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Archive Extractor7-Zip
Freemium

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Free software with open source. The site states you can use 7-Zip on any computer…

Web Windows, Linux, macOS, Command line
  • Opens over 70 formats, including disk images and installers
  • Handles password-protected and multi-part archives
  • 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…
  • Extracts archives only; it does not create them
  • Needs an internet connection
  • 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
Web application Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: LGPL-2.1
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Needs internet Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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