Basic general information about the archivers.
Information about what common archiver features are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons).
"HISTORY of the 7-Zip". Retrieved 3 December 2024. https://7-zip.org/history.txt
As a WinZip translation.
"알집 v12.22 출시!". 7 February 2024. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240211104123/https://altools.co.kr/product/ALZIP
A general serial number was published on developer's website altools.com in August 2012.
"44.3 · Tags · GNOME / File Roller". 19 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024. https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/tags/44.3
Included with macOS Core Services. /wiki/MacOS
"Official Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.2 release". Retrieved 27 June 2024. https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/cgit/tdeutils/tag/?h=r14.1.2
Robert. "MacItBetter". Retrieved 31 October 2023. https://macitbetter.com/blog/
Included in Microsoft Windows Windows Explorer shell since Windows Me. /wiki/Microsoft_Windows
"Release v2.7.16". https://github.com/Edrusb/DAR/releases/tag/v2.7.16
"Haiku R1/beta5 has been released!". 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024. https://www.haiku-os.org/news/2024-09-13_haiku_r1_beta5/
"Filzip home. Try a great, free zip program". https://www.filzip.com
v0.36
"Freearc news". https://web.archive.org/web/20161122120044/http://freearc.org/News.aspx#0.60
"Info-ZIP License". spdx.org. https://spdx.org/licenses/Info-ZIP.html
https://github.com/peazip/PeaZip/releases/tag/10.5.0. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) https://github.com/peazip/PeaZip/releases/tag/10.5.0
"Latest Product Updates - Support Center - PKWARE Support Site". Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20100530055049/http://www.pkware.com/support-desktop/product-updates
"PowerArchiver for MacOS". Retrieved 2 October 2022. https://www.powerarchiver.com/download-powerarchiver/
"PowerArchiver 2023 – update to version 22.00.11". https://www.powerarchiver.com/2024/12/24/powerarchiver-2023-update-to-version-22-00-11/
"StuffIt Updates". Smith Micro Software. Archived from the original on 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2015-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20111206080544/http://www.stuffit.com/support/updates.html
"StuffIt Deluxe English|German|Japanese". Smith Micro Software. Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2011-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20140708003628/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=13939
"StuffIt Deluxe Mac French". Smith Micro Software. Archived from the original on 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2011-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20130919054319/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=11883
"StuffIt Windows (Standard)". Smith Micro Software. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2011-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20140707221122/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=11448
"StuffIt Deluxe Windows". Smith Micro Software. Archived from the original on 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2011-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150116020215/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=11446
"StuffIt Deluxe Windows French". Smith Micro Software. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191525/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=12525
"StuffIt Deluxe Windows German". Smith Micro Software. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082152/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=12526
Sergey Poznyakoff (18 July 2023). "tar-1.35 released [stable]". Retrieved 26 July 2023. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2023-07/msg00005.html
"The Unarchiver | Top Free Unarchiving Software for macOS". Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240729175831/https://theunarchiver.com/
"TUGZip - News". http://www.tugzip.com/news/
Linux & macOS only.
https://www.rarlab.com/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) https://www.rarlab.com/
"WinRAR and RAR support site". Retrieved 2 July 2016. https://www.rarlab.com/shop2rarlab.php?prod=winrar
"Android: Version 6.9.0; Updated on Jun 12, 2023". 12 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.winzip.android
"App store: Version History 7.11; Jun 26, 2023". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023. https://apps.apple.com/app/id500637987
"MacOS Version History: 10.0.6204 Mar 21, 2023". 21 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/winzip/id1553016842?mt=12
"WinZip 27.0.15240". 23 August 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023. https://winzip.en.lo4d.com/download
"WinZip (64-bit) August, 24th 2022". 24 August 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023. https://www.filehorse.com/download-winzip-64/
"Release 0.5.4.25". 22 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025. https://github.com/ib/xarchiver/releases/tag/0.5.4.25
"Release 7.15". 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018. https://github.com/zpaq/zpaq/releases/tag/7.15
"ZPAQ site". Retrieved 2020-08-04. http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html
A separate 64-bit Windows x64 Edition version is also available. /wiki/Windows_XP_editions#Windows_XP_Professional_x64_Edition
The Unix-like system port is known as p7zip. p7zip also is provided by FreeDOS. /wiki/Unix-like
The Unix-like system port is known as p7zip. p7zip also is provided by FreeDOS. /wiki/Unix-like
The Unix-like system port is known as p7zip. p7zip also is provided by FreeDOS. /wiki/Unix-like
The Unix-like system port is known as p7zip. p7zip also is provided by FreeDOS. /wiki/Unix-like
The Unix-like system port is known as p7zip. p7zip also is provided by FreeDOS. /wiki/Unix-like
"Command Line ZIP Interface - use scripts to automate zip tasks". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227055125/http://www.altools.com/ALTools/ALZip/Features/Command-Line.aspx
Bundled with Windows 10 since insider build 17063
Also Acorn RISC OS, Atari, MVS, OS/2, VM/CMS, VMS and others.
