7-Zip is a powerful, open-source file archiver known for its exceptional compression ratio and support for a wide array of archive formats. Lightweight and versatile, 7-Zip is ideal for both personal and commercial use—completely free, with no registration required.
Supported Formats
7-Zip supports a broad range of archive formats, including
7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, XAR, Z
Most of 7-Zip’s source code is licensed under the GNU LGPL. The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions.
Main Features
- High compression ratio in 7z format using LZMA compression
- Better ZIP and GZIP compression (2–10% higher than PKZip & WinZip)
- Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
- Self-extracting archive support for 7z format
- Seamless integration with Windows Shell (right-click menu)
- Advanced File Manager and command-line interface
- Plugin support for FAR Manager
- Available in 74 languages
What’s New in 7-Zip 25.01
- Updated symbolic link handling to enhance extraction security
- A new command-line switch was
-snld20added to bypass default symbolic link security checks
Download 7-Zip
- Download 7-Zip 25.01 (64-bit) – 1.6 MB
- Download 7-Zip 25.00 (32-bit) – 1.3 MB
- Download 7-Zip 25.01 (ARM64) – 1.5 MB
More info: Official 7-Zip Website | Release Notes