The Archive Browser AlternativesFile Archivers and other similar apps like The Archive Browser

The Archive Browser is described as 'Program that lets you browse the contents of archives, as well as extract them. It will let you open files from inside archives, and lets you preview them using Quick Look' and is a File Archiver in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to The Archive Browser for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Android apps. The best The Archive Browser alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like The Archive Browser are PeaZip, WinRAR, Bandizip and The Unarchiver.

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The Archive Browser is a program that lets you browse the contents of archives, as well as extract them. It will let you open files from inside archives, and lets you preview them using Quick Look.

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  1. 7-Zip icon
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    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.

    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.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  File Archiving
    2.  File Compression
    3.  Portable
    4.  AES Encryption
    5.  User friendly
    6.  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Shell integration
    8.  Built-in File Manager
    9.  Benchmark
    10.  Context Menu extension
    11.  Support for Unicode
    12.  Installer extraction
    13.  AES-256 Encryption
    14.  Computation and verification of hashes
    15.  Encrypted Backup
    7-Zip iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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    • 7-Zip is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to The Archive Browser.

    • 7-Zip is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to The Archive Browser.

    • 7-Zip is Free and Open SourceThe Archive Browser is Paid and Proprietary
    • 7-Zip is LightweightThe Archive Browser 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
    PeaZip iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS
    WinRAR screenshot 1
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    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
    WinRAR iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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    • WinRAR is the most popular Android alternative to The Archive Browser.

    • WinRAR is the most popular commercial alternative to The Archive Browser.

    • WinRAR is Paid and ProprietaryThe Archive Browser is also Paid and Proprietary
    • WinRAR is Lightweight and Privacy focusedThe Archive Browser is not according to our users
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    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
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    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
    Bandizip iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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  7. The Unarchiver icon
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    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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    The Unarchiver iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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    Comments about The Unarchiver as an Alternative to The Archive Browser
     
    Guest

    Does not allow browsing archives without extracting.

    Negative comment •May 9, 2018
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    • The Unarchiver is Free and ProprietaryThe Archive Browser is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Keka icon
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    Keka

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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
    Keka iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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    Comments about Keka as an Alternative to The Archive Browser
     
    Daniel

    "The Archive Browser is a program that lets you browse the contents of archives." - Keka not. You have to unzip the files into a folder.

    Negative comment •Dec 25, 2017
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    • Keka is Free and ProprietaryThe Archive Browser is Paid and Proprietary
    • Keka is LightweightThe Archive Browser is not according to our users
  10. FreeArc icon
    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
    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

    FreeArc iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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  11. Arclite Pro icon
    Arclite Pro icon

    Arclite Pro

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    Open and explore ZIP, 7z, RAR, and many more archives without extracting. Create and edit archives with encryption and advanced compression. Open, search, and share files directly from the archive.

    52 Arclite Pro alternatives
    Arclite Pro screenshot 1

    License model

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    Arclite Pro screenshot 1
    Arclite Pro screenshot 2
    +7
    Arclite Pro screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Integrated File Sharing
    4.  Password encryption
    Arclite Pro iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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  12. File Roller icon
    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
    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
    File Roller iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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  13. WinZip icon
    WinZip icon

    WinZip

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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
    WinZip iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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

    • WinZip is Paid and ProprietaryThe Archive Browser is also Paid and Proprietary
  14. 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
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    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 iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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  15. 7z SFX-Creator icon
    7z SFX-Creator icon

    7z SFX-Creator

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    A simple and easy to use GUI based on 7zip for creating self-extracting archives and self-extracting installers.

    88 7z SFX-Creator alternatives
    7z SFX-Creator screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    7z SFX-Creator Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer maintained. Last version, 1.3, released in October 2012, can be still downloaded from Google Project Hosting.

    7z SFX-Creator iconThe Archive Browser Icon

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