The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of file archivers. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions or external programs. A file archiver combines a number of files together into one archive file, or a series of archive files, for easier transportation or storage. ...

General information

Basic general information about the archivers: creator/company, license/price etc.

“USD” redirects here. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... 7-Zip is an open source file archiver designed originally for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and later made available to other systems. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... GNU logo The GNU Lesser General Public License (formerly the GNU Library General Public License) is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. ... Founded in 1992, ESTsoft is a South Korean based applications software and solutions development company. ... This article is about the year. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... BOMArchiveHelper is the default archive file handler in Mac OS X. It is a service application that has no GUI when double-clicked, rather it is invoked by opening its associated files or by choosing Create archive of file in the Finders contextual menu. ... Apple Inc. ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mac OS X (IPA: ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... CoreServices are a set of Mac OS X APIs that architecturally are underneath Carbon and Cocoa. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Dar is an excellent archiving tool which can completely replace tar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... In computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both file format (in the form of a type of archive bitstream) and the name of the program used to handle such files. ... GNU (pronounced ) is a computer operating system composed entirely of free software. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... The correct title of this article is . ... GNU (pronounced ) is a computer operating system composed entirely of free software. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Info-ZIP is an open source version of Phil Katzs deflate and inflate routines used in his popular file compression program, PKZIP. The free code released by the Info-ZIP project under a BSD license spawned a horde of PKZIP imitators (WinZip, PicoZip, PowerArchiver, Turbozip, PowerZip and many more... 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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... KGB Archiver is an open-source file archiver and data compression utility created by Tomasz Pawlak. ... The GNU logo For other uses of GPL, see GPL (disambiguation). ... PeaZip is an open source OS-portable file archiver, released under LGPL for Microsoft Windows and Linux (Linux version requires libgdk_pixbuf library). ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... GNU logo The GNU Lesser General Public License (formerly the GNU Library General Public License) is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation. ... PKZIP is an archiving tool originally written by the late Phil Katz, and marketed by his company PKWARE, Inc. ... Phil Katz, shown in 1994, holds a computer disk containing compression software made by his company, PKWare Inc. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... PowerArchiver is a proprietary file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows users, developed by ConeXware Inc. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This article is about the year. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Squeez is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Speedproject. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... The company was originally known as Aladdin Systems Inc. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... The Unarchiver is an open source data compression utility, which supports more formats than BOMArchiveHelper, the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X. It can also handle filenames in foreign character sets, created with non-English versions of other operating systems. ... GNU logo The GNU Lesser General Public License (formerly the GNU Library General Public License) is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation. ... TUGZip is a freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... WinAce is an archiving program with its own relatively powerful ACE compression format and built-in support for other common archive formats types such as ZIP, RAR and MS-CAB. The Mac OS X and Linux versions are called Unace and are command line programs. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Eugene Roshal. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... WinRK is a commercial file archiver program for Microsoft Windows. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... WinZip Computing Inc. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... The XAD system is an open source client based archiving and unarchiving system. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Look up shareware in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... ZipGenius is a freeware file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows users, developed by Matteo Riso of M.Dev Software. ... For other uses, see May (disambiguation). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BSD redirects here; for other uses see BSD (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... “USD” redirects here. ... 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Operating system support

The operating systems the archivers can run on. // An operating system (OS) is the software that manages the sharing of the resources of a computer. ...

