This is a GREAT feature when you need to send someone confidential information/files over the internet but don’t want just to send them clear text in an email. Left Click on 7-Zip for all the options.Īnother feature I want to highlight with 7Zip is the Strong AES-256 Encryption available when compressing files/folders etc. Since the 7-Zip integrates with the Windows shell, using 7-Zip is as simple as selecting the files or folders you want to compress (or decompress) then Right Click to get the Context Menu. Self-extracting capability for 7z format.Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats.For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip.Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR, and Z.Packing/unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR.High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression.Mac OS and other OS’s (Unsupported but available for Download).Here’s a complete breakdown of all the main features of 7-Zip Although 7-Zip is a Freeware application, it’s truly a feature-rich WinZip replacement that provides top-notch File and Folder compression and decompression for a broad range of formats, including the ability to extract files from the traditional disk image.

Similar to RocketDock ( which works with Windows 7 YAHOO!), 7-Zip is one of those applications I install immediately after building a new PC.

Free zip program