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 provides fast, high compression ratio multi-format archiving - view file compression and decompression benchmarks for more information.
PeaZip is localized in 29 languages and is capable of handling all most popular archive formats (180+ file types), supporting a wide array of advanced file and archive management features (search, bookmarks, thumbnail viewer, find duplicate files and compute hash/checksum value, convert archive files...), especially focused on security (strong encryption, two factor authentication, encrypted password manager, secure file deletion...).
PeaZip 6.4.1 release notes:
Code
- Added experimental privacy_mode directive (at current state can be changed only from configuration file, or hardcoded at compile time)
- meant to help users not forgetting to provide a password when working on sensitive data
- 0 default, no password request
- 1 application asks for password when stars, skippable
- 2 application asks for password when starts, not skippable (password or keyfile must be provided)
File Manager
- Rightclicking on file manager"s column header shows context menu for
- customizing columns
- applying on the fly checksum/hash, search for duplicates, and set algorithm for those two functions
- save GUI content as tab-separated TXT file
- Clicking the style icon on the right of the status bar shows menu of presets for file manager
- Style icon now changes reflecting the style applied to the file manager
- New "Navigation bar" entry in status bar menu show/hide side navigation bar
- (Windows) Drag and drop information floyout changes alpha blending level when a valid drop target is detected
- Some keyboard shortcuts were updated
- Shift+Ctrl+N create new folder
- Ctrl+N extract to new folder
- Shift+Del quick delete (do not sent to recycle bin)
- Ctrl+Del secure delete
- Alt+Enter properties
- Various improvements in archive browsing
- Various improvements of UI usability with custom system colors
Extraction and Archiving
- During archive update only relevant options are shown, allowing to set password and to change action (add, update, freshen, sync)
Windows Installer
- Improved Windows installer and re-configuration wizard
- Added system"s context menu hotkeys for most used entries
- A add to archive (with options)
- 7 directly add to new 7Z archive
- Z directly add to new ZIP archive
- O attempt to open any file as archive
- B browse path with PeaZip
- E extract (with options)
- H directly extract here
- N directly extract here to new folder
Download: PeaZip 6.4.1 | PeaZip Portable | ~10.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: PeaZip 64-bit | PeaZip Portable 64-bit
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