zpaq AlternativesFile Archivers & File Compressors like zpaq

zpaq is described as 'Free and open source incremental, journaling command-line archiver for Windows, Linux and Mac OS/X' and is a File Archiver in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to zpaq for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best zpaq alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like zpaq are PeaZip, WinRAR, NanaZip and FreeArc.

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  1. 7-Zip icon

    7-Zip

     4761 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 zpaq
    ph soft
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    7zip is faster but it does not allow versioning/incremental compression.

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    • 7-Zip is Free and Open Sourcezpaq is also Free and Open Source
    • 7-Zip is Lightweight, Security-focused and Privacy focusedzpaq is not according to our users
  2. PeaZip icon

    PeaZip

     656 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.

    97 PeaZip alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about PeaZip as an Alternative to zpaq
    ph soft
    0

    Peazip is not an alternative but it can be used as a frontend to view zpaq archives.

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    • PeaZip is Free and Open Sourcezpaq is also Free and Open Source
    • PeaZip is Lightweight and Privacy focusedzpaq is not according to our users
  4. WinRAR icon

    WinRAR

     1166 likes

    Powerful file compression and archiving tool supporting numerous formats. Offers secure file transfer, efficient storage, cross-platform compatibility, and multi-language support.

    97 WinRAR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS
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    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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Universal Viewer icon

    Universal Viewer

     24 likes

    Universal Viewer is an advanced file viewer for wide range of formats. Supported file formats are:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Universal Viewer as an Alternative to zpaq
    superstickynotemealt
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    This is a viewer not a compression tool.

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    • Universal Viewer is Freemium and Proprietaryzpaq is Free and Open Source
  10. B1 Free Archiver icon

    B1 Free Archiver

     49 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  11. 7-Zip ZS icon

    7-Zip ZS

     8 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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Explzh for Windows icon

    Explzh for Windows

     5 likes

    Explzh for Windows is a file operation tool created with the concept of treating archive files, CD-ROM virtual disk images (ISO-9660 / ISO-13346), and FTP hosts as virtual folders and handling them like an explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. 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
     
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    Comments about p7zip as an Alternative to zpaq
    ph soft
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    Does not allow incremental archiving/versioning. Not really an alternative

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    • p7zip is Free and Open Sourcezpaq is also Free and Open Source
  14. ArcThemAll! icon

    ArcThemAll!

     10 likes

    A simple software to multiple compress files and folders. ArcThemAll provides compression and extraction of batches of multiple folders or files with simple drag&drop loading. It includes an intelligent UPX compression mode, the support to self-extracting archives creation...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. unp

     4 likes

    is a small perl script which makes extraction of any archive files a bit easier. It support several compressors and archiver programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Terminal
    • Xfce
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