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7-Zip - file compression manager

7-zip is a open source zip file manager that is small, very fast, and does a really great job. I don't need any other zip programs because this one does it all and it's really simple to use. I typically leave Windows in charge of zip folders and send them to 7-zip if they need any special treatment. I put 7-zip in charge of all the other compressed formats. Quote from the website http://www.7-zip.org/ Highest compression ratio in new 7z format 7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, 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 41 languages

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