| 1 |  7-ZipA file archiver with a high compression ratio. | 26.05 | Open source | October 21, 2026 | — | 35.6M ↓ |
| 2 |  PeaZipA free file archiver utility and rar extractor for Windows and Linux, work with 200+ archive types and variants, handle spanned archives and support multiple archive encryption standards. | 11.3.0 | Open source | October 21, 2026 | — | 585.4K ↓ |
| 3 |  ZstandardZstandard is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level and better compression ratios. It's backed by a very fast entropy stage, provided by Huff0 and FSE library. | 1.5.7 | Open source | March 9, 2025 | — | 305.3K ↓ |
| 4 |  UPXA free, secure, portable, extendable, high-performance executable packer for several executable formats. | 5.2.1 | Open source | August 27, 2026 | — | 230.7K ↓ |
| 5 |  WinRARCompress, Encrypt, Package and Backup with only one utility. | 7.23.0 | Proprietary | June 30, 2026 | — | 11.7M ↓ |
| 6 |  7-Zip ZSFile archiver with support for Brotli, Fast-LZMA2, Lizard, LZ4, LZ5 and Zstandard | 26.02-v1.5.7-R2 | Open source | July 11, 2026 | — | 2.7M ↓ |
| 7 |  PDFsam BasicA free, open source, multi-platform software designed to split, merge, extract pages, mix and rotate PDF files. | 6.0.6.0 | Open source | October 2, 2026 | — | 1.6M ↓ |
| 8 |  NanaZipThe 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience. | 7.0.1873.0 | Open source | October 22, 2026 | — | 501.6K ↓ |
| 9 |  lessmsiA tool to view and extract the contents of an Windows Installer (.msi) file. | 2.12.9 | Open source | April 2, 2026 | — | 527.8K ↓ |
| 10 |  Caesium Image CompressorCompress your pictures up to 90% without visible quality loss. | 2.8.5 | Open source | May 26, 2025 | — | 7.2K ↓ |
| 11 |  TabulaTabula allows you to extract that data into a CSV or Microsoft Excel spreadsheet using a simple, easy-to-use interface. Tabula works on Mac, Windows and Linux. | 1.2.1 | Open source | December 28, 2023 | — | 1.5K ↓ |
| 12 |  CrusheeCrushee is an image compression tool, powered by Electron and Node.js. | 2.4.6 | Open source | August 15, 2023 | — | 3.3K ↓ |
| 13 |  BandizipA powerful archiver that provides an ultrafast processing speed and convenient features. | 7.47 | Proprietary | October 13, 2026 | — | 79.3K ↓ |
| 14 | UunrarDecompress RAR files. | 7.23 | Free | | — | 43.5K ↓ |
| 15 |  Universal ExtractorUniversal Extractor is a program designed to decompress and extract files from any type of archive or installer, such as ZIP or RAR files, self-extracting EXE files, application installers, etc. | 1.6.1 | Open source | March 30, 2021 | 5.6 MB | 17.8K ↓ |
| 16 |  LRGEX CompressFast file and folder compression for Windows | 1.9.0 | Open source | September 21, 2026 | — | 1.2K ↓ |
| 17 |  NanaZip PreviewThe 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience. | 7.0.1800.0 | Open source | August 5, 2026 | — | ★ 16K |
| 18 | IIZArcThe easiest way to Zip, Unzip and encrypt files for free | 4.6 | Free | May 15, 2025 | 5.7 MB | 5.5K ↓ |
| 19 | WwavpackHybrid lossless audio compression | 5.9.0 | Open source | | — | 3.1K ↓ |
| 20 | LlzipLzip is a lossless data compressor with a user interface similar to the one of gzip or bzip2 | 1.22 | Open source | | — | 2.7K ↓ |
| 21 |  7zrReduced standalone command line version of 7-Zip. | 26.05 | Open source | October 21, 2026 | — | ★ 4.2K |
| 22 | Mmodern7zA plugin for 7-Zip that provides support for leading-edge compression methods—including Zstandard, Brotli, LZ4, LZ5, Lizard, and Fast LZMA2—while enhancing compatibility with modern single-file compression formats. | 1.9.2 | Free | | 2.8 MB | 2K ↓ |
| 23 | CcompactorA user interface for Windows 10 filesystem compression | 0.10.1 | Open source | | — | 2K ↓ |
| 24 | GguetzliPerceptual JPEG encoder | 1.0.1 | Open source | | — | 1.7K ↓ |
