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About Zipware
Zipware is a Windows archiver that opens ZIP, ZIPX, 7Z, RAR, RAR5, ISO, VHD, TAR, GZIP, XZ, DEB, DMG, RPM and more. It creates ZIP, 7z and self-extracting EXE archives, including split archives and AES-256 password-protected ones, and can convert between formats.
It integrates with the Explorer context menu, supports drag and drop, and adds extras such as VirusTotal file scanning, folder size listing, empty folder cleanup, checksum calculation and a small password store. It is free for personal and commercial use.
Strengths
- Extracts a wide range of formats including RAR5
- Creates AES-256 encrypted and self-extracting archives
- Explorer context menu with checksums and VirusTotal scanning
- Free for commercial use too
Limitations
- Windows only
- Closed source
- Cannot create RAR archives
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFreeware for personal and commercial use.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows users who want a simple free archiver with Explorer integration
- Categories
- Compression
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Zipware
Compare allSoftware that can replace Zipware for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
7-Zip
The small, free archiver that opens practically every archive format and compresses better than ZIP.
7-Zip is open source under LGPL-2.1, free for commercial use, and runs on Windows with console builds for Linux and macOS, though its interface is dated.
NanaZip
A 7-Zip fork that adds the Windows 11 right-click menu and ships through the Microsoft Store.
NanaZip is an MIT-licensed 7-Zip fork that appears in the Windows 11 right-click menu and updates through the Microsoft Store, on Windows 10 and 11 only.
PeaZip
A cross-platform archive manager that reads over two hundred formats and has a real file manager built in.
PeaZip is open source, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, reads over 200 formats and includes file manager tools, though its interface is busier.
Bandizip
Fast archiver for Windows and macOS with strong Unicode handling.
Bandizip adds strong Unicode filename handling, multi-core compression and a macOS version, but its free edition shows ads and withholds some features.
WinRAR
The archiver that created the RAR format, sold as shareware whose trial has never really expired.
WinRAR can create RAR archives with recovery records, which Zipware cannot, but it is paid, closed source software with a Windows-only graphical version.
Explzh
A Windows archiver for LZH, ZIP, CAB, RAR, 7z and tar with Explorer integration and ZIP repair.
Explzh adds LZH support, ZIP header repair and search inside archives, but requires a paid licence for commercial use and its documentation is mainly in Japanese.
7-Zip-zstd
Build of 7-Zip that adds Zstandard, Brotli, LZ4, LZ5 and Fast-LZMA2 compression.
7-Zip-zstd is a BSD-3-Clause 7-Zip build adding Zstandard, Brotli and LZ4 codecs, though archives using those codecs will not open in stock 7-Zip.
WinZip
A commercial archiver for Windows and Mac that zips, unzips, encrypts and shares files.
WinZip is a paid commercial archiver for Windows and Mac with encryption and backup features, requiring purchase after a 21-day trial.
Zipware as an alternative
Listings that name Zipware as an alternative.
PowerArchiver
A commercial archive manager for Windows and macOS that opens over 60 formats and encrypts archives.
Zipware is closed source Windows freeware, free for commercial use, creating AES-256 encrypted ZIP and 7z archives but not RAR.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Altap Salamander
A two-panel file manager for Windows with built-in viewers, archive support and FTP/SFTP clients.
Unreal Commander
A freeware two-panel file manager for Windows with archive support, an FTP client and plugins.
