List Of Best Free Zip/Unzip Software

Here is a list of best free zip/unzip software. These zip/unzip software let you compress or extract archives easily. All these zip/unzip software are completely free and can be downloaded to Windows PC. These zip/unzip software offer various features, like: compressing files or folders to various archive formats such as 7Z, ZIP, GZIP, TAR, ARJ, CAB, RAR, LZH, Z etc., decompressing archives of various types, set passwords to archives, drag and drop support, shell integration, open, view, add or delete files from archives and more. So, go through this list of free zip/unzip software and see which ones you like the most.

7-Zip

7-Zip is free file compression software. It supports various popular compression formats. Supported formats for packing and unpacking are: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR. For unpacking it supports: ARJ, CAB, RAR, CHM, ISO, NSIS, LZH, LZMA, MSI, UDF, WIM, XAR, Z and many more. You can create self extracting archives for 7z format.

PeaZip

PeaZip is a free file compression utility. Supported file formats that it can create are: 7Z, ZIP, ARC, BZ2, GZ, TAR, WIM, XZ, PAQ, PEA, UPX etc. Also it can open and extract RAR, CAB, ACE, ARJ, DEB, ISO, DMG, LHA, RPM, UDF, ZIPX file formats. It supports more than 150 file formats. It also supports encryption with password.

B1 Free Archiver

B1 Archiver is a free software for creating archives and extracting archived files. It supports various file formats like B1, ZIP, 7Z, RAR and others. You can protect your archives with password. It uses 256 bit AES encryption algorithm, so no one can read or extract your files without correct password.

ZipGenius Standard Edition

ZipGenius is a free file compression software. It can handle more than 20 compressed archive file formats. It integrates in the Windows shell and can be use by right clicking on any file or folder. You can save your disk space by compressing files. It is a perfect tool for compressing files or folders. It comes in various languages.

Bandizip

Bandizip is a free archiving software. It supports ZIP, ZIPX, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, ISO, CAB, ARJ, ALZ, EGG, LZH, BH, BZ2, JAR, WIM, XZ, Z, ACE, TXZ, TLZ, PMA, J2J and various other archives formats. You can create ZIP, ZIPX, EXE, TAR, TGZ archive files. You can split large archive to various small parts. It has fast zip algorithm for compression and extraction. You can use drag and drop feature also.

QuickZIP

QuickZIP is a free file compression and encryption software. You can compress files with it to save your disk space. It uses a strong AES-256 encryption algorithm to encrypt files with password. It supports ZIP, 7Z, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2 formats for packing and unpacking, and ARJ, CAB, RAR, ISO, CHM, DMG, HFS, LZH, LZMA, MSI, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR, Z etc. for packing.

The Extractor

The Extractor is a free software to extract ZIP and RAR archives. You can drag and drop files or folders to its window. You can extract the data to the same folder or in a new one. You can set preset and cleanup options for archive files. It can also extract password protected files. You can queue any number of ZIP, RAR and folders to extract. You can apply ‘delete processed files after successful extraction’ option.

Express Zip

Express Zip is an easy to use file compression software. You can create, extract and edit zipped files and folders. You can extract files from various types of archives including 7Z, RAR, CAB, ISO and many more. It has a simple user interface and a support of drag and drop functionality.

ZipWiz 2005

ZipWiz 2005 is a simple software to create or extract ZIP archives. You can compress your files to ZIP format. You can add files or folders to zip them. It has a wizard like interface which guides you step by step for zipping or unzipping process. It also has the facility to check the files with your virus scanner before unzipping.

Best Self Extractor

Best Self Extractor is a portable software that converts compressed files into self extracting executable files. It supports 15 types of compressed files formats including ZIP, RAR, 7ZIP, TAR, JAR, ISO, CAB, and Z. It is useful when sending files via e-mail. It automatically decompresses the contents of the executable without the need of any other software. It is actually JiJi Self Extractor utility.

Win7z

Win7z is a file compression software. It is better than ZIP and RAR format as 7Z format has higher compression ratio. Supported formats are: ZIP, RAR, ARJ, CAB, CPIO, DEB, DMG, FAT, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, NSIS, NTFS, RPM, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR etc. The program has attractive interface and is easy to use. You can also create self extracting archives.

