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7-Zip 4.48 Beta

Copernic   on 27 June 2007 - 07:34 · 5 comments & 2635 views

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7-Zip is a file archiver with the high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, LZH, CHM, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB formats. Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format.

The main features of 7-Zip

* High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
* Supported formats:
- Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
- Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
* For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
* Self-extracting capability for 7z format
* Integration with Windows Shell

* Powerful File Manager
* Powerful command line version



* Plugin for FAR Manager
* Localizations for 63 languages

Changes:

- Encryption strength for .7z format was increased.
- Now it uses random initialization vectors.
- Some bugs were fixed.

Download: 7-Zip 4.48 Beta freeware
Link: Home Page

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#1 :: Lyon :: on 27 Jun 2007 - 23:20
This app replaces my "evaluation period" of WinRAR yay
(2 replies) #2 jamesyfx on 28 Jun 2007 - 10:01
Good software, but it doesn't extract 'split' rar files properly. So it's not a complete replacement for winrar.
#2.1 +Kirkburn on 28 Jun 2007 - 11:52
Always worked for me ...
#2.2 Angry_Badger on 28 Jun 2007 - 18:22
Yeah ive ever had a problem either. What exactly doesnt work?
#3 DamnLag on 29 Jun 2007 - 15:53
WinRAR will never be replaced on my computers.

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