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If you are searching for a good File and Archive Manager Software, which is a freeware also, then PeaZip may be worth consideration

• PeaZip is a reliable solution for most archive types you may met, and will help you in finding the right tool for a wide range of specific needs if you are searching for speed, or maximum compression, or strong encryption.
• You can use PeaZip on all Windows version and on Linux (PeaZip is a desktop neutral application) with the same features and look and feel; moreover, for both platforms, PeaZip is also available as standalone, portable application not needing installation.
• The best thing about PeaZip is that it’s perfectly embedded in Windows File Explorer. You can even select which program commands show up in context menus and therefore create a perfect toolbox to suit your needs.
• PeaZip supports all major formats, performs checksum integrity tests and is thoroughly documented. On the downside, there’s one feature you’ll miss: the ability to create RAR files.

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PeaZip supports the following formats:

Writes:
7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP

Reads and extract 118 archive types :
7z, bz, bz2, bzip2, tbz2, tbz, gz, gzip, tgz, tpz, tar, zip, z01, smzip, arj, cab, chm, chi, chq, chw, hxs, hxi, hxr, hxq, hxw, lit, cpio, deb, lzh, lha, rar, r01, 00, rpm, z, taz, tz, iso, jar, ear, war, lha, pet, pup, pak, pk3, pk4, slp, [Content], xpi, wim, u3p, lzma86, lzma, udf, xar, dmg, hfs, part1, split, swm, tpz, kmz, xz, txz, vhd, mslz, apm, mbr, fat, ntfs, exe, dll, sys, msi, msp, ods, ots, odm, oth, oxt, odb, odf, odg, otg, odp, otp, odt, ott, gnm, doc, dot, xls, xlt, ppt, pps, pot, docx, dotx, xlsx, xltx, swf, flv, quad, balz, zpaq, paq8f, paq8jd, paq8l, paq8o, lpaq1, lpaq5, lpaq8, ace, arc, wrc, 001, pea

• OS requirements for PeaZip: Win98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7
• PeaZip can’t create RAR files ( but can read and extract them )
• PeaZip is the best alternative to winzip and winrar with more features but PeaZip is a freeware
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