7-Zip is an archive manager that can view and create a wide variety of formats. The program includes folder favorites, optional two-pane view, checksum calculator, file split/combine capability and more. Individual archives can be created with high speed or high compression settings, update options (including update, add/replace, synchronize), split volumes and more. Archives can be secured with standard zip or more secure AES encryption.
Although the official archiver for the open, high-compression "7z" format, the program also supports the creation of multiple formats including ZIP, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR and WIM. It will extract a long list of other formats, among them RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, RPM, VHD, VMDK etc. Even more formats are supported through third-party plugins. Supports many world languages.
Additionally, to use alternative toolbar and file icons, 7-Zip Theme Manager is available.
7-Zip Portable is a wrapper from PortableApps.com, auto-detecting 32 or 64-bit automatically. Alternatively, X-7zip is also available.
There is also a 7-Zip standalone console version.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch 7-ZipPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PeaZip, IZArc, BandiZip |
What's new? | See: https://7-zip.org/history.txt |
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freakazoid
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@hamasaki - It's stealth to me. I don't see anything written to HKCU\Software\7Zip. |
ArcConvert converts between a wide variety of archives and includes automatic password detection. The program supports drag-and-drop, process priority, file check, and optional attributes (date/time). The program will even notify the user if the new file is larger than the original.
Ideal for upgrading compression (e.g. ZIP -> 7ZIP) or to change an archive to a format supported by your preferred program (e.g. RAR -> CAB).
Supports a long list formats are supported including ZIP, 7-ZIP, RAR, TGZ, as well as ~60 other lesser-known formats. The program can save to ZIP, 7-ZIP, CAB, LHA, TAR, TGZ, BZ2, YZ1, BGA, RAR, ACE, NOA32, PAQAR, UHARC, YZ2, DZ, HA, XZ, and FreeArc
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | LGPL |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch arc_convert.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PeaZip |
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DavidRoper
on 2014-05-25 14:13
Why all the fuss over RAR? The biggest problem is getting RAR to ZIP so it's compatible to more people in the world, not less. 1980 called, they want their compressor back.
Midas
on 2014-05-25 19:18
The changelog posted is for ArcConvert v0.66, plus there now seems to be a 64 bits version linked at the bottom of the Sourceforge page ("Update for 64bit OS").
webfork
on 2014-05-30 23:25
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DavidRoper: even among very technical people, I can't seem to get anyone to use anything but ZIP. The dream of getting people to use one of a number of radically better compression formats has been going on for over a decade now and at this stage just seems like a lost cause. |
PeaExtractor is a easy, minimalistic tool for unpacking almost any compressed file format. Features a search tool, progress bar and drag-and-drop functionality. The program can unpack over 180 formats including encrypted or multi-volume archives (usually a series like .000, .001 or .r01, .z01...) as well as standard formats like 7z, rar, tar, zip, zipx, bzip2, cab, iso etc.
The program aims to function as a simple, accessible alternative to file manager-like interfaces used by WinRAR, WinZip and 7-Zip. Cross-platform (Linux, BSD) and developed by the author of PeaZip.
NOTE: Open ACE files with additional steps. The download also includes pea.exe, containing other tools including checksums, secure delete, file lists and more.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | LGPL |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch peaextractor.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Universal Extractor |
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webfork
on 2015-05-21 23:06
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There are a lot of great ways to compress files and folders quickly and easily, but most people are only familiar with ZIP. PeaExtractor's broad support means that it frees us up to send the latest and best compression formats without wondering if the recipient will have difficulty opening it. |
FileOptimizer is a broad format file compression tool used to reduce file size without changing the quality, known as "lossless." This is done via wide variety of optimization and recompression tools and techniques. Original files are sent to the recycle bin for restoration in the event the uncompressed version is preferred. A list of the 400+ supported formats include audio/video (MP3, OGG, M4A), image (GIF, JPEG, PNG), office formats (DOCX, XLSX, ODT, PDF) and system files (DLL, EXE).
Supports drag-and-drop of files into the window or onto the program icon. Note that by default the program removes metadata for many file types. This information reduces overall file size and protects privacy but is important to some users (e.g. photographers) and file search tools.
