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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: February 10, 2005
- Total Downloads: 1,638,961
- Downloads last week: 2,837
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 103 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This freeware ZIP-file extractor doesn't have much to offer most users, but you'll need it to open archives encrypted with PKWare products such as PKZIP or SecureZIP. ZIP Reader's interface couldn't be more laconic; you simply select which file to extract and where. You can also access the program by right-clicking an archive in Windows Explorer. ZIP Reader supports popular archive formats besides ZIP, including RAR, TAR, and GZIP. In our tests, however, it scrambled the names of files written in Cyrillic letters. If you need ZIP Reader, you probably already know it, and don't need convincing. But if you don't use PKWare software, you're probably better off with another, more full-featured utility.Publisher's description
From PKWARE :ZIP Reader is a free Windows utility that allows users to open files that have been compressed using SecureZIP or PKZIP--or any other ZIP product. ZIP Reader decrypts Secure ZIP files created by any PKWARE product, regardless of hardware platform. That means Windows users can access files encrypted and compressed on Windows, UNIX, Linux, iSeries, and zSeries systems. Simple to use with a slick auto launch feature--just double click on a ZIP file or drag-and-drop the ZIP file to the ZIP Reader icon. The file unzips automatically.
Version 8.0.18 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 103 votes
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Version: ZIP Reader 8.0.18
Cons: JUST READER.
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Version: ZIP Reader 8.0.18
Pros: It just works. I was able to zip with no problem!
Cons: Wish it did rar too!
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: ZIP Reader 8.0.18
Pros: Fast, small, cool icon, easytouse.
Cons: none!
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: ZIP Reader 8.0.18
Pros: zip has been around for a while...
Cons: Why still zip when digital vaults offer compression, encryption and abot 100 more features like revision control, synchronize, backup, vault shortcuts and so much more? deVault is free and is the way to go now. Take a look for yourself at ekwintools.com
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: ZIP Reader 8.0.18
Pros: Fast , easy to use .
Cons: For opening archives only , no extended capabilities ( e.g. creating archives ) . Doesn't restore your previous file associations when uninstalled ( WinZip had to restore its " Open With Winzip " function ) .
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