7-Zip
7-Zip is a free, open-source desktop utility for Windows, macOS and Linux. 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio that creates and extracts 7z, ZIP, TAR, GZIP… It has 4,320 GitHub stars and is released under the LGPL-2.1-or-later with the unRAR restriction (some parts BSD-3-Clause) license, and people use it instead of WinRAR and WinZip.
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About 7-Zip
7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio that creates and extracts 7z, ZIP, TAR, GZIP and many other archive formats.
Replaces
Commercial software people commonly use 7-Zip instead of.
- WinRAR
- WinZip
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Is 7-Zip free and open source?
Yes. 7-Zip's source code is public on GitHub under the LGPL-2.1-or-later with the unRAR restriction (some parts BSD-3-Clause) license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install 7-Zip?
Download the installer for Windows, macOS and Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: 26.05).
Can 7-Zip replace WinRAR?
7-Zip is commonly used as a free alternative to WinRAR and WinZip. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.