PeaZip archive manager is the best freeware and open source. other than that freeware is easy to use and of course free.
For archive creation, PeaZip is supported by a variety of compression and encryption standard, from fastest to the most powerful, and allows to export job definition as scripts to bridge the gap between GUI and console applications, and let the user choose the best of both worlds.
PeaZip can also extract most of archive formats both from Windows and Unix world, ranging from major 7Z, RAR, TAR and ZIP to experimental families like PAQ / LPAQ, currently the most powerful compressor available.
PeaZip has secure deletion feature, can verify the checksum and hash files, and supports multiple strong encryption standards, optionally using two factor authentication (password and keyfile) for increased security:
- 7z is AES256 encryption
- This ZIP WinZip AE encryption based on AES256 (and ZipCrypto for legacy compatibility); can decrypt PKZip in AES encryption
- This FreeARC ARC: AES256, Blowfish, and Serpent256 Twofish256 – this format is also capable to generate recovery records to protect against data corruption
- PEA: AES256 EAX authenticated encryption
| Title: | PeaZip 4.3.0 |
| Filename: | peazip-4.3.WINDOWS.exe |
| File size: | 4.69MB (4,917,486 bytes) |
| Requirements: | Windows (All Versions) |
| Languages: | Multiple languages |
| License: | Open Source |
| Date added: | December 28, 2011 |
| Author: | Giorgio Tani giorgiotani.interfree.it |
| Download Page: | peazip (2) |