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7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.

Download 7-Zip 19.00 (2019-02-21) for Windows:

LinkTypeWindowsSize
Download.exe32-bit x861.2 MB
Download.exe64-bit x641.4 MB

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Download 7-Zip 20.02 alpha (2020-08-08) for Windows:

LinkTypeWindowsSize
Download.exe32-bit x861.2 MB
Download.exe64-bit x641.4 MB
Download.exe64-bit ARM641.5 MB

License

Zip

7-Zip is free software with open source. The most of the code is under the GNU LGPL license. Some parts of the code are under the BSD 3-clause License. Also there is unRAR license restriction for some parts of the code. Read 7-Zip License information.

You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.

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The main features of 7-Zip

  • High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression
  • Supported formats:
    • Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
    • Unpacking only: AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VMDK, WIM, XAR and Z.
  • For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
  • Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
  • Self-extracting capability for 7z format
  • Integration with Windows Shell
  • Powerful File Manager
  • Powerful command line version
  • Plugin for FAR Manager
  • Localizations for 87 languages

7-Zip works in Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2019 / 2016 / 2012 / 2008 / 2003 / 2000.

p7zip - the port of the command line version of 7-Zip to Linux/Posix.

On 7-Zip's SourceForge Page you can find a forum, bug reports, and feature request systems.

Compression ratio

We compared 7-Zip with WinRAR 5.20.

FILE SETS: Mozilla Firefox 34.0.5 for Windows and Google Earth 6.2.2.6613 for Windows.

ArchiverMozilla FirefoxGoogle Earth
65 files
85 280 391 bytes
483 files
110 700 519 bytes
Compressed sizeRatioCompressed sizeRatio
7-Zip 9.35
-mx
39 357 375100%15 964 369100%
WinRAR 5.20
-m5 -s -ma5 -md128m
41 789 543106%17 035 432107%

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Compression ratio results are very dependent upon the data used for the tests. Usually, 7-Zip compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format. And 7-Zip compresses to zip format 2-10% better than most of other zip compatible programs.

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