Any Good And Free Compression Programs?

[bucketbuster]

Are there any good and free replacements for WinRAR and PowerArchiver (and WinZip)?

I tried a few, like filzip, simplyzip, ultimate zip, but I didn't like them.

[lylo]

Definitely 7Zip, it uses an almost identical interface to WinRAR, is completely free, and in some cases with its own format: 7z, has even better compression than that of RAR.

http://www.7-zip.org/

[albator]

7 zip is too slow and big for me...

I prefer ExtractNow and Filzip , both are freeware and standalones.

To get more standalones application Go to my site http://standalone.atspace.org/index.html

[icecap]

albater, I can't get your link worked...

Is there any problem about the site?

[KenOath]

I've been using IZarc now for 3 years on every OS from 95b to MCE2005 ..

The only problem i've ever had with it is it wont unrar a huge file if it's encrypted &

password protected by Winrar.

Winrar seems to encrypt files that IZarc wont recognize.

It currently uncompresses some 40odd types of compression formats & caters for

all languages.

[dman]

You beat me to it, ken

I second your vote for IZArc. Best one I have tried.

http://www.izsoft.dir.bg/

faster mirror (their site is slow)

http://izarc.sanesecurity.com/

[albator]

no its now working.

[Jeremy]

I'm just curious... which one offers the most compression of all?

The only thing I dislike about 7-Zip is that it doesn't have a Drag and Drop feature.

[arry]

I have never tried IZarc before so I cannot comment but I have been using 7zip for ages and it is fantastic.

So 7zip all the way for me :-)

[MicroStudios]

try winace

here www.winace.com/download

[albator]

try winace

here www.winace.com/download

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Winace Is not a freeware the request was for a free alternative to winrar.

[cdat]

Try Zip Genuis.

www.zipgenius.it

[Marthax]

i would go for the same as cdat, try Zip Genius.

[azagahl]

Zip Genius is bloatware, use IZArc or TUGZip.

[albator]

Sorry to ask this but, What bloatware mean