7-Zip

A very good file archiver with highest compression ratio 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.

Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format.

7-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. Command line version of 7-Zip can be used in Linux via Wine program.7-Zip is the free file archiver with the highest compression ratio.

Usually 7-Zip compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format. And 7-Zip compresses to zip format 2-10% better than other zip compatible programs.

Here are some key features of "7 Zip":

7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL

Highest compression ratio in new 7z format format

Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB

For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip

Self-extracting capability for 7z format

Integration with Windows Shell

Powerful File Manager

Powerful command line version

Plugin for FAR Manager

Localizations for 40 languages

Download for Windows 7:

• Download 7-Zip for Windows 7 Version
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• FAQs on using Windows 7