We recently published a big comparison of free ZIP archiving and compression programs on Freewaregenius that looked at many of the more well known (and some not so well known) free ZIP programs out there. The conclusion: we liked HaoZip, 7-Zip, and PeaZip best, in that →
Zip2Fix: extract undamaged files from a corrupt ZIP archive
I’ve been waiting to test a couple of freeware ZIP archive recovery apps for some time. And then, it finally happened (oh joy); I downloaded a zip file from the internet, which for whatever reason turned out to be corrupt. The testing can now begin! Zip2Fix →
Hamster Free Zip Archiver: super stylish compression program
When it comes to Zip/compression programs, there are so many excellent free options out there that I am constantly surprised when I receive emails from readers asking for “an alternative to Winzip”. (You can check out a list of excellent free compression software here). That being said, →
Haozip: powerful free archiving manager
Haozip is a powerful free archive manager. It can compress and extract archives in 7z, ZIP and TAR formats and can extract RAR, ISO, UDF, ISZ, ACE, UUE, CAB, Bzip2, ARJ, JAR, LZH, RPM, Z, LZMA, NSIS, CHM, DMG, HFS, WIM, DEB, MSI, CPIO, XAR and →
Four Mini Reviews: SimplyZip, DP MediaInfo, IndexMaker, and UPXG
this posting will provide a number of mini-reviews for freeware programs written by the amazing Dirk Paehl: SimplyZip, DP MediaInfo, IndexMaker, and UPXG. I received an email from reader Christ T (CT) which had insightful things to say about a number of freeware titles written by →
Jzip
Jzip is a free compression utility based on 7-Zip. It features the same reliability, high compression ratios, and speed that 7Zip provides with an enhanced user interface. Before installing PLEASE NOTE: unless you choose the CUSTOM INSTALL option and uncheck the Yahoo toolbar and other →
TugZip
TugZip is a poweful, full-featured 100% free compression/archiving program that supports all the major compression formats including ZIP, RAR, ACE and many others (see below).
TugZip is my definite choice for powerful, free compression program, for the following reasons:
7-Zip
7-Zip is one of strongest free archiving program out there. In addition to this, is also open source, which has spawned a number of free archiving tools based on the 7-Zip engine. A good thing, too, as under the hood this software packs quite a punch. I recently →
ExtractNow
Let’s say you want to keep the??programs installed on you machine to the minimal possible number. You’re not interested in clogging your machine with all sorts of stuff that you do not need, and when it comes to compressing/archiving to zip you’re quite happy with the default windows →
