Compression softwares

1. 7-zip v 4.65
   File compression is a popular way of reducing download times and making back-ups easier. Windows XP and Vista can both work with zip files but lack some more advanced features as well as the ability to use formats such as .rar. 7-Zip has its own format for compressing files but it can create and read all of the common file formats such as .zip and .rar.
   
   The main program window displays the files on your computer and compressed files appear as folders. From here you can view and extract files. As well as the main program window 7-Zip integrates itself into the right-click menu in Windows Explorer. From this menu you can extract and test archives or add new files to them.
   
   
   Download link: http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/sevenzip/7z465.exe (1 MB)
   Official site: http://www.7-zip.org



2. UnZip Me v 2.0
   UnZip Me is a Free, simple to use utility for extracting and creating Zip files. Designed with the novice in mind, all one need do is locate the Zip or your files and UnZip Me does the rest. It will extract or create the files, display where that file is and even open it for you. Have you ever unzipped a file only to forget where the files were extracted to and have to search your PC for them? UnZip Me solves that problem by keeping track for you. If you don't need or don't want to invest in a full featured zip program UnZip Me will take care of your unzipping and zipping needs.
   
   
   Download link: http://camtech2000.net/Programs/UnZipMe.EXE (1.26 MB)
   Official site: http://camtech2000.net



3. Ace Zip v 3.2
   Ace Zip can Zip,unzip files and create self-extracting EXE files. You can unzip files with password protection. Create self-extracting EXE files with password protection also. You can select an exe file run after the self-extracting EXE file run.
   
   
   Download link: http://www.acezip.net/azsetup.exe (2.25 MB)
   Official site: http://www.acezip.net



4. TugZip v 3.5
   TUGZip is a powerful award-winning freeware archiving utility for Windows that provides support for a wide range of compressed, encoded and disc-image files, as well as very powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration. It supports ZIP, 7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, BH, BZ2, CAB, CPIO, DEB, GCA, GZ, IMP, JAR, LHA (LZH), LIB, RAR, RPM, SQX, TAR, TGZ, TBZ, TAZ, YZ1, and ZOO archives.
   
   
   Download link: http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~christik/tugzip35.exe (4 MB)
   Official site: http://www.tugzip.com