HaoZip

HaoZip is a free file archive software. It can handle 50 file formats including 7Z, ZIP, RAR etc. You can create or extract archive files easily. It has a Windows Explorer like interface. It can repair damaged zip file. It also has number of integrated but optional extras features like an Image Viewer, MD5 Checksum Tool, and a Batch Renamer.

KGB Archiver

KGB Archiver is free ZIP tool with a high compression rate. It also lets you encrypts files using AES-256 encryption method. It is the strongest and safest encryption available. It offers nine levels of compression from minimal to maximum. Due to high rate of compression, it does have higher hardware requirements.

SimpleZip

SimpleZip is a free, simple and easy to use compression software. It supports only ZIP file format. You can create new archives, modify existing archives or can extract existing archives. It also allows drag and drop operations. You can navigate large archives easily by using flat list or hierarchical file listing. It compresses files quickly.

ZipTools

ZipTools is a free file compression software. It saves the archives with CPX extension. You have to manually add .CPX extension to your archives. It is very small in size. It comes as a single executable and doesn’t require installation. It handles one file at a time and cannot compress folders. Also you cannot add files to existing archives.

Right-Click for Zip Unzip

Right-Click for Zip Unzip is a lightweight and easy to use software that puts all the power of Zip and Unzip into the right mouse button. To create a zip file you can select one or more files and right click on them and choose create zip option. You can also protect a file with password by choosing create zip file with password from right click menu. To unzip a zipped file, again right click on it and select the extract option. It is very simple to use software and can be operated from right click.

Free File Extractor

Free File Extractor is a file compression tool. You can quickly unpack files from various compression formats. You can create new archives and add files to existing archives. Supported formats include ZIP, RAR, 7Z, CAB, GZIP, TAR etc. It also supports extraction of password protected archives.

ZipItFree

ZipItFree is a free utility to compress or extract files or folders. It compresses files and folders to save disk space or for sending files from email. It supports over 15 compression formats including ZIP, RAR, ACE, ARC, BH, BZip, JAR, CAB, GZIP, LHA, TAR, UUE etc. You can also split large ZIP files to multiple parts with custom size to fit in your media.

Free One Click ZIP & RAR Wizard

Free One Click ZIP & RAR Wizard is a free software designed for beginners for compressing or decompressing files and folders. It handles ZIP and RAR formats which is most commonly used for compression. You can create ZIP or RAR from a file or folder by clicking the appropriate button of its interface. You can also unpack ZIP or RAR file by clicking the respective button from its main window. It is very easy to use this software.

KuaiZip

KuaiZip is a free compressor and decompressor with advanced compression technology. It has its own compression format (.KZ). It supports more than 40 compression formats such as ZIP, RAR, 7Z etc. You can split large archive files for transmission. You can mount compressed archives, CD/DVD images as virtual disk/folder.

Astrotite 200X and AstroA2P

Astrotite 200X and AstroA2P is a free file compression and encryption software. You can store multiple files in a single archive. It supports decompression of ZIP, RAR, CAB, TAR, ISO, GZ, BZ2, TGZ etc. formats and for compression it supports ZIP and its own AFA format. It has simple user interface.

WinFileZip

WinFileZip is a simple and easy to use software to compress or decompress files. It can compress files in ZIP format. You can add or delete files from any archive. It can display both compressed and uncompressed dimensions and disk space saved for each compressed file. To extract files, specify the location and click extract button.

Show me how to Zip

Show me how to Zip is a free software to compress files. You can ZIP any type of file to reduce their file size. This is very useful when you want to share files with your friends via email. Zipping files make them convenient to transfer and also saves valuable disk space. It has an on screen guide which explains what to do to zip or unzip files.

Valise Light

Valise Light is a free software to compress or decompress files. It has its own extension .CKP. You can create self extracting password protected executables from any file or folder you selected. It uses DES algorithm to encrypt files with password. The size of the self extracting executable created by this software is smaller than the size of the self extracting executable created by WinZip.

xRar

xRar is a free and lightweight packer and unpacker. It can write ZIP format while it can read various formats including ZIP, RAR, 7Z, ISO, ACE, TAR, CAB, GZ, IMG, GZIP, TGZ etc. It supports ZIP file encryption and uses AES 128, AES 192, and AES 256 bit encryption. It also has full shell integration.

