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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: September 23, 2008
- Total Downloads: 100,004
- Downloads last week: 760
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 66 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff on November 07, 2008
Novice-friendly but with features for the expert and free archiving tools rarely cover all those bases, but PeaZip hits a home run.
Operating PeaZip is as easy as dragging files. Drop a ZIP file on the interface and PeaZip goes into decompression mode. Drop a regular file and it opens the archiving screen. Well-labeled buttons and simple functions make both processes quick and painless. Adding files and folders is also quickly accomplished using function buttons and traditional file browse tools.
Novice users will be able to use default settings to create well-made archives. Experienced users will like the easily set options. Each well-designed interface includes option tabs that contain simple pull-downs, radio buttons, and text boxes to set compression levels, methods, dictionaries, and even encryption. Most users will find this app one of the most simple to set exactly to their preferences.
Anyone looking for a small and useful archiving tool should give PeaZip a test. Most won't continue their search.
Publisher's description
From Giorgio Tani :PeaZip is a free, open source file and archive manager for 32 and 64 bit Windows and Linux. It is available either as installable and portable application (not needing installation). Full support: 7Z, 7Z-sfx, ARC/WRC, BZ2/TBZ2, Custom (user defined), GZ/TGZ, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, split, TAR, UPX, ZIP. Open, browse, extract, test: ACE, ARJ, CAB, CHM, COMPOUND (MSI, DOC, XLS, PPT), CPIO, ISO, Java (JAR, EAR, WAR), Linux (DEB, PET/PUP, RPM, SLP), LHA/LZH, LZMA, Mac (DMG/HFS), NSIS, Open Office files, PAK/PK3/PK4, RAR, SMZIP, U3P, UDF, WIM, XAR, XPI, Z/TZ (79 file extension supported). Other features: robust file copy, search functions, split/join files, secure file deletion, compare/checksum/hash files, system benchmark, export job definition and archive layout, generate random passwords/keyfiles, two factor authentication, strong encryption (AES256).
Version 2.3a has new functional keys and system menu entries.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.3a has new functional keys and system menu entries.
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User reviews of PeaZip 2.3a
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 66 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: PeaZip 2.3a
"I've used WinZip for years, but now I'm converted!"
Pros: Easily customizable this tool let you log in as different users, select the files types you use most, select the colour scheme you like most and even disk cleanup, and disk defrag. Great product!
Cons: The downfall is that you have to be connected to the internet in order to access the help system.
Summary: This product is easy to use. To create a file all you need to do is browse and select the file or even better yet, you can select entire folders. You can test the compressed file to make sure that it will work.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: PeaZip 2.3a
Pros: Lot of options and flexibility
Cons: One needs to get used to its features.
Summary: Recommended!!
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0 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: PeaZip 2.3a
"Incompatibility with Vista Home Premium Control Panel"
Pros: Essentially perfect product for the non-power user (In other words, most folks). Free, Drag and drop. Every compression type you could want, ease of use, Send To context menu, etc.
Cons: Removed ALL my icons from Control Panel (in Vista View, ALL icons were gone altogether - In Classic view as well, although only half of the medium icons were missing, while ALL of the large icons were.)
Summary: - Spent a week scouring the 'net looking for an answer to this mystery. There are TONS of folks having this issue, but no mention of PeaZip. Just a hard to find and only partially working HotFix. When I realized that it would take dealing with Mi... read more >>
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0 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: PeaZip 2.3a
"Didnt do the job I had (looking for xtra compression)"
Pros: Wide variety of formats
Cons: Just like any other copression program
Summary: ok ...one of the pack
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: PeaZip 2.3a
Pros: Does What it claims to do
Cons: Nothing bad to report here!
Summary: Why pay for Winrar or WinZip when you can get this for free?!
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