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I just received a notice that my WinZip needs an update. Went to their site and found out that it is now a subscription product with an annual fee. I use this app so infrequently that I don’t want to get into such an agreement. However, once in a while, I do need to unzip something. Are there any products that might be free or at least cost less that might work for an infrequest user like myself might use?
Thanks!
Don E.
I’d highly recommend 7-zip
Much better compression ratios, encryption and checksum functions as standard.
Best FREE with encryption technology, what’s not to like?
The main features of 7-Zip
High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression
Supported formats:
Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
Unpacking only: APFS, AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VHDX, VMDK, XAR and Z.
For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
Self-extracting capability for 7z format
Integration with Windows Shell
Powerful File Manager
Powerful command line version
Plugin for FAR Manager
Localizations for 87 languages7-Zip works in Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2019 / 2016 / 2012 / 2008 / 2003 / 2000.
If encrypting and sending via Google Mail, it will not accept the attachment, as it can’t read the contents..hint: use another email provider to send encrypted files 😉
I stopped using WinZip many years ago when it turned into very aggressive nagware. I’d add my voice to the people recommending 7-zip. The interface isn’t the prettiest, but it’s free and it does the job (and then some)
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