7-Zip
7-Zip is ranked #3 of 29 in file compression software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.
7-Zip plans and pricing
All plans7-Zip Free Free; no registration or payment required File archiver · Windows installer, Linux console version, and macOS console version 7-zip.org · 29 Sept 2026
Compared on file compression software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Archive formats
- Create/extract: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM; extract: APFS, AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VHDX, VMDK, XAR, Z
- Archive encryption
- Yes
- Split archives
- Yes
- Command-line tools
- Yes
- Portable version
- Yes
- Archive repair
- Yes
- Supported platforms
- Windows, Linux, macOS
