PeaZip is an open source file and archive manager. It"s freeware and free of charge for any use. PeaZip can extract most of archive formats both from Windows and Unix worlds, ranging from mainstream 7Z, RAR, TAR and ZIP to experimental ones like PAQ/LPAQ family, currently the most powerful compressor available.
PeaZip features:
- Create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, ZIP files
- Open and extract over 180 archive types, including ACE, ISO, RAR, UDF, ZIPX files
- Archive managemet: extract, create and convert multiple archives at once, create sfx archives, split and merge files, save job definition as script
- File management: advanced search, navigation and bookmarking features, find duplicate files, calculate checksums and hashes
- Security: strong encryption with two factor authentication, encrypted password manager, secure deletion
- Available both for Windows and Linux in portable and installable version
Changes in PeaZip 5.8.0:
Backend
- (Windows) Updated to 7z 15.07, adding support to QUEMU, VirtualBox, and VMWare virtual machine"s disk image formats
Code
- "Free Software compliance" directive (Options > Advanced, previosly named LIBRE_DIRECTIVE) can be either set in configuration or hardcoded at compile time (HLIBRE_DIR const)
- 1 allow only use of Free Software components 2 allow only use of Free Software components and open archive formats (not encumbered by patents for read nor for write)
- Various fixes
File/Archive Manager
- (Windows) Improved UTF-8 support
- PeaZip can now create and extract archives with UTF-8 filenames, both from application and from system context menu
- browsing archives with UTF-8 filenames is possible but it is still under development (warning icon is displayed)
- console tab shows if action can be exported as script ANSI-safe (can run on legacy systems regardless the encoding), codepage-safe (can run on legacy systems with same codepage of original device), or if requires full UTF-8 environment (system, command/script interpreter)
- Some file management functions now supports UTF-8 filenames
- Improved password management
- If password is set to not being kept for the entire session, it is cleared after every operation (archiving, extraction, browsing the filesystem) except while browsing archive file, as password may be needed for listing the archive content
- Number of files/folders selected for cut/copy is displayed in Clipboard panel and in status bar"s hint
188 file extensions supported
- Added support for CPGZ, GPT (GUID Partition Table), QCOW2 QUEMU image, VMDK VMWare Virtual Machine Disk, VDI Oracle VirtualBox Virtual Drive Image
Download: PeaZip 5.8.0 | PeaZip Portable | 8.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: PeaZip 64-bit | PeaZip Portable 64-bit | 9.0 MB
Link: PeaZip Home Page