miller columns
    10.  Support for SFTP
    11.  Export to PDF
    12.  Dual Pane Support
    13.  Mounting drives
    14.  Support for FTP
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  12. 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.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
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  13. WinZip icon
    WinZip icon

    WinZip

     72 likes
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    The world's best file compressor in the world. Start saving your time with the world's #1 compression software. Zip, protect, manage and share all your files quickly and easily.

    104 WinZip alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    WinZip Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
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    • WinZip is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to TC4Shell.

    • WinZip is Paid and ProprietaryTC4Shell is also Paid and Proprietary
  14. Ark icon
    Ark icon

    Ark

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    Ark is a program for viewing, extracting, creating and modifying archives. Ark can handle various archive formats such as tar, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar, 7zip, xz, rpm, cab and deb (support for certain archive formats depend on the appropriate command-line programs being installed).

    38 Ark alternatives
    Ark screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  QT Based
    2.  AES Encryption
    Ark screenshot 1
    Ark iconTC4Shell Icon

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  15. 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.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  AES Encryption
    4.  Supports tar files
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    6.  Portable
    7.  Supports RAR files
    8.  Supports Zip files
    7-Zip ZS iconTC4Shell Icon

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