The Best Open Source WinZip AlternativesTop File Archivers & File Compressors like WinZip

The best open source alternative to WinZip is 7-Zip. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to WinZip and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to WinZip are PeaZip, NanaZip, MacPacker and ZipXtract.

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  1. 7-Zip icon

    7-Zip

     4762 likes

    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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
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    Comments about 7-Zip as an Alternative to WinZip
    KuboFHromoslav
    Positive
    3

    7-Zip is highly efficient, open source archiver.

    7-Zip icon
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    • 7-Zip is Free and Open SourceWinZip is Paid and Proprietary
    • 7-Zip is Lightweight, Security-focused and Privacy focusedWinZip is not according to our users
  2. PeaZip icon

    PeaZip

     657 likes

    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.

    98 PeaZip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about PeaZip as an Alternative to WinZip
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Has all features of 7zip and most of features of WinRAR. And it has a GUI.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • PeaZip is Free and Open SourceWinZip is Paid and Proprietary
    • PeaZip is Lightweight and Privacy focusedWinZip is not according to our users
  5. MacPacker icon

    MacPacker

     14 likes

    Archive manager for macOS. Open source, because essential tools should be free. Preview (nested) archives without extracting them.

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    • Mac
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  6. ZipXtract icon

    ZipXtract

     14 likes

    ZipXtract is a comprehensive, open-source file extraction utility designed to handle a wide range of compressed file formats, including RAR, ZIP, TAR, BZ2, GZ, 7Z, XZ, JAR, and Z. This versatile application offers users the ability to extract files from both standard and...

    16 ZipXtract alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. FreeArc icon

    FreeArc

     52 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 7-Zip ZS icon

    7-Zip ZS

     9 likes

    7-Zip with support for Zstandard, Brotli, Lz4, Lz5 and Lizard Compression. Open source under LGPL-2.1 license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  10. p7zip icon

    p7zip

     29 likes

    p7zip is a port of the command line version of the 7-Zip file archiver to POSIX-conforming operating systems like Unix (Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Cygwin, AIX, ...), MacOS X and also for BeOS and Amiga.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  11. File Roller icon

    File Roller

     83 likes

    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

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  12. Zarchiver icon

    Zarchiver

     22 likes

    ZArchiver - program to manage archives in android. The program has a simple and functional interface. It lets you create 7z (7zip), zip, bzip2 (bz2), gzip (gz), XZ, tar archives, decompress 7z (7zip), zip, rar, bzip2, gzip, XZ, iso, tar, arj.

    36 Zarchiver alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  13. Ark icon

    Ark

     23 likes

    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).

    39 Ark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Windows
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  14. Grizzly icon

    Grizzly

     2 likes

    Grizzly is an open-source macOS application designed for browsing and extracting ZIP archives with speed and ease. It provides a clean, Finder-style interface with native system integrations to simplify ZIP file management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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