Tuesday, February 28, 2006
7-Zip
Zip files, which pack many smaller files into one larger one, are everywhere on the Internet these days. When you download a file, chances are good that it will be a zipped file that must be uncompressed using a file zipper, or file compression tool.
For years, WinZip has been the standard in file compression tools. But it now cost US$30.
Try the free, open-source program 7-Zip.
Compatible with all recent versions of Windows as well as Linux/Unix, 7-Zip has a friendly, graphical user interface and handles all popular file compression formats, including zip, rar, cab, lzh, and chm.
For years, WinZip has been the standard in file compression tools. But it now cost US$30.
Try the free, open-source program 7-Zip.
Compatible with all recent versions of Windows as well as Linux/Unix, 7-Zip has a friendly, graphical user interface and handles all popular file compression formats, including zip, rar, cab, lzh, and chm.