| 25 |  7-Zip ZS Non DarkmodeFile archiver with support for Brotli, Fast-LZMA2, Lizard, LZ4, LZ5 and Zstandard | 26.02-v1.5.7-R2 | Open source | July 11, 2026 | — | ★ 7.5K |
| 26 | Aasar7zA plugin for 7-Zip that enables opening, modifying, and creating .asar archives used by Electron-based applications, while noting that encrypted .asar archives cannot be accessed without the specific encryption method defined by the developer. | 1.5 | Free | | 207 KB | 1.5K ↓ |
| 27 |  ReplayWeb.pageServerless Web Archive Replay directly in the browser | 2.3.19 | Open source | September 20, 2025 | — | ★ 998 |
| 28 | PPaquet BuilderPackage Files and Software in Installers for Easy Distribution | 26.3.0.1 | Proprietary | July 27, 2026 | 83.1 MB | 509 ↓ |
| 29 |  HamsterBaseA self-hosted, local-first web archive application | 0.7.3 | Proprietary | July 7, 2023 | — | ★ 675 |
| 30 | XxzXZ Utils is free general-purpose data compression software with a high compression ratio. | 5.8.4 | Open source | | — | ★ 1.7K |
| 31 |  innounpUnpacker for installations made by Inno Setup | 2.70.1 | Open source | July 24, 2026 | 628 KB | ★ 343 |
| 32 |  zxcAsymmetric lossless compression built for ultra-fast decode | 0.15.0 | Open source | October 13, 2026 | — | ★ 514 |
| 33 | AarkFile (de)compression utility. | 26.08.2 | Open source | September 27, 2026 | 110.0 MB | — |
| 34 |  Dark7zipDark mode for 7-Zip and 7-Zip-zstd | 26.02-0.70.0 | Other licence | July 11, 2026 | — | ★ 691 |
| 35 |  CaesiumCLTcaesiumclt is a powerful command-line tool for image compression written in Rust | 1.5.0 | Open source | September 16, 2026 | — | ★ 575 |
| 36 |  InnoUnpackerInspect and unpack InnoSetup archives | 2.2.13 | Open source | October 11, 2026 | 4.3 MB | ★ 343 |
| 37 |  MinervaMinerva is a volunteer-driven effort to archive Myrient entire collection before it goes offline. | 2.0.0 | Open source | March 9, 2026 | — | ★ 185 |
| 38 |  ArcThumbWindows Explorer thumbnail and preview handler for archive files and ebooks. | 0.12.0 | Open source | October 5, 2026 | — | ★ 53 |
| 39 |  CaesiumPHLossless JPEG compression for photographers and webmasters. | 0.9.5 | Open source | March 30, 2021 | — | ★ 91 |
| 40 |  CubeICECubeICE は文字化けに強い高性能な「圧縮・解凍（展開）フリーソフト」です。 | 3.5.1 | Open source | July 6, 2025 | — | ★ 56 |
| 41 |  Tandem CommanderFast, keyboard-driven two-panel file manager for Windows with archive browsing, file viewers and plugins. | 0.2.0 | Open source | October 25, 2026 | — | ★ 19 |
| 42 |  Winix SqueezeCompress and decompress files using gzip, brotli, or zstd. | 0.4.0 | Open source | August 18, 2026 | — | ★ 13 |
| 43 |  ZiplarkFree, fast, cross-platform archiver (ZIP/RAR/7z/tar/ISO) with a desktop app, CLI and MCP server. | 0.2.2 | Open source | September 26, 2026 | — | ★ 19 |
| 44 |  Z-Manager CLIFast, safe archive utility for ZIP, 7z, TAR.ZST, and broad extraction. | 2.1.7 | Open source | September 30, 2026 | — | ★ 7 |
| 45 |  Manyi TransformerA tool for gltf/glb models compression. | 1.2.0 | Open source | February 20, 2025 | — | ★ 8 |
| 46 |  KaruzipA free, ad-free Windows archive utility supporting 320 file extensions, with a full English or Japanese interface. | 2.2.9 | Proprietary | October 19, 2026 | — | ★ 2 |
| 47 |  CramMulti-format archiver. ZIP, 7z, tar, ISO and RAR in one command, mountable as folders. | 1.3.2 | Open source | October 12, 2026 | — | ★ 4 |
| 48 |  rus-zipCross-platform archive suite powered by the RUS ZIP v2 format (.zrus) and Avalonia. | 1.0.17 | Proprietary | October 16, 2026 | — | ★ 1 |
| 49 |  MDZip CLICommand-line tool for creating, extracting, validating, inspecting, and editing .mdz files. | 2.0.0 | Open source | October 15, 2026 | — | ★ 1 |
| 50 |  ADC ArchiverADC Archiver Setup | 1.4.5 | Open source | June 18, 2026 | — | ★ 2 |