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7-Zip vs patool: catalog facts
7-Zip	patool
Free Free software with open source. The site states you can use 7-Zip on any computer…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Linux, macOS, Command line	Command line
High compression ratio in the 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 Packs 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM and unpacks dozens more, including RAR, ISO, MSI and…	One command set for many archive formats Can repack archives between formats and compare them
The Linux and macOS builds are console versions; there is no official graphical app on those platforms The Windows interface has not changed much in twenty years	Depends on external archive programs for many formats No graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-2.1	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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