WinShrink for Windows

Used WinShrink for Windows? Share your experience and help other users.

Editors’ Review

Download.com staffNovember 7, 2008

This freeware file-compression tool doesn't bother with a fancy interface, but makes sure to include some helpful features. WinShrink's simple interface uses a few buttons and pulldown menus to make the utility easy to learn, and operate, but it's still robust enough for experienced users. You're not going to find an extensive Help manual here, but inexperienced users can learn the app quickly through simple testing.

Operating WinShrink is primarily accomplished through the app's pulldown menus. It's a testament to the program's flexibility that hot keys and buttons are also available for most commands. Creating an archive is a mere matter of selecting "New." From there users merely need to choose files or folders through the common Windows file-browse dialog. Radio buttons are used to set archive type. WinShrink can create Arj, BH, CAB, gZIP, Jar, Lha, Tar, or Zip files. Three levels of compression are available, as are options to encrypt and set the archive as read only. We found archiving speed comparable to most tools in the genre.

WinShrink also includes some features rarely found in freeware tools. With a minimum of clicks, the app easily converts one archive type to another. The program's job wizard makes it very quick and easy to create special jobs to zip My Documents, Desktop, Favorites, E-mail, or all four. The beauty is any of the jobs can be scheduled or set to automatically upload through FTP.

WinShrink certainly won't wow anyone with a fancy interface, but this app is a solid file archiver that will appeal to users at any experience level.

What’s new in version 1

This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

WinShrink for Windows

Used WinShrink for Windows? Share your experience and help other users.

Explore More

Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: October 30, 2007

Latest update: November 7, 2008

Version: 1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows ME
Windows Vista
Windows 2000
Windows 98
Windows NT
Windows 10

Additional Requirements: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 60,477

Downloads Last Week: 0

Report Software

Program available in other languages

Descargar WinShrink

Last Updated

User Reviews

2.9/5

15 User Votes

"Spectacular"??
bigspaceJanuary 25, 2016
Pros
menus are right there an obvious
Cons
I don't get how CNET editors can rate a package like this with 5 stars. I wish you'd quit it. This app appears to be half-developed (but I guess I should have read the reviews). "Features" : - Open menu doesn't appear to open anything (neither does clicking on the file even though it opens Winshrink) - Decrypt menu doesn't do anything until you "open" (the then invisible) file - "Delete original after encrypt" option doesn't delete the original - you have to enter the password twice when trying to decrypt a file - what else? They should delete this as a listing and finish up.
Summary
waste of time
Just crashes
gconneryOctober 17, 2011
Pros
None that I can see.
Cons
Trying to create an archive it just crashes every time. Doesn't appear to do anything. Downloaded 10/17/2011, running on Windows 7 x64.
Summary
Don't bother.
Program does not load properly, & keeps trying to load!
nikhilmmdMay 2, 2010
Pros
None that I know of
Cons
Program apparently does not cooperate well with Windows Installer. And every time I click on anything after installation, it tries (unsuccessfully) to install itself! Ridiculous! FYI I have Win XP SP 3 and have not had this problem w any other sfware
Summary
DO NOT Download - search on!
won't open .rar
dedhedlivinJuly 29, 2009
Pros
nothing at all
Cons
Would not open .rar file so uninstalled. Use 7zip instead.
Summary
Don't bother better off with 7zip to open compressed zip files such as .rar
Keeps putting its two cents in without being asked.
harryruttenDecember 7, 2008
Pros
Nothing, absolutely.
Cons
Appears without being initialized. Just shows up and starts compressing.
Summary
Haven't tried any of the features. Can't get past its intrusive behavior.
Easy to use once you work out how it works
Garfy RulzNovember 30, 2008
Pros
Is easy to work when you work out how to use it
Cons
Could do with a tip pop up or a simple tutorial. Does not work across a network
Summary
Ease of use and free
BE CAREFUL!
agnusdei 2000November 30, 2008
Pros
I t works as ?t promised to do.
Cons
I downloaded sooner than format and My registry was almost perfect. Web Shrink crashed my registry and made unrecoverable mistakes that I couldn't restore. It trickled in to start up management after great effort I could manage to drive out.
Summary
I capresume it is buggy.
May do lots, but too hard to use
lethal57October 24, 2008
Pros
nicely consista\ently set out & SOUNDS like it does the lot
Cons
in looking for an ac\rchiving utility this one sounded good, however creating archives is impossible to navigate and it doesnt even have an uninstall utlility
Summary
others better
Quick to install, easy to unzip
philb1975October 22, 2008
Pros
This progam is a new tool in my PC arsenal. It does everything that all of the paid programs can do and even more than some of them.
Cons
Doesn't make use of some of the newer windows exploring methods.
Summary
Great product for a great price - free!
dfjkhg,,gkkh;k;hg k;lkll]l] tjkp[jkpyjkypy tyjkk;k[k
prabu5October 9, 2008
Pros
dnshgkhikjh kkghghghj prhptjpojkpo wrjhojojh reohjhojhoa
Cons
dsgfsdjjh jkhlk;.j/l khhgk;. j;kljhjghg djgjgjghg gjbkggfkg
Summary

Developer’s Description

By TuneupAdvisor.com

Create and extract ZIP, RAR, ACE, CAB, 7-ZIP, JAR, and other file archives.

WinShrink is a file compression utility that supports the latest and most common compression format including ZIP, RAR, ACE, 7Z (7-Zip), TAR, CAB, LHA, ARC, ARJ, BH, JAR, and ZOO. WinShrink also has the ability to encrypt archives, schedule archiving, back-up your zipped file to a remote FTP location, create self unzipping files.