General Windows CE version. /wiki/Windows_CE
This program also has a POSIX version available. /wiki/POSIX
A separate 64-bit Windows x64 Edition version is also available. /wiki/Windows_XP_editions#Windows_XP_Professional_x64_Edition
"PeaZip for Darwin / macOS". Retrieved 15 December 2021. https://peazip.github.io/peazip-macos.html
The programs for other platforms are called Unace, do not have the same GUI, and can only perform decompression. /wiki/GUI
The programs for other platforms are called Unace, do not have the same GUI, and can only perform decompression. /wiki/GUI
The programs for other platforms are called Unace, do not have the same GUI, and can only perform decompression. /wiki/GUI
A separate 64-bit Windows x64 Edition version is also available. /wiki/Windows_XP_editions#Windows_XP_Professional_x64_Edition
WinRAR is for Windows, RAR for other platforms.
WinRAR is for Windows, RAR for other platforms.
WinRAR is for Windows, RAR for other platforms.
WinRAR is for Windows, RAR for other platforms.
"RAR - Android Apps on Google Play". Retrieved 2 July 2016. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rarlab.rar
A separate 64-bit Windows x64 Edition version is also available. /wiki/Windows_XP_editions#Windows_XP_Professional_x64_Edition
Extracting/adding file and/or directory names into archive in either UTF-7, UTF-8 or UTF-16/UCS-2 encoding to support single file/directory name which contains characters from different languages. More recent versions of the zip file format have support for Unicode filenames. /wiki/UTF-7
Commandline batch compression is available only for ZIP and ALZ formats.
Traditionally, tar, cpio, or pax calls the external programs gzip and bzip2 to perform compression; these external programs usually come with systems that contain the archiver. This is the case for GNU tar. BSD tar uses its own implementation, since it also has to deal with archive formats that do their own compression. /wiki/GNU
Traditionally, tar, cpio, or pax calls the external programs gzip and bzip2 to perform compression; these external programs usually come with systems that contain the archiver. This is the case for GNU tar. BSD tar uses its own implementation, since it also has to deal with archive formats that do their own compression. /wiki/GNU
Many shells have built-in zip file support. Windows Explorer has "Send To"->"ZIP-compressed folder". /wiki/Windows_Explorer
Unicode and volumes since version 3.0 (2008). AES since 3.1 (in beta).
Unicode and volumes since version 3.0 (2008). AES since 3.1 (in beta).
Unicode and volumes since version 3.0 (2008). AES since 3.1 (in beta).
UTF-8 file/path-names support was completed in release 3.0.1 on Unix systems, and in release 5.8.0 on Windows systems. GUI UTF-8 support for full internationalization of the application was completed in release 2.2.0. Optionally, extended characters can be set to be replaced by jolly "?" character for exporting scripts to legacy systems; scripts creation screen informs if commands are ANSI-safe, OEM-codepage-safe (on Windows), or requires UTF-8 compliant environment to run (system, command interpreter, etc).[38]
Command-line batch compression and expansion requires free add-on software downloaded from the WinZip website.
Does support Unicode names, but not under the default (initial) option settings: the user must tick "Use OEM conversion for filenames" under "General" on the "Miscellaneous" tab in the Configuration dialog to enable Unicode name support. Full support for Unicode files names by default is supported only for 7-Zip and RAR archive formats.
Application is only for decompression.
Application is only for decompression.
Allows for a variable amount of error correction. See also RAR (file format). /wiki/Error_correction_code
In WinRAR 3.60, when opening 7-Zip archives which contains Unicode file/directory names, they will not be displayed correctly. There will be no problem extracting them, however.
Command-line batch compression and expansion requires free add-on software downloaded from the WinZip website.
Application is only for decompression.
Extracting/adding file and/or directory names into archive in either UTF-7, UTF-8 or UTF-16/UCS-2 encoding to support single file/directory name which contains characters from different languages. More recent versions of the zip file format have support for Unicode filenames. /wiki/UTF-7
Used to, but no longer does, due to technical and legal issues.
Archive Utility itself is unable to open ISO files, but Disk Utility, which also comes with macOS, is able to mount them as virtual disks. /wiki/Disk_Utility
B1 Free Archiver for Android and B1 Online Archiver support ARJ format.
Supports these formats as compression stream of other archive formats like tar.bz2 or iso.xz but does not support the format as an archive itself, as they are not archive formats. See the above explanation for tar.
Supports these formats as compression stream of other archive formats like tar.bz2 or iso.xz but does not support the format as an archive itself, as they are not archive formats. See the above explanation for tar.
Supports these formats as compression stream of other archive formats like tar.bz2 or iso.xz but does not support the format as an archive itself, as they are not archive formats. See the above explanation for tar.
libarchive has issues reading RAR formats, some partial reads are unsupported hence broken for generic usage.[39]
Used to, but no longer does, due to technical and legal issues.
