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ouch vs p7zip: catalog facts
ouch	p7zip
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
One command handles tar, zip, gzip, bzip, xz, zstand and more, picking the format from the file name…	Brings 7-Zip's strong compression ratios to Linux and macOS from the command line Widely bundled in Linux distributions, so it's readily available
It wraps the common formats rather than replacing specialist tools, and it has no interface beyond the terminal.	Command-line only, no bundled graphical interface Development has slowed compared to the original Windows 7-Zip project
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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