7-Zip
Last updated: September 15, 2026
Direct download from the publisher’s own server — no repacks, no bundled installers. By Igor Pavlov. Report a broken link
7-Zip — 7-Zip is the free, open-source archiver with the best compression ratios: 7z, zip, rar, tar and more.
7-Zip is the definitive free archiver. Its own 7z format compresses 30-70% better than zip, and it opens virtually every archive format you will ever meet. No ads, no nags, no cost, and it has been that way for 25 years.
Key features:
- Packs 7z, zip, tar, wim, xz; unpacks rar, iso, msi, dmg and 30+ more
- Best-in-class compression ratio with LZMA2
- AES-256 encryption with filename encryption
- Windows Explorer integration and powerful command line
- Self-extracting archives
- 100% free and open source (LGPL)