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Ashampoo ZIP Free vs 7-Zip: catalog facts
Ashampoo ZIP Free	7-Zip
Free Free of charge; Ashampoo sells other paid software.	Free Free software with open source. The site states you can use 7-Zip on any computer…
Windows	Windows, Linux, macOS, Command line
Windows Explorer integration for one-click packing and unpacking Can convert archives between formats	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…
Windows only Closed source	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License: LGPL-2.1
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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