7-Zip

The 7-Zip archiver is very popular among users. After all, it provides the highest degree of data compression. It is based on long-used principles. However, few people have managed to come up with something better.

Features

7-Zip supports all currently used formats of archive files. The program is integrated into the most popular operating system today, which needs no introduction. On the software market, the archiver has long occupied its niche and is not going to give up its position in the near future. Unlike WinRaR - its direct competitor - 7-Zip is distributed for free, has an intuitive interface in Russian. Those who stopped using 7-Zip, opens the possibility of working with different formats. The most widespread are:

• MSI;
• RPM;
• TAR;
• ISO;
• ZIP;
• DEB;
• WIM;
• RAR;
• 7z;
• CAB.

Archived data is maximally compressed. Say, the program is able to make the ZIP format more compact. That is, WinZip software unambiguously loses. The utility contributes to the generation of self-extracting archives, encrypts data, which provides the maximum level of security. In addition, the developers provided for the addition of a password. Thanks to it, access to the transmitted information will be available only to those to whom it was sent.

How to interact with the program

Working with the archiver does not involve opening a graphical shell. The fact is that 7-Zip is a utility of the Windows operating system. Therefore, for the fastest unpacking of files, it is enough to click on the right mouse button, after which a window with a set of context menu options will pop up, in which you have to select the desired item. There is an option to use the command line. However, this function is likely to be preferred by users who have become acquainted with the computer in the last century. Young people are unlikely to complicate the process and will stop at the user interface.

Features

• downloading the archiver does not imply charging a fee;
• you can work with almost all formats;
• the standard functionality can be extended by plug-ins;
• interaction with the utility is performed using the context menu and the command line;
• the archiver has a file manager.