Nearly all computer users come across file archives in different formats, e.g. the wide-spread ZIP format. Compressed files are easy to store and share. Ashampoo ZIP Free bundles essential features like reading and writing of archives in a single free application.
General functions:
Beautiful graphical interface, very intuitive and easy to use.
Full integration with Windows 7, 8 and 10, as well as Windows Server editions.
Powerful integration with Windows Explorer Shell, both 32bit and 64bit.
Supports creating and extracting ZIP, 7-ZIP, CAB, TAR (TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, TAR.XZ) and LHA formats.
Supports extracting from over 30 different formats, including RAR, ZIPX, ARJ, ARC, ACE, MSI, NSIS, CHM, DMG, RPM, CPIO, VHD, XAR, LZMA, LZH, SquashFS, CramFS, Z, ZOO, WIM plus ISO (ISO9660 and UDF).
Great support for all versions of RAR format, including latest 5.x.
Powerful AES encryption with 256 bit strength.
Only utility that reads all types of encrypted ZIP archives (PKAES, WZAES, etc.)
Virtually unlimited size of the archive, unlimited size of files inside archive and unlimited number of files inside archive when using ZIP and 7-ZIP formats.
Integrated Preview that supports many different image, text and other file formats. Preview files without ever extracting them from archive.