WinZip Alternatives for Linux

WinZip is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to WinZip and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to WinZip are PeaZip, WinRAR, File Roller and FreeArc.

WinZip alternatives are mainly File Archivers but may also be File Compressors or PDF Readers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WinZip.

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7-Zip
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
Linux
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ReactOS
111 7-Zip alternatives
7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.
- - 7-Zip is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to WinZip.
- - 7-Zip is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WinZip.
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7-Zip Features
1. Lightweight7-Zip consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-free7-Zip doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Portable7-Zip can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Windows Explorer Extension7-Zip can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
5. Works Offline7-Zip can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. AES-256 Encryption7-Zip has AES-256 Encryption, i.e. very strong security.
7. Encrypted Backup7-Zip uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
AES Encryption
User friendly
Shell integration
Built-in File Manager
Context Menu extension
Security focused
Installer extraction
Support for Unicode
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Almost everyone thinks 7-Zip is a great WinZip alternative.
KuboFHromoslav
7-Zip is highly efficient, open source archiver.
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PeaZip
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
96 PeaZip alternatives
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.
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PeaZip Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionPeaZip can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
2. LightweightPeaZip consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Ad-freePeaZip doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Two-factor AuthenticationPeaZip supports two-factor authentication (2FA).
5. PortablePeaZip can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
6. No TrackingPeaZip will not track you or use your personal data.
7. Privacy focusedPeaZip is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
8. Works OfflinePeaZip can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
9. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in PeaZip without registration.
Drag and Drop
Built-in archiver
AES Encryption
Command line interface
Dark Mode
Comments about PeaZip as a Alternative to WinZip
Almost everyone thinks PeaZip is a great WinZip alternative.
Guest
Has all features of 7zip and most of features of WinRAR. And it has a GUI.
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WinRAR
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Paid • Proprietary
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
BSD
ReactOS
103 WinRAR alternatives
With over 500 million users worldwide, WinRAR is the world’s most popular compression tool!
- - WinRAR is the most popular Android alternative to WinZip.
- - WinRAR is the most popular commercial alternative to WinZip.
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WinRAR Features
1. AES-256 EncryptionWinRAR has AES-256 Encryption, i.e. very strong security.
2. Command line interfaceWinRAR either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
3. LightweightWinRAR consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Ad-freeWinRAR doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Works OfflineWinRAR can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. Dark ModeWinRAR supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
7. Windows Explorer ExtensionWinRAR can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
8. Encrypted BackupWinRAR uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
9. Privacy focusedWinRAR is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Shell integration
Opinions about WinRAR as a Alternative to WinZip
Most users think WinRAR is a great WinZip alternative.
File Roller
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Linux
GNOME
87 File Roller alternatives
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.
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File Roller Features
1. Ad-freeFile Roller doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightFile Roller consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
FreeArc
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Windows
Linux
84 FreeArc alternatives
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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1. PortableFreeArc can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Data Compression
Lossless Compression
PNG Compression
Discontinued
Latest alpha version from August 2012 - http://freearc.org/history/changelog_full.htm
p7zip
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
90 p7zip alternatives
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.
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p7zip Features
1. Command line interfacep7zip either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Discontinued
The last update is from 2016.
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Xarchiver
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
Linux
BSD
Xfce
89 Xarchiver alternatives
Xarchiver is a lightweight desktop independent archive manager built with the GTK+2 toolkit. It was developed with a simple GUI which that could be used with any desktop environment and would operate using the command line rather than API calls.
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Xarchiver Features
1. LightweightXarchiver consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Gtk
B1 Free Archiver
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Free • Proprietary
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
Android Tablet
89 B1 Free Archiver alternatives
B1 Free Archiver is a free multi-platform universal archiver. Currently it works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android; moreover B1 Online Archiver allows you to uncompress .b1, zip, rar or .7z archive from your computer directly online.
- - B1 Free Archiver is the most popular Web-based & Android Tablet alternative to WinZip.
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Ark
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Linux
KDE
34 Ark alternatives
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).
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1. LightweightArk consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
QT Based
AES Encryption
Engrampa
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
Linux
Xfce
92 Engrampa alternatives
A file archiver for MATE, based on File Roller from GNOME 2

http://www.mate-desktop.org/.
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Info-ZIP
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
Linux
88 Info-ZIP alternatives
Info-ZIP is a set of open-source software to handle ZIP archives. It has been in circulation since 1989. It consists of 4 separately-installable packages: the Zip and UnZip command-line utilities; and WiZ and MacZip, which are graphical user interfaces for archiving programs in...
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Info-ZIP Features
1. PortableInfo-ZIP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightInfo-ZIP consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Cross-Platform
Discontinued
No updates since 2008
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GNU tar
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Haiku
6 GNU tar alternatives
GNU tar saves many files together into a single tape or disk archive, and can restore individual files from the archive. It includes multivolume support, the ability to archive sparse files, automatic archive compression/decompression, remote archives and special features that...
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