7-Zip Alternatives

7-Zip is described as 'Efficient file archiver offering superior compression and encryption. Supports multiple formats such as TAR, ZIP, with a unique self-extracting feature' and is a leading File Archiver in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to 7-Zip for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best 7-Zip alternative is PeaZip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like 7-Zip are WinRAR, Bandizip, NanaZip and WinZip.

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7-Zip alternatives are mainly File Archivers, but if you're looking for File Compressors or File Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Linux, Windows, Open Source, Windows + Free, Windows + Open Source and Mac + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to 7-Zip.
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  1. Ark icon
     23 likes

    Ark is a program for viewing, extracting, creating and modifying archives. Ark can handle various archive formats such as tar, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar, 7zip, xz, rpm, cab and deb (support for certain archive formats depend on the appropriate command-line programs being installed).

    39 Ark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Windows
     
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  2. 7-Zip ZS icon
     8 likes

    7-Zip with support for Zstandard, Brotli, Lz4, Lz5 and Lizard Compression. Open source under LGPL-2.1 license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about 7-Zip ZS as an Alternative to 7-Zip
    Ashley Green
    Positive
    0

    Exactly the same as vanilla 7-Zip, but with support for additional codecs like ZStandard.

    7-Zip ZS icon
    7-Zip ZS icon
    • 7-Zip ZS is Free and Open Source7-Zip is also Free and Open Source
  3. p7zip icon
     29 likes

    p7zip is a port of the command line version of the 7-Zip file archiver to POSIX-conforming operating systems like Unix (Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Cygwin, AIX, ...), MacOS X and also for BeOS and Amiga.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
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    Comments about p7zip as an Alternative to 7-Zip
    Guest
    Positive
    5

    It uses the same engine and compression of 7zip, so if you care more about that than the GUI, this is the best.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    7-Zip is a graphical program and p7zip is command line only

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    p7zip icon
    p7zip icon
    • Most users think p7zip is a great 7-Zip alternative.

    • p7zip is Free and Open Source7-Zip is also Free and Open Source
  4. Zipware icon
     20 likes

    Zipware is simple and free zip software for Microsoft Windows that supports all major archiving formats including the new RAR5 format.

    63 Zipware alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Zipware as an Alternative to 7-Zip
    kyok
    Positive
    0

    Fast, easy, lightweight and good looking user interface

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    JTB3
    Positive
    0

    Nearly Identical with Extra Features

    Zipware icon
    Zipware icon
    • Almost everyone thinks Zipware is a great 7-Zip alternative.

    • Zipware is Free and Proprietary7-Zip is Free and Open Source
  5. Zarchiver icon
     22 likes

    ZArchiver - program to manage archives in android. The program has a simple and functional interface. It lets you create 7z (7zip), zip, bzip2 (bz2), gzip (gz), XZ, tar archives, decompress 7z (7zip), zip, rar, bzip2, gzip, XZ, iso, tar, arj.

    36 Zarchiver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
     
  6. Explzh for Windows is a file operation tool created with the concept of treating archive files, CD-ROM virtual disk images (ISO-9660 / ISO-13346), and FTP hosts as virtual folders and handling them like an explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. B1 Free Archiver is a free multi-platform universal archiver. Currently it works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android; moreover B1 Online Archiver allows you to uncompress .b1, zip, rar or .7z archive from your computer directly online.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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  8. Arclite Pro icon
     6 likes

    Arclite Pro is a versatile file archiver that allows users to open, explore, and manage archives without extraction, offering advanced compression, encryption, and seamless sharing. While 7-Zip is robust and open-source, Arclite Pro excels in direct file access and productivity on Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9.  3 likes

    A new rewritten Alternative for Free ARC by Bulat Ziganshin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. gzip icon
     15 likes

    GNU Gzip is a software application used for file compression and decompression. It is based on the DEFLATE algorithm, which is a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  11. PowerArchiver icon
     32 likes

    PowerArchiver is a proprietary file archiver for Microsoft Windows. It supports full read-write access to several different archive formats, including ZIP, 7z and Tar. Additionally, read-only (decompression) support includes RAR, ACE and various disk image formats.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about PowerArchiver as an Alternative to 7-Zip
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Active development. Paid alternative to 7-zip

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    PowerArchiver icon
    PowerArchiver icon
    • PowerArchiver is Paid and Proprietary7-Zip is Free and Open Source
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