SDR Free RAR File Opener

SDR Free RAR File Opener is basically an unrar software, means to extract files from RAR archives. You can use this small utility to extract data from RAR files. It can compress files to ZIP format also. Some other compression formats are also supported. To extract the RAR files you have to locate it from its file view explorer and select it, and click extract button.

WinVice

WinVice is a free and easy to use utility that works with ZIP, RAR, and SFX (EXE) archives. It can create self extracting archives from any file. It doesn’t have many settings to apply. It is straight forward software. Self extracting archives don’t require any software to extract files from SFX archive.

IZArc

IZArc is a file compression and decompression tool. It has many powerful features. You can drag and drop file from and to Windows Explorer to create and extract files. You can create self extracting archives, repair damaged zip archives, convert from one archive type to another, view or write comments to archives, etc. It also has a multi-language support. It supports archive encryption of AES 128, 192, and 256-bit encoding.

Quick Zip

Quick Zip is a free file compression utility. It supports ZIP and other popular archive formats. You can drag and drop files to its interface for quick compression. It has full shell integration. It has a multi-pane interface which makes it easy to see files, folders, and archive properties. This program is for novice users as well as for power users.

Universal Extractor

Universal Extractor is a free software to decompress and extract files from various types of archives and installers. It can extract files from ZIP, RAR, self extracting EXE files and from virtually any type of archive, regardless of file format, compression method etc. It can be run from Windows context menu by right clicking on any archive. It supports various languages.

JustZIPit

JustZIPit is a free file compression tool. It lets you to compress or decompress files or folders with single click. It works from the context menu. You can right click on any file or folder and choose ‘JustZipit – Create a zip file’ and the file or folder will compressed quickly to a ZIP file. It is a very fast tool to compress or decompress files.

FreeArc

FreeArc is an open-source file compression software. It uses highest compression levels. It uses LZMA, PPMD, TrueAudio, Tornado and GRzip algorithms. It works 2-5 times faster than other compression programs. It is superior to other existing practical file compressors. You can also create self extracting (SFX) archive. You can add or delete files from existing archives.

DropZip

DropZip is a free software for extracting file from ZIP or RAR archives. It supports drag and drop method. You can drag ZIP or RAR file(s) onto its icon and they will be unzipped into a folder with same name as of archive. You can also convert file or folder to a ZIP file by the same drag and drop operation. It supports ZIP and RAR format for decompression and ZIP format for compression.

FilZip

FilZip is a file compression and decompression software. It supports around 15 archive types, including ARJ, RAR, TAR, CAB, and LHA. It integrates with Windows context menu for easy compression and extraction of files. You can open, view, and delete files from an archive. You can password protect your ZIP files and can see ZIP comments. You can also convert one archive into another.

RarMonkey

RarMonkey is a simple RAR archive extraction and compression tool. It has a cute and unique interface. It can be integrated with Windows shell and you can associate it with RAR files. It supports drag and drop method. You can extract multiple RAR archive at a time. If multiple archives are protected with same password and you have to enter the password only once to extract all the archives.

PIM

PIM is an archiving tool to compress or decompress archives. It is very small in size and easy to use. It can extract from the following archives types: PIM, BALZ, QUAD, ZIP, JAR, PK3, PK4, PAK, and EXE. You can create archives in its own PIM format. You can drag and drop archives to its window to decompress files.

OpenMyZip

OpenMyZip is a free software to create or extract files from ZIP archives. It supports SFX archives also. You can set passwords and add comments to your archives. It supports drag and drop operations. It comes as a single executable and doesn’t require installation. It has a user friendly interface.

jZip

jZip is a free file compression software for Windows. It supports various popular archive formats. You can create, open and extract Zip, 7-ZIP, TAR, and GZip archives. You can open and extract RAR and ISO archives. It is based upon 7-Zip technology. It is a powerful and reliable compression utility. It is fully compatible with archives created by other programs.