7-Zip File Archiver - Free Software for your PC

7-Zip is free archive tool similar to WinZip – commercial software.

7-Zip is powerful software which allows you to create, manage and control archive files.

It works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista.

7-Zip supports many features, some which may not be found in popular commercial compression software.

7-Zip is the best utility to use in place of WinZip without spending any money.

During Installation, 7-Zip doesn’t create a desktop icon. An entry is created in the Start Menu - programs.

Go to Start –> Programs –> 7-Zip –> 7-Zip File Manager.

In 7-Zip File Manager Menu, select “Tools” –>”Options”

Click “Select all” button to associate the list of file types with 7-Zip.

Now you can open those associated file types with 7-Zip.

You can extract / add files to archive, by dragging and dropping the files.

You can also use the right click option to compress a file.

Features of 7-Zip

• Version : 7-Zip 4.57
  
• Size : 840 KB (Windows 32-bit), 1103 KB (Windows x64)
  
• High compression ratio.
  
• Supported formats:
• Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
• Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
• Integration with Windows Shell
• Powerful File Manager
• Powerful command line version
• Plugin for FAR Manager