Notes: Windows redirects here. ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ... IBM PC-DOS was one of the three major operating systems that dominated the personal computer market from about 1985 to 1995. ... Mac OS X (IPA: ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... BSD redirects here; for other uses see BSD (disambiguation). ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... AmigaOS is the default native operating system of the Amiga personal computer. ... 7-Zip is an open source file archiver designed originally for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and later made available to other systems. ... ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. ... BOMArchiveHelper is the default archive file handler in Mac OS X. It is a service application that has no GUI when double-clicked, rather it is invoked by opening its associated files or by choosing Create archive of file in the Finders contextual menu. ... Dar is an excellent archiving tool which can completely replace tar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The correct title of this article is . ... In computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both file format (in the form of a type of archive bitstream) and the name of the program used to handle such files. ... Info-ZIP is an open source version of Phil Katzs deflate and inflate routines used in his popular file compression program, PKZIP. The free code released by the Info-ZIP project under a BSD license spawned a horde of PKZIP imitators (WinZip, PicoZip, PowerArchiver, Turbozip, PowerZip and many more... IZArc is a freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows. ... KGB Archiver is an open-source file archiver and data compression utility created by Tomasz Pawlak. ... PeaZip is an open source OS-portable file archiver, released under LGPL for Microsoft Windows and Linux (Linux version requires libgdk_pixbuf library). ... PKZIP is an archiving tool originally written by the late Phil Katz, and marketed by his company PKWARE, Inc. ... PowerArchiver is a proprietary file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows users, developed by ConeXware Inc. ... Squeez is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Speedproject. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... StuffIt Expander used to be a freeware, closed source data compression software utility developed by Allume Systems (formerly Aladdin Systems) It runs in Mac OS Classic, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux/UNIX. It does not compress files. ... The Unarchiver is an open source data compression utility, which supports more formats than BOMArchiveHelper, the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X. It can also handle filenames in foreign character sets, created with non-English versions of other operating systems. ... TUGZip is a freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows. ... WinAce is an archiving program with its own relatively powerful ACE compression format and built-in support for other common archive formats types such as ZIP, RAR and MS-CAB. The Mac OS X and Linux versions are called Unace and are command line programs. ... WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Eugene Roshal. ... WinRK is a commercial file archiver program for Microsoft Windows. ... WinZip Computing Inc. ... The XAD system is an open source client based archiving and unarchiving system. ... ZipGenius is a freeware file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows users, developed by Matteo Riso of M.Dev Software. ... Windows redirects here. ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ... IBM PC-DOS was one of the three major operating systems that dominated the personal computer market from about 1985 to 1995. ... Mac OS X (IPA: ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... BSD redirects here; for other uses see BSD (disambiguation). ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... AmigaOS is the default native operating system of the Amiga personal computer. ...

1. ^  There is a special 64-bit version for Windows x64 Edition also available.
2. ^  The Unix-like system port is known as p7zip. p7zip also is provided by FreeDOS.
3. ^  The programs for other platforms are called Unace, do not have the same GUI, and can only perform decompression.
4. ^  The programs for other platforms are called RAR.
5. ^  This program also has a POSIX version available.
6. ^  Beezer is BeOS-only.

For the 64-bit Windows XP for Itanium systems, see Windows XP 64-bit Edition. ... Diagram of the relationships between several Unix-like systems A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... p7zip is a port of the command line version of the 7-Zip file archiver—famous for its introduction of the high-compression LZMA format—to POSIX-conforming operating systems, such as Unix, Linux, Windows NT (or greater version) and Mac OS X. It is free software, available under the... GUI can refer to the following: GUI is short for graphical user interface, a term used to describe a type of interface in computing. ... POSIX or Portable Operating System Interface[1] is the collective name of a family of related standards specified by the IEEE to define the application programming interface (API) for software compatible with variants of the Unix operating system. ...

Archiver features

Information about what common archiver features are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons).

Notes: “Source coding” redirects here. ... In computing, a shell is a piece of software that provides an interface for users (command line interpreter). ... 7-Zip is an open source file archiver designed originally for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and later made available to other systems. ... ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. ... BOMArchiveHelper is the default archive file handler in Mac OS X. It is a service application that has no GUI when double-clicked, rather it is invoked by opening its associated files or by choosing Create archive of file in the Finders contextual menu. ... Dar is an excellent archiving tool which can completely replace tar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both file format (in the form of a type of archive bitstream) and the name of the program used to handle such files. ... The correct title of this article is . ... Info-ZIP is an open source version of Phil Katzs deflate and inflate routines used in his popular file compression program, PKZIP. The free code released by the Info-ZIP project under a BSD license spawned a horde of PKZIP imitators (WinZip, PicoZip, PowerArchiver, Turbozip, PowerZip and many more... IZArc is a freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows. ... KGB Archiver is an open-source file archiver and data compression utility created by Tomasz Pawlak. ... PeaZip is an open source OS-portable file archiver, released under LGPL for Microsoft Windows and Linux (Linux version requires libgdk_pixbuf library). ... PKZIP is an archiving tool originally written by the late Phil Katz, and marketed by his company PKWARE, Inc. ... PowerArchiver is a proprietary file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows users, developed by ConeXware Inc. ... Squeez is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Speedproject. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... StuffIt Expander used to be a freeware, closed source data compression software utility developed by Allume Systems (formerly Aladdin Systems) It runs in Mac OS Classic, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux/UNIX. It does not compress files. ... The Unarchiver is an open source data compression utility, which supports more formats than BOMArchiveHelper, the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X. It can also handle filenames in foreign character sets, created with non-English versions of other operating systems. ... TUGZip is a freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows. ... WinAce is an archiving program with its own relatively powerful ACE compression format and built-in support for other common archive formats types such as ZIP, RAR and MS-CAB. The Mac OS X and Linux versions are called Unace and are command line programs. ... WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Eugene Roshal. ... WinRK is a commercial file archiver program for Microsoft Windows. ... WinZip Computing Inc. ... The XAD system is an open source client based archiving and unarchiving system. ... ZipGenius is a freeware file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows users, developed by Matteo Riso of M.Dev Software. ... “Source coding” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Shell_(computing). ...

