7-Zip

• High compression ratio: 7-Zip can create archives with a high compression ratio, which means smaller file sizes and less disk space usage. It supports its own 7z format, as well as other common formats like ZIP and TAR.
• Supports multiple formats:
  • Un/packing: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM file formats
  • Unpacking: AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VMDK, WIM, XAR and Z file formats
• Encryption: 7-Zip can protect archives with AES-256 encryption, which is a very secure cipher. Users can also encrypt file names and password protect files.
• Self-extracting capability: 7-Zip can make self-extracting archives with the 7z format, which means users can extract files without installing 7-Zip or any other software.
• Integration with Windows Shell: 7-Zip can integrate with Windows Explorer, allowing users to easily compress and decompress files with the right-click menu.
• File manager: 7-Zip has a file manager that can work with multiple archives and files, as well as support various operations like copy, move, delete, and rename.
• Command line and plugin versions: 7-Zip has a command line version that can be used from Windows or POSIX systems, as well as a plugin for FAR Manager, a file and archive manager.
• Multi-language and cross-platform support: 7-Zip is available in 89 languages and can run on Windows, ReactOS, BSD, macOS, and Linux .
• Split files: Allows to split compressed/non-compressed files and merge split files.
• Lightweight: Features a performant code with minimal memory footprint.

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