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# compression

Manage and process files compression

## 7-Zip ![LGPL 2.0@7-zip.org: http://7-zip.org/download.html](/files/-LCNPk0UbeWYJd26V7WL) ![](/files/-LCNPjmLp2jOOp1sBmL4) ![](/files/-LCNPjdrjDtnhg469hj5)

### [Official Site](http://7-zip.org/)｜[Download Page](http://7-zip.org/download.html)

An open-source file archiver, an application used primarily to compress files, that provides high compression ratio.

## [Bandizip](http://www.bandisoft.com/bandizip/) ![](/files/-LCNPjmLp2jOOp1sBmL4) ![](/files/-LCNPjdrjDtnhg469hj5)

A lightweight, fast and free All-In-One Zip Archiver.

## [PeaZip](http://www.peazip.org/) ![LGPL 3.0@GitHub: https://github.com/giorgiotani/PeaZip](/files/-LCNPk0UbeWYJd26V7WL) ![](/files/-LCNPjmLp2jOOp1sBmL4) ![](/files/-LCNPjdrjDtnhg469hj5) ![](/files/-LCNPjbKRT3vtDHiAwf4)

Free file archiver utility, based on open-source technologies, cross-platform, full-featured but user-friendly alternative to similar general purpose archive manager applications, open 180+ archive formats.