Alternatives to Explzh

A Windows archiver for LZH, ZIP, CAB, RAR, 7z and tar with Explorer integration and ZIP repair. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Explzh

    A Windows archiver for LZH, ZIP, CAB, RAR, 7z and tar with Explorer integration and ZIP repair.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Explzh.

  • 7-Zip

    The small, free archiver that opens practically every archive format and compresses better than ZIP.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxmacOSCommand line

    7-Zip is free and open source under LGPL-2.1, including for commercial use, and offers the 7z format with high compression, but lacks Explzh's ZIP repair features.

  • Bandizip

    Fast archiver for Windows and macOS with strong Unicode handling.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Bandizip also handles non-Latin filenames correctly and runs on Windows and macOS, but its free edition shows ads and withholds some features.

  • PeaZip

    A cross-platform archive manager that reads over two hundred formats and has a real file manager built in.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    PeaZip is open source under LGPL-3.0, reads over 200 formats on Windows, macOS and Linux, and includes file manager tools, but cannot create RAR.

  • WinRAR

    The archiver that created the RAR format, sold as shareware whose trial has never really expired.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    WinRAR is paid, closed source software that creates RAR archives with recovery records and can rebuild broken multi-part archives, with a graphical version only on Windows.

  • NanaZip

    A 7-Zip fork that adds the Windows 11 right-click menu and ships through the Microsoft Store.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    NanaZip is an MIT-licensed 7-Zip fork that adds the Windows 11 context menu and installs from the Microsoft Store, but supports only Windows 10 and 11.

  • Zipware

    A freeware Windows archiver that extracts ZIP, RAR, 7z and many other formats and creates ZIP and 7z archives.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Zipware is freeware for commercial use too, extracts RAR5 and many other formats and creates AES-256 ZIP and 7z, but it is closed source and Windows only.

  • PowerArchiver

    A commercial archive manager for Windows and macOS that opens over 60 formats and encrypts archives.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSCommand line

    PowerArchiver is paid software for Windows and macOS that opens over 60 formats, adds AES-256 and FIPS 140-2 encryption in Enterprise, and has a command-line edition.

  • WinZip

    A commercial archiver for Windows and Mac that zips, unzips, encrypts and shares files.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    WinZip is a paid commercial archiver for Windows and Mac that combines compression with encryption and backup, and requires purchase after a 21-day trial.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.