Best freeware zip program?

[igowerf]

I tried Flashram's suggestions for Alzip and I think it's great! It might actually be better than winrar....

 

[igowerf]

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[ArmchairAthlete]

I use WinRar. Seems real good to me.

 

[Topher]

What's wrong with Winzip? It's free (or at least it doesn't disable if you don't register).

 

[gizbug]

winrar does it all
no need for winzip

 

[Cuda1447]

Another vote for winrar, its great.

 

[Topher]

<-- off to download winrar.

 

[Sid59]

winrar!!!!

 

[thornc]

Version 6.11.x of PowerArchiver...nothing wrong with it in my oppinion!

But I admit that WinRAR is good also!

 

[onza]

winace or winrar... sometimes if one cant do it the other can.

 

[Workin']

Winrar is not freeware.

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: Workin'
Winrar is not freeware.

Yeah. I'm looking for some freeware software. PowerArchiver 6.1 is getting old and has some problems with certain rar files. Maybe I'll just shell out $10 for UltimateZip. Thanks guys.

 

[BCYL]

WinRAR is great... not bloated like winzip, and does both zip and rar compression...

Once I tried winRAR i never went back to winzip...

 

[Flashram]

Alzip

 

[Glitchny]

the winrar tril doesn t expire as far as i know thoguh so its basicly free

 

[igowerf]

A nag screen appears after 40 days, but that's about it. You can still keep using it.

 

[Pretty Cool]

WindowsXP already has zip functionality built-in: archives are represented as folders. Opening up the folders reveals the files. Apparently, you don't like this feature. Personally, my preference is a slim context menu, so for all my compression programs, I put a shortcut in my send to folder. Hence, I can open a file by right-clicking/send to/zipgenius, winzip, winrar, and winace.

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: Pretty Cool
WindowsXP already has zip functionality built-in: archives are represented as folders. Opening up the folders reveals the files. Apparently, you don't like this feature. Personally, my preference is a slim context menu, so for all my compression programs, I put a shortcut in my send to folder. Hence, I can open a file by right-clicking/send to/zipgenius, winzip, winrar, and winace.

I usually set the context menus to "cascading" so my menu isn't bulked up.

 

[ganesha]

Originally posted by: Flashram
Alzip

 

[irl33thax0r]

WinRAR by far. It does everything, including extracting those self-extractors. *First program installed on my computer after any reformat

 

[NICKCARTER]

Total commander (windows commander)
It have internal zip,arj etc.
Could not stand Windows (file manager)
Of curse it´s not free, but you can look at it this way, you ger the zip for free when you get a new filemanager.
Once you try it, you can´t live whith out it.
Download it for try, here

 

[glugglug]

Winrar is the best.

Technically shareware not freeware but still.

Stuffit and Alzip may claim to be able to read .RAR archives but if you use any of the advanced features like solid archiving or recovery blocks or multimedia compression then they fail.

Also Winrar has the 2nd best compression ratio and is reasonably fast. Uharc compresses a few percent tighter (MUCH less than the difference between rar and zip) but its SSSSSSLLLLLLOOOOOOWWWWWW