7-Zip - v9.20 - 1,05 MB - Open Source - Windows 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / server 2003 / Vista / 7

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. The AES code is under a BSD LICENSE. The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions.

ExtractNow - v4.58 - 1,75 MB - Freeware - Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7

ExtractNow is a simple utility that allows you to extract multiple archives quickly and easily. ExtractNow is not a complete archival solution. It's main purpose it to allow the user to extract multiple archives easily.

IZArc - v4.1.2 - 4,45 MB - Freeware - Windows 2000 / XP / server 2003 / Vista / 7

IZArc is the best freeware archive utility supporting many archive formats. With a modern easy-to-use interface, IZArc provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools. It allows you to drag and drop files from and to Windows Explorer, create and extract archives directly in Windows Explorer, create multiple archives spanning disks, creating self-extracting archives, repair damaged zip archives, converting from one archive type to another, view and write comments and many more.

jZip - v1.3 - 5,37 MB - Freeware - Windows XP / Vista

jZip is a new and free compression utility for Windows. jZip supports multiple popular archive formats such as Zip, RAR, 7z, ISO, TAR and GZip. It is fully compatible with archives created by other utilities such as WinZip, WinRar and 7-Zip.

PeaZip - v3.6.1 - 417 KB - Open Source - Windows 98 / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7

PeaZip allows to save archive's layouts; apply powerful multiple search filters to archive's content; handle multiple archives at once; export job definition as command line; bookmark archives and folders etc... Other features: AES256 encryption, robust file copy, split/join files (file span), secure file deletion, compare, checksum and hash files, system benchmark, generate random passwords and keyfiles.

PowerArchiver - v11.71 - 9,33 MB - Shareware - Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / server 2003 / Vista / 7

PowerArchiver has been downloaded by tens of millions of users worldwide. PowerArchiver offers hundreds of features, yet remains easy to use, small and fast. Novice users will find a familiar interface complete with tutorial and detailed help, while more experienced users can take advantage of full Explorer integration, multiple encryption methods and advanced compression algorithms.

PowerZip - v7.21 (Build 4010) - 2,33 MB - Shareware - Windows 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7

PowerZip is an easy-to-use file compression (zipping + unzipping) program for Windows. PowerZip lets you zip and unzip files directly from My Computer or Windows Explorer. It also enables you to password-protect confidential files with AES encryption; unzip 12 types of archives; create ZIP, CAB, TAR, GZ, BZ2, and ARJ archives; and create self-extracting archives.

TUGZip - v3.5.0.0 - 3,91 MB - Freeware - Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / server 2003

TUGZip is a powerful award-winning freeware archiving utility for Windows that provides support for a wide range of compressed, encoded and disc-image files, as well as very powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration.

WinAce - v2.69 - 3,85 MB - Commercial Trial - Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP / server 2003

WinAce is an archiving utility with an easy-to-use interface for creating, extracting, and viewing archives. It includes built-in compression for ACE, ZIP, LHA, and MS CAB formats, and built-in decompression for ACE, ZIP, LHA, MS CAB, RAR, ARJ, ARC, GZIP, TAR, and ZOO formats. You can create multivolume (disk-spanning) archives for ACE and MS CAB formats and self-extracting archives (SFX) for ACE and ZIP formats.

WinRAR - v3.93 - 1,30 MB - Shareware - Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7

WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.

WinZip - v15.0 (Build 9334) - 19,0 MB - Shareware - Windows XP / Vista / 7

WinZip is the world's most popular file compression software with over 20 years experience as the leader in the file compression industry. No other file compression utility is as easy to use or offers such a comprehensive and innovative feature set to help you save time, conserve space, and improve productivity.