1. ^  Application is only for decompression.
2. ^  GNU tar calls the external programs gzip and bzip2 to perform compression; these external programs usually come with systems that contain GNU tar.
3. ^  Allows adding of a variable amount of redundancy for much better error recovery. See also RAR (file format).
4. ^  BitZipper uses various methods to extract data from damaged files.

Redundancy in information theory is the number of bits used to transmit a message minus the number of bits of actual information in the message. ... “RAR” redirects here. ...

Archive format support

Reading

Information about what archive formats the archivers can read. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the archiver or extensions that provide such functionality. This is a list of file formats used by archivers and compressors. ...

Notes: The ZIP file format is a popular data compression and archival format. ... In computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both file format (in the form of a type of archive bitstream) and the name of the program used to handle such files. ... The correct title of this article is . ... The correct title of this article is . ... 7z is a compressed archive file format that supports several different data compression, encryption and pre-processing filters. ... “RAR” redirects here. ... LHA is a freeware compression utility and associated file format. ... In computing, ACE is a proprietary data compression archive file format with superior compression compared to the ZIP file format, but at the cost of a lower compression speed. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... ARJ is a tool for creating compressed file archives. ... KGB Archiver is an open-source file archiver and data compression utility created by Tomasz Pawlak. ... Dar is an excellent archiving tool which can completely replace tar. ... ARC is a file format by SEA (System Enhancement Associates) that was very popular before Phil Katzs introduction of the ZIP format. ... In computing, CAB is the Microsoft Windows native compressed archive format. ... ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 7-Zip is an open source file archiver designed originally for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and later made available to other systems. ... ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. ... BOMArchiveHelper is the default archive file handler in Mac OS X. It is a service application that has no GUI when double-clicked, rather it is invoked by opening its associated files or by choosing Create archive of file in the Finders contextual menu. ... Dar is an excellent archiving tool which can completely replace tar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both file format (in the form of a type of archive bitstream) and the name of the program used to handle such files. ... The correct title of this article is . ... Info-ZIP is an open source version of Phil Katzs deflate and inflate routines used in his popular file compression program, PKZIP. The free code released by the Info-ZIP project under a BSD license spawned a horde of PKZIP imitators (WinZip, PicoZip, PowerArchiver, Turbozip, PowerZip and many more... IZArc is a freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows. ... KGB Archiver is an open-source file archiver and data compression utility created by Tomasz Pawlak. ... PeaZip is an open source OS-portable file archiver, released under LGPL for Microsoft Windows and Linux (Linux version requires libgdk_pixbuf library). ... PKZIP is an archiving tool originally written by the late Phil Katz, and marketed by his company PKWARE, Inc. ... PowerArchiver is a proprietary file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows users, developed by ConeXware Inc. ... Squeez is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Speedproject. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... StuffIt Expander used to be a freeware, closed source data compression software utility developed by Allume Systems (formerly Aladdin Systems) It runs in Mac OS Classic, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux/UNIX. It does not compress files. ... The Unarchiver is an open source data compression utility, which supports more formats than BOMArchiveHelper, the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X. It can also handle filenames in foreign character sets, created with non-English versions of other operating systems. ... TUGZip is a freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows. ... WinAce is an archiving program with its own relatively powerful ACE compression format and built-in support for other common archive formats types such as ZIP, RAR and MS-CAB. The Mac OS X and Linux versions are called Unace and are command line programs. ... WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Eugene Roshal. ... WinRK is a commercial file archiver program for Microsoft Windows. ... WinZip Computing Inc. ... The XAD system is an open source client based archiving and unarchiving system. ... ZipGenius is a freeware file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows users, developed by Matteo Riso of M.Dev Software. ... The ZIP file format is a popular data compression and archival format. ... In computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both file format (in the form of a type of archive bitstream) and the name of the program used to handle such files. ... The correct title of this article is . ... The correct title of this article is . ... 7z is a compressed archive file format that supports several different data compression, encryption and pre-processing filters. ... “RAR” redirects here. ... LHA is a freeware compression utility and associated file format. ... In computing, ACE is a proprietary data compression archive file format with superior compression compared to the ZIP file format, but at the cost of a lower compression speed. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... ARJ is a tool for creating compressed file archives. ... KGB Archiver is an open-source file archiver and data compression utility created by Tomasz Pawlak. ... Dar is an excellent archiving tool which can completely replace tar. ... ARC is a file format by SEA (System Enhancement Associates) that was very popular before Phil Katzs introduction of the ZIP format. ... In computing, CAB is the Microsoft Windows native compressed archive format. ... ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

