7-Zip is an excellent universal archiver, and most importantly it is free. The installation of the program is done in seconds.
The interface of the application is similar to other archivers, it will be understandable to everyone. The only difference is its built-in file manager, which allows you to easily view files from the archives in the application.
7-Zip supports all known archive formats - ZIP, GZIP, RAR, TAR, ISO, ARJ, GZ, LZA, LZH, WIM, BZIP2, XZ. It also has its own data format - 7z, which has a much higher compression rate than its competitors, so the packing and unpacking of files is very fast. The program integrates with Windows Explorer.
It is very easy to work with the program. In order to create an archive of a file or folder, you only need to select the object and, after right-clicking, select the appropriate action item in the menu. The program can calculate checksums, which will be useful for checking the integrity of the downloaded archives. Users will find Benchmark function, which checks the performance of your computer, useful.
The main features of the 7-Zip archiver are
- The presence of a command line to enter data;
- Creation and management of SFX archives;
- file manager;
- easy navigation in Windows Explorer;
- installation of the encryption on the archive;
- Unpacking archives in more than 20 formats;
The 7-Zip archiver will be very handy for working with a large number of large files and folders, it will save you time and resources when transferring data.