PeaZip is a free, open source, cross platform, portable archiving and compression utility, with encryption and volume split features. It has full for support: 7Z, 7Z-sfx, ARC/WRC, BZ2/TBZ2, GZ/TGZ, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, split, TAR, UPX, ZIP. You can open, browse, extract, test: ACE, ARJ, CAB, CHM, COMPOUND (MSI, DOC, XLS, PPT), CPIO, ISO, Java (JAR, EAR, WAR), Linux (DEB, PET/PUP, RPM, SLP), LHA/LZH, NSIS, OOo, PAK/PK3/PK4, RAR, WIM, XPI, Z/TZ. Other features include split/join files, wipe files (secure deletion), byte to byte compare files, checksum/hash files, system benchmark, bookmark files and folders.
Installable Windows version, providing system integration and automatic uninstaller.
Yes
- Archiving and extraction interfaces were improved to enhance usability and readability of the layout
- It is now possible to use only keyfiles, only passwords, or both, to encrypt archives
Reviewing 4.3 (Dec 27, 2011)
Currently my favorite. Its come a long way over the years and now offers more features and functions than it used to.
Reviewing 4.2 (Nov 22, 2011)
if you want a free zip program you won't go far wrong with this gem.
Reviewing 3.6.2 (Feb 28, 2011)
This is an excellent and free software.
But, don't download it from here, as the file here is not the full program.
I think it is stupid for this site not to provide the full installer which is only about 6 MB in size.
To get the full versions, 32 bit and the 64 bit versions, go here:
http://code.google.com/p/peazip/
Reviewing 3.6.1 (Feb 11, 2011)
anomoly, thanks for that, i'm using PeaZip & I'm impressed with it. All the best.
Reviewing 3.6 (Dec 28, 2010)
Since peazip and 7zip both use the 7zip algorithm, comparison-wise it makes no difference. This is of course a much more powerful program and a much slicker gui. But again I only use it for the secure delete as freearc can make 7zip's quite easily as well. Between the four; freearc, this one, 7zip and winrar, it's just a matter of which one you prefer. Winrar has terrible compression next to the others but it integrates well if that's your bag.
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