A 64-bit version is available within the folder, the author reports the program is functional in WINE, and can be used on the command line. Many images here on TPFC including our logo have been compressed using FileOptimizer.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU AGPL |
How to extract: |
Download the self-extracting 7z.exe package and launch. When prompted, select a folder of your choice. Launch FileOptimizer32.exe or FileOptimizer64.exe (for 64-bit OS). At startup, the program will optionally show ads to support program development. These can be disabled at any time. Optionally, to save space:
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Similar/alternative apps: | ArcThemALL!, PngOptimizer, RIOT |
What's new? |
- Updated Leanify to 0.4.3.280. - Updated pingo to 1.19.3 x64 version. - Updated ECT x64 binaries to 0.9.5. - Updated gifsicle to 1.95. - Updated Ghostscript to 10.03.0. - Updated ImageMagick to 7.1.1.29 with HDRI support. - Updated ffmpeg to 6.1.1 x64. - Updated FLAC to 1.4.3. - Updated cpdf to 2.7.0. - Updated to Minify 2.20.19 x64. - Updated to OptiVorbis 0.2.0 x64. - Updated to mutool 1.23.0. - HTML Tidy for Windows 5.9.14 - Updated UPX to 4.2.3. - Some minor optimizations and code cleanup. - Updated to NSIS 3.10. - Updated to C++ Builder 12.1 Santorini. |
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kilouiski
on 2019-09-20 12:09
I just tried to reduce the size of a video and it has left me exactly the same and with either option: fast and the best.
webfork
on 2019-10-06 22:40
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@kilouiski: FileOptimizer exists because so few programs take the time and energy to fully compress your files with available tools. It sounds like the program used to generate your video was an exception. |
PeaZip is a feature-rich file archiver with broad support for 200+ file types. The file manager interface includes a hash tool, file wipe, file associations, file splitter, themes, estimated compression level, system benchmark, image crop/rename and much more.
Formats supported include most mainstream archive formats, including ZIP, 7Z, ACE, BZIP2, CAB, GZIP, TAR, UPX, ZIPX, as well as it's own PEA format. Can extact but not create MSI and RAR files.
Note that tools setup through the Task Scheduler are not portable.
Cross platform with clients for Mac, Linux, and BSD, as well as a 64-bit version is available. Alternatively, PeaZip Portable portablizes bookmarks and includes both 32 and 64-bit versions, automatically using the proper one on each PC.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU LGPL |
How to extract: | Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch peazip.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | 7-Zip, IZArc, Bandizip |
What's new? | See: https://peazip.github.io/changelog.html |
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AndTheWolf
on 2014-11-16 17:37
Download link (http://www.peazip.org/peazip-portable.html) raises a 404 "not found" error. Link instead just to http://www.peazip.org/ or to http://peazip.sourceforge.net/peazip-portable.html.
Happy.Camper2
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My experience with PeaZip is to go to: |
PortableApps.com AppCompactor allows you to compress whole directories including applications, file libraries and zip files. The program is a powerful compression tool that unites 7-Zip and UPX inside a user-friendly wizard. For applications, this saves disk space and increases performance when running from a slow media (like flash drives). For archives, this will recompress DLL, EXE, ZIP, JAR, IRC, PYD and BIN files to their maximum compression settings, as well as an option to decompress an app's binary files that were previously compressed with UPX.
All files are tested using UPX's test feature after compressing. Files smaller than 4K are automatically skipped as compressing will not save space on the drive. The standard Microsoft Visual C runtimes are skipped to prevent antivirus false-positives. Advanced configuration can be done with apps in PortableApps.com Format.
Note: As UPX will alter the EXEs and DLLs (reversible using the Decompress option in the AppCompactor) and some apps may have issues with Zip or Jar files compressed further, users should backup software and test it after processing.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PortableApps.comAppCompactor.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | ArcThemAll |
What's new? | https://portableapps.com/news/2022-06-20--portableapps.com-appcompator-3.7-released |
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webfork
on 2010-09-15 20:07
tommyD: Disadvantages are that it breaks some programs, and it may be slightly more CPU-intensive to decompress libraries and executables on the fly.
double0
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I agree with wf; where is operaportable? |
Universal Extractor allows you to extract files from a wide variety of archive files, including ZIP, ARJ, LZH, as well as MSI and EXE files created using various installer packages (such as Nullsoft, Wise, Inno Setup, etc). Useful for testing apps for portability because you can extract files directly from installer packages without having to go through the installation process. Note that the original developer no longer updates the program so some manual updates may be required.
Alternatively, an unofficial version with the latest-and-greatest internals is available (on Lupo's PenSuite site).
