7-Zip

7-Zip is a file archiver with highest compression ratio.

The main features of 7-Zip are the following:

* Free software distributed under the GNU LGPL.
* Highest compression ratio in new 7z format format.
* Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO and RPM.
* For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip.
* Self-extracting capability for 7z format.
* Integration with Windows Shell.
* Powerful File Manager.
* Plugin for FAR Manager.
* Powerful command line version.
* Localizations for 33 languages.

7-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. Command line version of 7-Zip can be used in Linux via Wine program.

7-Zip is a free software distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.

Added:  Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Reviewer:  Charles Maguire
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Related Link:  7-Zip Website
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