7-Zip is a very good file archiver with highest compression ratio7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.
Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format.
7-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. Command line version of 7-Zip can be used in Linux via Wine program.7-Zip is the free file archiver with the highest compression ratio.
Usually 7-Zip compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format. And 7-Zip compresses to zip format 2-10% better than other zip compatible programs.
Here are some key features of "7 Zip":
· 7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL · Highest compression ratio in new 7z format format · Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB · 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 40 languages
