compression program

Discussion in 'Software' started by coboy, Apr 1, 2005.

  1. coboy

    coboy Private E-2

    hey all, i was wondering if there are any decent file compression programs that are available, and are free too?
    any suggestions are great, thanks,
    coboy
     
    coboy, Apr 1, 2005
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  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    7-Zip ( Free )
    http://www.7-zip.org/

    The main features of 7-Zip:

    High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
    7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL
    Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB
    For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
    Self-extracting capability for 7z format
    Integration with Windows Shell
    Powerful File Manager
    Powerful command line version
    Plugin for FAR Manager
    Localizations for 51 languages
     
    DavidGP, Apr 1, 2005
    #2

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