[pchelpers] Re: free and better alternatives to WinZip

Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:
>> PKWare created the ZIP format, so files created by PKZIP can be opened
>> by any standard ZIP-aware program, by definition.
>>
>> WinZIP has pretty much taken the throne away, though.
>>     
>
> For all those list members (probably most) who have a bad conscience
> about using WinZip longer than the trial period without paying for it,
> here are free alternatives, many of which are better too:
>
> (best one first, in my opinion)
>
> 7-Zip
> http://www.filehippo.com/download_7-zip/
> more info: http://www.7-zip.org/
>
> UltimateZip
> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/ultimatezip.html
> FAQ: http://www.ultimatezip.com/faq.htm
> direct download: http://www.flash-systems.de/download/uz30us/uzsetup.exe
>
> FreeZip
> (careful, there's a spyware-infested program with the same name!)
> If you don't need any of the other compression formats and want a
> no-frills decompression/compression program only for zip files, you
> might want to use this amazingly small and well-written program:
> http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,6383,00.asp
> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/
> But remember to read the directions first so that you don't accidentally
> zip your whole root or Windows folder and don't unpack a bunch of files
> into the wrong place instead of a separate folder.
>
> Others are listed here:
> http://pricelessware.org/thelist/fil.htm#File%20Compression:%20Zip-Unzip
>
> http://www.download.com/WinZip/3640-2250_4-10454671.html?pn=3&sb=0&v=0
> The Zip format is old, there are superior compression formats out there
> such as RAR and 7z that compress better than Zip. WinZip has hardly
> changed throughout the versions and there are other alternatives such as
> 7-Zip that support the popular file formats and are free so they don't
> have nag screens. WinZip's time has come and gone.
>
>
> Later i added this to some questions by PcCowboy:
>
> I've been using UltimateZip for several years, and i'm very pleased with
> the program. I discovered 7-Zip a while ago and have still not had time
> to try it out. I would say that the most important thing that probably
> makes 7-Zip better is that it's open source software (but UltimateZip is
> a very close second). That means that 7-Zip will always be free and will
> always get better and that there is very little chance that it will die,
> unless a better open source program comes along. In addition, it is more
> likely that its developers will listen to users' wishes for additional
> or improved features.
>
> You're right that 7-Zip does not advertise the ability to repair file
> corruption, so it probably can't do that at least yet. However, it's
> compression rate is much higher (30-70%) than UltimateZip's, and the
> need to be able to open a corrupted zip file instead of just downloading 
> it again or asking the correspondent to resend it is more theoretical 
> than real.
>
> For what it's worth, these are the exotic compression formats not
> supported by 7-Zip:
> ACE, BH, JAR, ARC, UUE
>
> and these are the exotic ones not supported by UltimateZip:
> CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM and DEB
>
> Just discovered a new free one that seems to beat both of the above at
> least in the number of formats it can handle.
> http://www.quickzip.org/quickzip/whatsnew450.php
> promises a whopping 30 encode types and 50 archive extensions!
>
>
>
>   
Well done, Ekhart. That was very useful.

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