7-Zip
| Version | 19(as of 4/9/2021) |
| Platform | Windows |
| License | Open Source |
| Category | Utility |
Main Features
- Supports many packing and unpacking formats
- Features an impressive compression ratio
- Offers file encryption for security
- Works as a useful file manager
Software Overview
7-Zip is a free, open-source application used to archive and compress data. It can combine a number of files into one archive or simply reduce the size of a single file for quick transfer.
7-Zip uses the 7z (.7Z) archive format by default, which provides a higher compression ratio than the .ZIP format. Along with 7z, 7-Zip supports ZIP, WIM, RAR, GZIP, BZIP2, and XZ compression formats. It also supports a multitude of package formats, such as TAR, MSI, DEB, ISO, CAB, RPM, NTFS, and Z. Along with packing and unpacking capabilities, 7-Zip is a useful file manager that allows you to copy and move your files to other locations.
7-Zip is a durable archiver and compression application. It supports many packing and unpacking formats and doubles as a useful file manager. While the 7-Zip interface is simplistic, it is a powerful, lightweight file compression utility.
Primary File Type
.7Z7-Zip Compressed File
Supported File Types
| Extension | File Type |
|---|---|
| .7Z | 7-Zip Compressed File |
| .AP_ | ADT Android Developer Package |
| .APK | Android Package File |
| .AR | Midtown Madness Data File |
| .ARC | Compressed File Archive |
| .ARJ | ARJ Compressed File Archive |
| .BZ | Bzip Compressed File |
| .BZ2 | Bzip2 Compressed File |
| .CAB | Windows Cabinet File |
| .CB7 | Comic Book 7-Zip Archive |
| .CRX | Chromium Extension |
| .DAZIP | Dragon Age: Origins Game File |
| .DEB | Debian Software Package |
| .DMG | Apple Disk Image |
| .EXE | Windows Executable File |
| .GNUTAR | GNU Tar Archive |
| .GZ | Gnu Zipped Archive |
| .GZI | Unix Gzip File |
| .GZIP | Gnu Zipped File |
| .HFS | HFS Disk Image File |
| .ISO | Disk Image File |
| .JGZ | Gzipped Javascript File |
| .LHA | LHARC Compressed Archive |
| .LXF | LEN Exchange Format File |
| .LZH | LZH Compressed File |
| .LZMA | LZMA Compressed File |
| .MCGAME | Minecraft Game Backup File |
| .MCT | Windows Live Messenger Data File |
| .MCWORLD | Minecraft World Backup |
| .MSI | Windows Installer Package |
| .NTFS | NTFS Partition File |
| .PAX | PAX Archive |
| .PET | Puppy Linux Install Package |
| .PK3 | Quake 3 Engine Game Data |
| .PSZ | Compressed PostScript File |
| .R00 | WinRAR Compressed Archive |
| .RAR | WinRAR Compressed Archive |
| .RELOC | Windows EXE Relocation Section File |
| .SDT | Siemens Desktop Theme File |
| .SDZ | NCI Compressed Database |
| .SDZ | Spring Content Package |
| .SFS | Squashfs File Archive |
| .SFX | Windows Self-extracting Archive |
| .SPK | Synology Package |
| .SQUASHFS | Squashfs File System |
| .TAR | Tape Archive |
| .TAR.GZ | Compressed Tarball File |
| .TAR.GZ2 | Misnamed BZ2 Tarball |
| .TAR.LZMA | LZMA Compressed Tarball |
| .TAR.XZ | XZ Compressed Tar Archive |
| .TBZ | Bzip Compressed Tar Archive |
| .TGZ | Gzipped Tar File |
| .TLZ | Tar LZMA Compressed File |
| .U3P | U3 Smart Application |
| .UDF | Universal Disk Format File |
| .VHD | Virtual PC Virtual Hard Disk |
| .WIM | Windows Imaging Format File |
| .XAR | Extensible Archive Format File |
| .XZ | XZ Compressed Archive |
| .Z | Unix Compressed File |
| .ZAD | Carmageddon Game Data File |
| .ZIP | Zipped File |
Additional Related File Types
| Extension | File Type |
|---|---|
| .001 | Split Archive Part 1 |
| .7Z.001 | 7-Zip Split Archive Part 1 File |
| .7Z.002 | 7-Zip Split Archive Part 2 File |
| .AZW2 | Kindle Active Content App File |
| .HE | Humongous Entertainment Game Archive |
| .R01 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 1 |
| .R02 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 2 |
| .R03 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 3 |
| .R21 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 21 |
| .TXZ | XZ Compressed Tar Archive |
| .ZI | Renamed Zip File |
| .ZPI | Zipped File |