Commercial use note: license restrictions are present on included files UHARC02.EXE and UHARC04.EXE, but can be deleted without dramatic impact on the software. See website for more information.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Included libraries may write to the registry. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Main program: GPL, Included libraries: various, see note about commercial use |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Universal Extractor 2 |
What's new? |
Added support for environmental variables (eg., specify %temp% for debug dir) Added support for XZ compressed files and txz/tlz archives via 7-Zip Added support for Windows Installer merge modules (.msm) via MsiX Added support for NBH files via NBHextract Added translations for Armenian, Czeck, Persian (Farsi), Serbian, Swedish Changed 7-Zip unpacking behavior; now attempts brute force extraction only after External PEiD scan; change due to aggressive .exe resource extraction in new versions Changed Windows installer support (.msi, .msp) to use MsiX instead of msi2xml Changed LZMA support to use 7-Zip for extraction Changed FEAD support to use PEiD rather than TrID for detection Changed following formats to call 7z by name (also see 7-Zip debug comment): bz2, chm, gz, tar, Z this is mostly for code cleanup; functionality should be the same Fixed InstallShield 5.x regression in 1.6 preventing successful extraction Fixed bug in extraction of non-TAR LZW compressed files Fixed bug that prevented picking files after toggling history option Fixed bug in display of history combo boxes when no items listed Fixed cosmetic bug in Visual C++ SFX status dialog Fixed cosmetic bug in status dialogs due to extra padding by AutoIt Removed lzma helper binary Removed msi2xml helper binary and MSXML download link on MSI selection page Removed Windows NT 4.0 support from installer Removed debug output for 7-Zip, arj, hlp; buffers output, preventing proper user feedback and input prompts Updated success/fail detection to check output directory timestamp; can detect cases where files are overwritten, which old method missed; will still consider failed if user chooses not to overwrite files, or if all files are written to a subdirectory of the output directory Updated RPM and DEB support to extract interim CPIO and TAR files Updated FEAD support to workaround read-only permission issue Updated Zip support to log unzip output and permit minor reported unzip errors Updated PEiD detection of Microsoft SFX cab files for more reliable extraction Updated some UniExtract window sizes for better internationalization support Updated translations for Italian, Korean, Russian Updated 7-Zip to 9.13 beta Updated AutoIt to 3.3.6.1 and replaced deprecated _ArrayCreate UDF Updated InfoZip unzip to 6.0.0 Updated Inno Setup to 5.3.9 Updated innounp to 0.31 (supports Inno Setup 5.3.9) Updated InstallExplorer WCX to 0.9.2 Updated MSI WCX to 1.2.1 Updated PEiD to 0.95 Updated UnRAR to 3.93 |
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billon
on 2014-11-01 15:05
@so-called Numanoid - http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4719
betsaida
on 2022-08-28 07:09
@webfork Someone ought to change at portablefreeware.com/faq.php#extract the "Universal Extractor" Link to the updated fork UniExtract2
Andrew Lee
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@betsaida: I have changed the link to point to the forum topic instead. |
InnoEx is a small and simple front-end for InnoUnp for viewing and extracting of resources from Inno Setup installers. It is fast and easy to use, it supports drag and drop (both ways) and Windows shell integration.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Download the RAR package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch InnoEx.exe. InnoUnp can be updated manually. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Universal Extractor, Universal Extractor 2 |
What's new? |
See: https://web.archive.org/web/20171023090855/http://fec.usermd.net:80/innoex_changelog/ |
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juverax
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Sorry for the confusion. |
FUPX (formerly Free UPX) allows you to compress or decompress EXE, DLL, OCX, BPL, CPL and other files. It offers easy access to all documented and undocumented UPX parameters without the need for accessing the command-line.
The program is an advanced interface for the UPX (Ultimate Packer for eXecutables). It uses the Microsoft Portable Executable and COFF Specification.
Alternatively, FUPX Portable is in PortableApps.com Format and includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the app.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch fupx.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PortableApps AppCompactor |
What's new? |
See: http://www.pazera-software.com/products/free-upx/#changelog |
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__philippe
on 2017-02-22 13:39
For the Facebook-allergic crowd, might as well use directly the original Command-Line UPX engine:
jack
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@gbrao |
IZArc is an archive utility that supports drag-and-drop, searching inside archives, 50 different formats, archives broken into sections (spanning), the creation of self-extracting archives, repair of damaged ZIP archives, converting from archive type to another, create/merge multi-volume sets, etc. The program decompresses popular formats ZIP, RAR, 7Z, as well as CD image formats (ISO, BIN, NRG, IMG etc), while compressing to 7Z, JAR, ZIP, and many more, using their native speed/quality options and encryption methods.
IZArc2Go is the portable version of IZArc by the same author.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | 7-Zip, PeaZip, Bandizip |
What's new? | See: https://www.izarc.org/news |
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lautrepay
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InnoUnp V0.37 is needed to extract the installer: http://innounp.sourceforge.net/ |