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bsdtar (libarchive)7-Zip
Free

Free and open source with no paid tier.

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

Windows, Linux, Command line Windows, Linux, macOS, Command line
  • One tool reads many formats, including zip, rar and ISO
  • Automatic format and compression detection
  • 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…
  • Writes fewer formats than it reads; rar is read-only
  • Command-line only
  • 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
Open source Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause License: LGPL-2.1
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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