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Compression Software Reviews


ZipGenius

Thu, 23 Oct 2008

ZipGenius benefits from the inclusion of Expert and Normal modes, which can be selected according to the user’s level of ability.




ALZip

Thu, 23 Oct 2008

With support for a staggering 36 compressed file formats, ALZip gets off to a great start. The rather cutesy interface is simple to use and doesn’t suffer from the confusion...


PeaZip

Thu, 23 Oct 2008

PeaZip can open a wide range of compressed formats and is capable of producing more than 10 varieties of compressed file.


7-Zip

Thu, 23 Oct 2008

Despite something of a sparse interface, 7-Zip has some useful features including support for 25 compression file formats...




KGB Archiver

Thu, 23 Oct 2008

Something of a curiosity, KGB Archiver supports only the Zip and its native KGB formats...



UnZipThemAll

Thu, 23 Oct 2008

Unlike the other tools in this Group Test, UnZipThemAll concerns itself only with the extraction of files.



Blubox

Thu, 24 Apr 2008

Web User tries this specialist image-compression program that aims to reclaim your hard disk space...



Windows XP Compressed Folders

Thu, 15 Feb 2007

Windows XP (and now Vista too) includes support for making ZIP files through its Compressed Folders feature.



StuffIt 9.5

Thu, 15 Feb 2007

StuffIt is more generally recognised as a compression tool for Apple computers, which explains the program’s support for the SIT format in addition to ZIP, RAR...



WinZip 11

Thu, 15 Feb 2007

WinZip is probably the best known compression tool on the market. The program can be used in Wizard or Advanced mode, depending on how much hand-holding you need...



WinRAR 3.62

Thu, 15 Feb 2007

With support for a wide range of compression formats, including the ubiquitous ZIP as well as RAR, ISO and CAB, WinRAR doesn’t leave you short of options...



PKZip 9

Thu, 15 Feb 2007

Although something of a stalwart of compression in the early days of PCs, PKZip is not a name that springs to most minds when thinking of ZIP tools nowadays.





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