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7-Zip is a file archiver with high compression ratio.
7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL.

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 50 languages

Usually 7-Zip compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format. And 7-Zip compresses to zip format 2-10% better than other zip compatible programs.

7-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. Command line version of 7-Zip can be used in Linux via Wine program.

Homepage:  http://www.7-zip.org/
SourceForge:  http://sourceforge.n...jects/sevenzip/

Open Source

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7-Zip 4.17 beta:
date: 2005-04-18

Changes:
- To increase protection from viruses, 7-Zip now does not open
files with more than 4 continuous spaces in the name.
And 7-Zip changes such long spaces in name to " ... " in the file list.
- Code size optimization
- Some files were moved from main package to extra package:
- Plugin for FAR Manager
- SFX modules for installers (7zS.sfx and 7zSD.sfx)
- New localizations: Asturian, Indonesian

Homepage: http://www.7-zip.org/
SourceForge: http://sourceforge.n...jects/sevenzip/

Beta Software - Use at own Risk!

[Chachazz]

7-Zip 4.17 beta:
date: 2005-04-18

Changes:
- To increase protection from viruses, 7-Zip now does not open
files with more than 4 continuous spaces in the name.
And 7-Zip changes such long spaces in name to " ... " in the file list.
- Code size optimization
- Some files were moved from main package to extra package:
- Plugin for FAR Manager
- SFX modules for installers (7zS.sfx and 7zSD.sfx)
- New localizations: Asturian, Indonesian

Homepage: http://www.7-zip.org/
SourceForge: http://sourceforge.n...jects/sevenzip/

Beta Software - Use at own Risk!

[Chachazz]

7-Zip 4.18 beta 2005-04-19

Changes:
- Bug in v4.17 beta was fixed: 7-Zip File Manager could crash
after some operations with archives

Homepage: http://www.7-zip.org/
SourceForge: http://sourceforge.n...jects/sevenzip/

Beta Software - Use at own Risk!

have never had a bit of problem with 7-Zip - love it!