WinRAR is a program designed to create and unpack archives. Created archives are packed in RAR and ZIP formats (user's choice), but you can extract files from other formats as well: CAB, TAR, ACE, UUE, GZ, etc. Reduces the size of files not much, but makes them easy to store and send.
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Modern programs - archivers are actively used when justifying files by e-mail, they significantly reduce the file size and quickly create a thematic archived folder. The special utility 7-Zip can not only significantly reduce the size of the document, but also includes other useful functions when working.
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To increase the productivity and speed of work with documents in different formats, various special programs are used to compress files in different formats. One of the most popular utilities is WinZip , which adapts to Windows Explorer. When installing the utility, the universal installer detects the bit mode of the user's operating system and installs the appropriate archiver.
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Universal Extractor is a free tool for unpacking and extracting files from many of the most popular archive types and installers. With it we can extract the contents of compressed files in the following formats: 7Z, RAR, ZIP, ACE, LZMA, GZIP, TAR and many other less known ones.
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Bandizip is a free file archiver. The application offers a set of features that allow you to easily read and pack data using the most popular compression algorithms. It is small in size and easy to use.
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HaoZip, as the name suggests, is a file compression application. It is a free "Made in China" product created by Chinese developers. Although, of course, there is an interface in Chinese (traditional or simplified) to choose from, the vast majority of non-Chinese users definitely choose the English translation.
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Hamster Free Zip Archiver works with ZIP, WinZIP, 7zip and WinRAR archive formats. Most people use it instead of others because of its powerful archiving algorithm. This power helps reduce the time it takes to create archives by more than half.
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PowerArchiver is a popular file compression program that supports the following formats: TAR, TAR.GZ, CAB,L ARJ, BH, ARC, ZOO, ACE, BZIP2, TAR.BZ2, RAR, HA (LZH), ZIP, GZ.
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PeaZip is free file compression and archiving software for Microsoft Windows. It is a popular file compression utility that offers options and features found in paid programs. PeaZip supports a wide range of compressed formats. It also supports ISO and UDF images. In addition, you can also open Mac HS DMG and Linux package file formats, including SLP, RPM and DEB.
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IZArc is an archiving program that allows you to unpack and create archives in many different formats ( ACE, JAR, RPM, BZA, ENC, A, ZOO, MDF, CDI, IMG, CPIO, GZA, ISO, 7-ZIP, BZ2, ARC, CAB, TBZ, BIN, PDI, TAZ, WAR). It has many advanced features, including recovery of damaged archives, searching for files inside archives, password protection of archive contents, integration with anti-virus software and automatic sending files via e-mail. The program interface is similar to that known from Windows Explorer (with which IZArc can be integrated).
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7z is a simple and lightweight archiver based on open-source code. In addition to advanced compression algorithms, the program allows you to check the integrity of files, protect archives with a password using ZipCrypto or AES-256 encryption.
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