The application can unpack 7zip, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB files, or create file archives in those formats.įor the standard ZIP and GZIP formats, 7the application promises to deliver a compression ratio that is 2 - 10 % better than that provided by PKZip or WinZip, and the native 7zip format can provide a 45% reduction in file size from the common zip format. The program can create archives in Zip file format, unpack some other archive file formats and it also has various tools for system integration. It is developed by WinZip Computing (formerly Nico Mak Computing), which is owned by Corel Corporation. 7-Zip is designed for creating or unpacking archived and compressed files. WinZip is a trialware file archiver and compressor for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