FreeARC uses .arc as its filename extension, but this format is not the same as the traditional ARC file. /wiki/ARC_(file_format)
Tar implementations call external programs (like compress, gzip or bzip2 or any other programs working with abstract streams and supporting the "-d" option) to perform (de)compression, and allowing you to implement your own filters.[g] These external programs may be shipped with your operating system. /wiki/Compress
Tar implementations call external programs (like compress, gzip or bzip2 or any other programs working with abstract streams and supporting the "-d" option) to perform (de)compression, and allowing you to implement your own filters.[g] These external programs may be shipped with your operating system. /wiki/Compress
Tar implementations call external programs (like compress, gzip or bzip2 or any other programs working with abstract streams and supporting the "-d" option) to perform (de)compression, and allowing you to implement your own filters.[g] These external programs may be shipped with your operating system. /wiki/Compress
Used to, but no longer does, due to technical and legal issues.
Tar implementations call external programs (like compress, gzip or bzip2 or any other programs working with abstract streams and supporting the "-d" option) to perform (de)compression, and allowing you to implement your own filters.[g] These external programs may be shipped with your operating system. /wiki/Compress
Tar implementations call external programs (like compress, gzip or bzip2 or any other programs working with abstract streams and supporting the "-d" option) to perform (de)compression, and allowing you to implement your own filters.[g] These external programs may be shipped with your operating system. /wiki/Compress
Tar implementations call external programs (like compress, gzip or bzip2 or any other programs working with abstract streams and supporting the "-d" option) to perform (de)compression, and allowing you to implement your own filters.[g] These external programs may be shipped with your operating system. /wiki/Compress
Tar implementations call external programs (like compress, gzip or bzip2 or any other programs working with abstract streams and supporting the "-d" option) to perform (de)compression, and allowing you to implement your own filters.[g] These external programs may be shipped with your operating system. /wiki/Compress
Tar implementations call external programs (like compress, gzip or bzip2 or any other programs working with abstract streams and supporting the "-d" option) to perform (de)compression, and allowing you to implement your own filters.[g] These external programs may be shipped with your operating system. /wiki/Compress
Only partial support for reading proprietary SITX format.[41]
Starting from version 11.
Requires external program.[42]
Requires external program.[42]
Requires external program.[43]
Requires external program.[43]
The Extractor and XAD are not included in this list because they only expand archives.
If there are more than one, files must be grouped in a .tar before being compressed.
If there are more than one, files must be grouped in a .tar before being compressed.
If there are more than one, files must be grouped in a .tar before being compressed.
ALZip can also write to the following formats: BH, JAR, and LZH
Archive Manager (previously known as "File Roller") is a front-end only and requires appropriate command-line programs be installed. Programs like bzip2, gzip, tar, zip usually come with systems that contain Archive Manager. writing in .rar format requires a commercial program.[44]
Ark is a front-end only and requires appropriate command-line programs be installed. Programs like bzip2, gzip, tar, zip usually come with systems that contain Ark; writing in .rar format requires a commercial program.[45] /wiki/Front_end_processor_(program)
supports the formats as stream compression of other archive format and can create compressed format like tar.bz2 or iso.xz but cannot create an archive in these formats
supports the formats as stream compression of other archive format and can create compressed format like tar.bz2 or iso.xz but cannot create an archive in these formats
supports the formats as stream compression of other archive format and can create compressed format like tar.bz2 or iso.xz but cannot create an archive in these formats
Tar implementations call the external programs gzip and bzip2, 7z, xz, ... to perform compression; these external programs usually come with systems that contain tar.
Tar implementations call the external programs gzip and bzip2, 7z, xz, ... to perform compression; these external programs usually come with systems that contain tar.
it require console rar.exe, and the path to it -- specified in Options . it can be taken from WinRAR software . PowerArchiever also doesn't support separate definition of the Dictionary Size and Compression Method .
Tar implementations call the external programs gzip and bzip2, 7z, xz, ... to perform compression; these external programs usually come with systems that contain tar.
Tar implementations call the external programs gzip and bzip2, 7z, xz, ... to perform compression; these external programs usually come with systems that contain tar.
Tar implementations call the external programs gzip and bzip2, 7z, xz, ... to perform compression; these external programs usually come with systems that contain tar.
Tar implementations call the external programs gzip and bzip2, 7z, xz, ... to perform compression; these external programs usually come with systems that contain tar.
Stuffit supported file formats[46]
Stuffit supported file formats[46]
Requires rar.exe from WinRAR.
Requires Ace32.exe from WinAce.
Requires external program(if you are using WinZip 11.1 or earlier).[47]
Xarchiver is a front-end only and requires appropriate command-line programs be installed. Programs like bzip2, gzip, tar, zip usually come with systems that contain Xarchiver; writing in .rar format requires a commercial program.[48][49]
Updating archives is not supported.[43]
Updating archives is not supported.[43]
Updating archives is not supported.[43]
Requires external program.[43]
Updating archives is not supported.[43]
"HISTORY of the 7-Zip". www.7-zip.org. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2010-04-24. http://www.7-zip.org/history.txt