WinZip AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Managers

The best File Manager alternative to WinZip 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 seven of them are File Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Manager alternatives to WinZip are PeaZip, Zarchiver, Entropy and AndroZip.

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  1. 7-Zip icon

    7-Zip

     4833 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.

    121 7-Zip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
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    7-Zip vs WinZip Comments
    KuboFHromoslav
    Positive
    3

    7-Zip is highly efficient, open source archiver.

    • 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

     686 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.

    103 PeaZip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    PeaZip
     
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    PeaZip vs WinZip Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

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

    • PeaZip is Free and Open SourceWinZip is Paid and Proprietary
    • PeaZip is Lightweight, Privacy focused and CustomizableWinZip is not according to our users
  4. Zarchiver icon

    Zarchiver

     24 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.

    56 Zarchiver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  5. Entropy icon

    Entropy

     9 likes

    Easily create, open and preview popular archive files like ZIP, RAR, 7z, TGZ and more ( 30+ formats supported ).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. AndroZip icon

    AndroZip

     6 likes

    AndroZip is a utility that can unpack/decompress ZIP and other ZIP based archives like APK, JAR, WAR, EAR, TAR, GZIP and RAR. AndroZip can also create ZIP and ZIP based archives like APK, JAR, WAR, EAR, TAR and GZIP. Note only Win.

    77 AndroZip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  9. Ultimate Extract and Recover icon

    Ultimate Extract and Recover

     3 likes

    Ultimate Extract and Recover is an application that batch extracts and verifies RAR and ZIP archives without the user's attention. Traverses nested sub directories,supports Unicode file names,directories and passwords.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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