About 7-Zip

7-Zip is a lightweight file archiver with excellent compression, strong AES-256 encryption and native support for the 7z format. Its compact interface integrates directly into the file manager.

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Highlights

What makes it useful

High-compression 7z format

AES-256 encryption

Self-extracting archive creation

File manager and command-line tools

Shell integration

Version 26.00

What’s new

Improved archive extraction speed
Updated compression codecs
Security fixes

Compatibility

System requirements

Windows 7+ or supported Linux distribution
Less than 10 MB free disk space