- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: December 13, 2005
- Total Downloads: 370,361
- Downloads last week: 267
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 25 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This is a novice-friendly file compression/decompression utility, but too many bells and whistles may leave advanced users searching for another tool.
ZipWiz 2005 isn't a wallflower. The bright red main control interface is glitzy and includes a mere six control buttons. Everything sparkles with this utility. Menus fly open, and preview buttons light up when you hover over them. Novices will like that ZipWiz holds their hand through every step. There are plenty of tips and hints on almost every screen, but all that information doesn't slow down the utility. Opening most directories quickly lists files, while ZipWiz allows select directories to be added as favorites for faster access. Compression and decompression is quick and accurate, and you can preview some compressed files to make sure they're what you need.
All these features make for a flexible program, but users wanting a basic tool to simply compress select files and place the zip in the same directory won't want to use ZipWiz. It just isn't basic enough for advanced users. Try this freeware if you're new to file compression or like glamorous software interfaces, but keep looking if you want the interface to stay out of your way.
Publisher's description
From Synaptek Software :ZipWiz 2005 provides novice users with a fully prompted solution for working with ZIP files. The Zip Wizard interface leads you step-by-step through the processes of zipping and unzipping files, as well as the processes of creating and extracting files from ZIP archives. IntelliZIP technology eliminates the need for option configuration. The Zip Pro Navigator provides advanced file- and ZIP-management features for power users. Home folders streamline zipping and unzipping operations and provide a well-organized work environment. Finally, Synaptek's exclusive Zip List provides instant access to ZIP files.
Version 5.0 now includes SnapView high-speed previewing and FlashX and FlashHelp technologies that provide a truly animated computing experience, along with slide show capabilities, full shell integration, and browser support.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 25 votes
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28 out of 35 people found this review helpful
Version: ZipWiz 2005 5.0
"Finally - A Good Zip Utility That Is Free!"
Pros: This is an excellent zip utility. Fast and effective.
Even looks good - I am not one to really rate software appearance, but when you can find a good utility that is easy on the eyes - good easily appears great.
After a great deal of use with the software I would grace ZipWiz as one to keep in my long line of free software that makes computing easy again!
Cons: Considering that I was in dire need of a zip utility at the time of download, I can not give the software any negative rating.
For those of you faithful to open source, this software is a keeper less a con!
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Version: ZipWiz 2005 5.0
Pros: Seems to work very well. I have never had problems with it. The interface is simple and clear.
Cons: I like the software
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Version: ZipWiz 2005 5.0
Pros: Initiallly I couldn't see the screen because my settings were off because I needed drivers to adjust them. The drivers were zipped so it took a while to click the right blur to unzip the video driver. After the resolutionn was set I could read the screen and it works fine.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: ZipWiz 2005 5.0
"only one word for this product "Excellent""
Pros: The easy Download. Easy to open zip files. I Recommend this product highly.The fact that this product is Free without any
evaluation period is good too.
Cons: There is nothin bad to say about this product.
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Version: ZipWiz 2005 5.0
Pros: fast
Cons: easy
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