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p7zip7-Zip
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

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

macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Linux, macOS, Command line
  • 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
  • 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…
  • Command-line only, no bundled graphical interface
  • Development has slowed compared to the original Windows 7-Zip project
  • 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 not stated License: LGPL-2.1
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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