PackITSuite for Windows

This well-written file-compression tool is a boon for novice users. PackITSuite's simple interface is more a wizard than a traditional function list and display window. With the very easy four-step approach, most users won't need the concise Help manual. Installing the trial does require users to enter a lot of personal data, but it isn't checked to run the demo.

PackITSuite runs a four-step wizard. Users first set the app to search for PowerPoint, Word, and JPEG files. It's as easy as clicking a single button to search the entire computer, or selecting from a list of folders with simple check-box ticks. You can easily limit the list to files larger than a user-set size. Searching is fast and quickly leads the user to the File Selection step. Again, check boxes are the selection method of choice. The third step sets the Output Settings. Users check radio buttons to save compressed files to the original folder, a new folder, a subfolder of the original, or to move the original files. We found file compression fast and the app correctly moved or replaced files without error.

Compressing the files allows them to still open with their original programs. We didn't find artifacts in the compressed image files; a common problem with some compression tools. The demo is a very short 10-use trial, but most users will quickly find if they like PackITSuite's approach and results.