1. ^  Used to, but no longer does, due to technical and legal issues. More info
2. ^  GNU tar calls external programs[1] (like compress, gzip or bzip2 or any other programs working with abstract streams and supporting the "-d" option) to perform (un)compression, and allowing you to implement your own filters^[2]. These external programs may be shipped with your Operating System.
3. ^  GNU tar let you to implement your own filters[3], allowing you to use others compression program (p7zip, ...) and others filters (GPG, ...).
4. ^  Starting from version 11.
5. ^  Requires external program. More info
6. ^  ALZip also reads: alz, ace, arc, arj, b64, bh, bhx, bin (hex files), bin (CD images), bz2, cab, ear, enc, gz, ha, ice, iso, jar, lcd, lha, lzh, mim, pak, rar, tar, tgz, uue, uu, war, xxe, z, zip, zoo, 7z, and 001
7. ^  BOMArchiveHelper itself is unable to open ISO files, but Disk Utility, which also comes with Mac OS X, is able to mount them as virtual disks.
8. ^  Decompression of ZIP archives can fail with 7-Zip, depending on which archiver was used for the ZIP.
9. ^ XAD is modular and supports virtually up to 300 archive methods and file types. Its GUI (Voodoo-X) supports 80 archive types. So all archives inclued in the comparison list should be (more or less) managed by XAD.
10. ^  Requires external programs.[4]
11. ^  Requires external program.[5]

Categories: Disambiguation | Software stubs | Data compression software ... The correct title of this article is . ... The correct title of this article is . ... For other uses of stream, see stream (disambiguation). ...

Writing

Information about what archive formats the archivers can write and create. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the archiver or extensions that provide such functionality. This is a list of file formats used by archivers and compressors. ...

Notes: The ZIP file format is a popular data compression and archival format. ... In computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both file format (in the form of a type of archive bitstream) and the name of the program used to handle such files. ... The correct title of this article is . ... The correct title of this article is . ... 7z is a compressed archive file format that supports several different data compression, encryption and pre-processing filters. ... “RAR” redirects here. ... LHA is a freeware compression utility and associated file format. ... In computing, ACE is a proprietary data compression archive file format with superior compression compared to the ZIP file format, but at the cost of a lower compression speed. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... ARJ is a tool for creating compressed file archives. ... KGB Archiver is an open-source file archiver and data compression utility created by Tomasz Pawlak. ... Dar is an excellent archiving tool which can completely replace tar. ... ARC is a file format by SEA (System Enhancement Associates) that was very popular before Phil Katzs introduction of the ZIP format. ... In computing, CAB is the Microsoft Windows native compressed archive format. ... ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 7-Zip is an open source file archiver designed originally for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and later made available to other systems. ... ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. ... BOMArchiveHelper is the default archive file handler in Mac OS X. It is a service application that has no GUI when double-clicked, rather it is invoked by opening its associated files or by choosing Create archive of file in the Finders contextual menu. ... Dar is an excellent archiving tool which can completely replace tar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both file format (in the form of a type of archive bitstream) and the name of the program used to handle such files. ... The correct title of this article is . ... Info-ZIP is an open source version of Phil Katzs deflate and inflate routines used in his popular file compression program, PKZIP. The free code released by the Info-ZIP project under a BSD license spawned a horde of PKZIP imitators (WinZip, PicoZip, PowerArchiver, Turbozip, PowerZip and many more... IZArc is a freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows. ... KGB Archiver is an open-source file archiver and data compression utility created by Tomasz Pawlak. ... PeaZip is an open source OS-portable file archiver, released under LGPL for Microsoft Windows and Linux (Linux version requires libgdk_pixbuf library). ... PKZIP is an archiving tool originally written by the late Phil Katz, and marketed by his company PKWARE, Inc. ... PowerArchiver is a proprietary file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows users, developed by ConeXware Inc. ... Squeez is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Speedproject. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... TUGZip is a freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows. ... WinAce is an archiving program with its own relatively powerful ACE compression format and built-in support for other common archive formats types such as ZIP, RAR and MS-CAB. The Mac OS X and Linux versions are called Unace and are command line programs. ... WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Eugene Roshal. ... WinRK is a commercial file archiver program for Microsoft Windows. ... WinZip Computing Inc. ... ZipGenius is a freeware file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows users, developed by Matteo Riso of M.Dev Software. ... The ZIP file format is a popular data compression and archival format. ... In computing, tar (derived from tape archive) is both file format (in the form of a type of archive bitstream) and the name of the program used to handle such files. ... The correct title of this article is . ... The correct title of this article is . ... 7z is a compressed archive file format that supports several different data compression, encryption and pre-processing filters. ... “RAR” redirects here. ... LHA is a freeware compression utility and associated file format. ... In computing, ACE is a proprietary data compression archive file format with superior compression compared to the ZIP file format, but at the cost of a lower compression speed. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. ... ARJ is a tool for creating compressed file archives. ... KGB Archiver is an open-source file archiver and data compression utility created by Tomasz Pawlak. ... Dar is an excellent archiving tool which can completely replace tar. ... ARC is a file format by SEA (System Enhancement Associates) that was very popular before Phil Katzs introduction of the ZIP format. ... In computing, CAB is the Microsoft Windows native compressed archive format. ... ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

