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We all have came across the irritating situation of getting yourself registered when using Win Zip or WinRar to unzip a compressed Zip files. After using for few days for free everyone will get message to register themselves and pay for their services. After getting irritated messages again and again I found for opensource alternative for this software, and some of the alternatives are as follows,
1. 7zip
It has all the functionality of Win Zip and Win Rar, more importantly it supports most of the compression archive formats used frequently. More elaborate details of 7zip can be found on Wiki. However you may donate minuscule amount to keep this project alive. It is developed by by Igor Pavlov.
Download link: "https://www.7-zip.org/"
Details : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Zip
2. PeaZip
This software is again free, an opensource initiative for Windows, BSD and Linux system developed Giorgio Tani. More elaborate details of PeaZip can be found on Wiki. However you may donate minuscule amount to keep this project alive.
Download Link : https://www.peazip.org/
Details : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PeaZip
3. Zipware
Zipware is also a free opensource Archive software which supports many formats. Again one may donate to keep the initiative alive on their website.
Detail link: https://www.zipware.org/
4. Hamster Zip Archiver
Hamster Zip Archiver is one of the stylish a free alternative of Win Zip. However, installing this software may become irritating as it may install other software during installing.
Detail : https://www.hamstersoft.com/
5. ALZip
ALZip is an freeware archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows first released on 1999. ALZip is a file compression program that can unzip 40 different zip file archives.
- 7-Zip
- PeaZip
- Zipware
- Hamster Zip Archiver
- ALZip
1. 7zip
It has all the functionality of Win Zip and Win Rar, more importantly it supports most of the compression archive formats used frequently. More elaborate details of 7zip can be found on Wiki. However you may donate minuscule amount to keep this project alive. It is developed by by Igor Pavlov.
Download link: "https://www.7-zip.org/"
Details : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Zip
2. PeaZip
This software is again free, an opensource initiative for Windows, BSD and Linux system developed Giorgio Tani. More elaborate details of PeaZip can be found on Wiki. However you may donate minuscule amount to keep this project alive.
Download Link : https://www.peazip.org/
Details : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PeaZip
3. Zipware
Zipware is also a free opensource Archive software which supports many formats. Again one may donate to keep the initiative alive on their website.
Detail link: https://www.zipware.org/
4. Hamster Zip Archiver
Hamster Zip Archiver is one of the stylish a free alternative of Win Zip. However, installing this software may become irritating as it may install other software during installing.
Detail : https://www.hamstersoft.com/
5. ALZip
ALZip is an freeware archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows first released on 1999. ALZip is a file compression program that can unzip 40 different zip file archives.