File Compression (175 programs)

Pros: Comes with a clean interface. Offers easy navigation. Quickly cracks passwords. Recovers RAR passwords.

Cons: Doesn’t have an installer.

Pros: Wizard style interface. Quick password extraction. Supports various types of file encryption. Supports self-extracting zip folders.

Cons: Password extracting can take some time. The application has not been updated in some time. Your system may be slower while the app is in operation. In some rare instances the app is unable to generate a password.

Pros: Can create and open archive files. Offers encryption, conversion, and file management. Supports over 30 archive file formats. Can download and open other NCH Software apps.

Cons: No built-in tutorial on the interface.

Pros: Can support large file batches. Cross-platform. Offers a command-line interface. Up to 95% file size reduction.

Cons: The trial version requires you to fill up a mandatory form. Can be slow compared to other similar software.

Pros: Great options. Powerful but easy. Benchmarking feature. Good compression ratios.

Cons: No virus scan. No repair file option.

Pros: Excellent file compression. Simple to use. Light on resources. Easy to navigate interface.

Cons: Supports only 64-bit architecture. Not able to compress all file types. Interface appears somewhat dated. Doesn't integrate well with all e-mail clients.

Pros: Integration with the contextual menu.

Pros: Super simple interface.. View zipped contents by file name or size.. Fun wizard art!.

Cons: Windows has this covered.. Does not cover alternate zip types like .RAR..

Pros: This is open-source software and no type of payment is required.. It is one of the fastest file compressors on the market today..

Cons: As the last update was in 2010. this software is quite dated.. It may have trouble dealing with newer types of files..

Pros: User-friendly interface. Allows you to compress files.

Cons: Limited to RAR and ZIP files. Can only do one task at a time. Larger files take longer to process.

Pros: Easy to use and install. Doesn't hog resources. Fast and powerful. Slims down backup sizes.

Cons: Compressed files can become corrupt. Can trigger antivirus alerts. Certain file types take a long time to compress. Dated interface.

Pros: Step-by-step operation. Extracts Zip files with CRC errors.

Pros: Performs very quick file splitting. Can apply password-protection. Easy to access.

Cons: Couldn't prove that it was indeed the fastest.