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PeaZip vs Archive Extractor: catalog facts
PeaZip	Archive Extractor
Free Free and open source under LGPLv3; a portable package that needs no installation is…	Freemium Free to use with ads, with a paid option to remove them.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Works with 200+ archive types and variants and handles spanned archives Native application on Windows, Linux, macOS and BSD, with a portable package	Opens over 70 formats, including disk images and installers Handles password-protected and multi-part archives
The interface is busy compared with the plain 7-Zip window Creating RAR archives is not possible; RAR is read-only, as it is in other free tools	Extracts archives only; it does not create them Needs an internet connection
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: LGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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