7-Zip is a file archiver with an elevated compression ratio. Compression ratio in the new-fangled 7z format is 30-50% superior than ratio in ZIP format.

7-Zip workings in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. Command line version of 7-Zip can be used in Linux by the use of Wine program.7-Zip is the free of charge file archiver with the uppermost compression ratio.

Generally 7-Zip compresses to 7z format 30-70% superior than to zip format. And 7-Zip compresses to zip format 2-10% enhanced than additional zip well-matched programs.

Here are some key features of "7-Zip":

• Highest compression ratio in new 7z format
• Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB
• 7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL
• Localizations for 40 languages
• Self-extracting capability for 7z format
• Integration with Windows Shell
• Powerful File Manager
• Powerful command line version
• Plugin for FAR Manager
• For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip

What's New in This Release:

• Some bugs were fixed.
• 7-Zip now can update solid .7z archives.