7-Zip is a open source file archiver with a high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR, Z. Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions. Check license information here: 7-Zip license.
You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don"t need to register or pay for 7-Zip.
The main features of 7-Zip are:
- High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
- Compression ratio for ZIP and GZIP formats: 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
- Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
- Self-extracting capability for 7z format
- Integration with Windows Shell
- Powerful File Manager
- Powerful command line version
- Plugin for FAR Manager
- Localizations for 74 languages
Changes in 7-Zip 15.13:
7-Zip File Manager:
- The code for "Open file from archive" operation was improved.
- The code for "Tools/Options" window was improved.
- The BUG was fixed: there was incorrect mouse cursor capture for drag-and-drop operations from open archive to Explorer window.
Other changes:
- Some bugs were fixed.
- New localization: Yoruba.
Download: 7-Zip 15.13 | 7-Zip 64-bit | 1.4 MB (Open Source)
Download: 7-Zip Theme Manager 2.1
View: 7-Zip Website
UPDATE: 7-Zip 15.14
- The code for "Open file from archive" operation was improved.
- The code for "Tools/Options" window was improved.
- The BUG was fixed: there was incorrect mouse cursor capture for drag-and-drop operations from open archive to Explorer window.
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Some bugs were fixed.
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New localization: Yoruba.