#1 most frequent
United States of America
51.2%43 installations of 84
What is 7-Zip?
7-Zip is a file archiving tool free and open source under the GNU LGPL license, which features strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats, self-extracting capability for 7z format, and localizations for 87 languages. It is available for Windows.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses 7-Zip
#2 most frequent
France
7.1%6 installations of 84
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7.1%6 installations of 84
Easy, fast and free
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We were looking for a compression software with good performance and a command line interface for batch jobs. Its' fast in opening and executing enven in the graphic environment thanks to the minimalist interface. Last but not least is completely free with no trace of ads or boring trial periods countdowns
Pros
- compress/decompress fast
- interface easy of use
- command line capabilities
- various format supported
- multiplatform
Cons
- outdated interface... but is very quick and is not so bad
- improve speed of compression algorithm
- some compressed files are not fully supported
Return on Investment
- 0 cost with no suprises
- 1 tool for many formats
- 0 time needed to learn how to use
Alternatives Considered
WinZip and WinRAR
Other Software Used
LibreOffice, Notepad++, Thunderbird