1. ^  GNU tar calls the external programs gzip and bzip2 to perform compression; these external programs usually come with systems that contain GNU tar.
2. ^  Requires rar.exe from WinRAR.
3. ^  Requires external program. More info
4. ^  StuffIt Expander not included in this list because it only expands archives.
5. ^  Requires Ace32.exe from WinAce.
6. ^  The Extractor and XAD are not included in this list because they only expand archives.
7. ^  ALZip can also write to the following formats: BH, JAR, and LZH
8. ^  Requires external program.[6]
9. ^  Updating archives is not supported.[7]
10. ^  Requires external program.[8]

StuffIt Expander used to be a freeware, closed source data compression software utility developed by Allume Systems (formerly Aladdin Systems) It runs in Mac OS Classic, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux/UNIX. It does not compress files. ...

Comparison of efficiency

See also: Data_compression#Comparative

The table below is meant for comparison purposes and are approximate. [9] The percentage figures are the percentage of the size of the uncompressed file: the lower the percentage, the better compression. “Source coding” redirects here. ...

Note: RAR version used was an old version that is different from current versions (see source). 7-Zip is an open source file archiver designed originally for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and later made available to other systems. ... The correct title of this article is . ... REDIRECT RAR (file format) ... The correct title of this article is . ... The ZIP file format is a popular data compression and archival format. ... LHA is a freeware compression utility and associated file format. ...

Unusual support

Some archivers support file extraction from .msi and .iso formats as well. These include WinRAR, ALZip,IZArc, and 7-zip. Windows Installer setup for Nero - Burning ROM The Windows Installer (previously known as Microsoft Installer, codename Darwin) is an engine for the installation, maintenance, and removal of software on modern Microsoft Windows systems. ... An ISO image (.iso) is an informal term for a disk image of an ISO 9660 file system. ... WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Eugene Roshal. ... ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. ... IZArc is a freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows. ... 7-Zip is an open source file archiver designed originally for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and later made available to other systems. ...

PeaZip has full support for LPAQ and some PAQ formats (PAQ8F/JD/L/O), and for its native PEA format. PeaZip is an open source OS-portable file archiver, released under LGPL for Microsoft Windows and Linux (Linux version requires libgdk_pixbuf library). ... PAQ is a series of open source data compression archivers that have evolved through collaborative development to top rankings on several benchmarks measuring compression ratio (although at the expense of speed and memory usage). ... This is a list of file formats used by archivers and compressors. ...

See also

• Comparison of archive formats
• Comparison of file systems
• List of archive formats
• List of file systems

This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This is a list of file formats used by archivers and compressors. ... The following lists identify, characterise and link to more thorough information on computer file systems. ...

Corpora

Data collections useful for comparing data compression systems.

• Canterbury Corpus
• Calgary Corpus

There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The Calgary Corpus is a body of text and binary data that is commonly used for comparing data compression algorithms. ...

External links

• Maximum Compression - Comparison of many archivers
• Lossless Data Compression (links and spreadsheets)
• Archive Comparison Test
• Compression Tools Compared, Linux Journal, September 2005
• Comparison of various softwares of compression (french)