PeaZip allows to apply powerful multiple search filters to archive.įull support: 7Z, 7Z-sfx, ARC/WRC, BZ2/TBZ2, Custom (user defined), GZ/TGZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, split, TAR, UPX, ZIP.

Adding files and folders is also quickly accomplished using function buttons and traditional file browse tools.

Well-labeled buttons and simple functions make both processes quick and painless.

Drop a regular file and it opens the archiving screen.

Drop a ZIP file on the interface and PeaZip goes into decompression mode.

Operating PeaZip is as easy as dragging files.

It is available either as installable and portable application (not needing installation).

PeaZip is a free, open source file and archive manager for 32 and 64 bit Windows and Linux.

Novice-friendly but with features for the expert and free archiving tools rarely cover all those bases, but PeaZip hits a home run.

I’m liking it so much so far that I may not be uninstalling again.PeaZip is an open source file and archive manager: cross platform, available as portable and installable software for 32 and 64 bit Windows and Linux (PeaZip is a desktop neutral application). I wish it was a little faster, but on a modern PC or laptop, the difference isn’t as significant as it once was. There are other compression utilities out there: WinZIP, 7Zip, and WinRAR just to name a few, but Peazip compares favorably with all of them. The Peazip interface is simple and clean. This is handy when you’re using the Windows image preview and want to scroll through the pictures you’ve selected to view from within the archive without permanently extracting them.

Also, it keeps the files that you’ve already viewed open till the archive is closed. if you have a batch of zipped pictures in say “PictureHoliday 2013Grandma”, it takes you directly to the Grandma folder rather than forcing you to tunnel down three levels. For instance, it ignores unpopulated higher-level folders when you open archives. One thing I most definitely do like about Peazip is its interface, which is clean with lots of nice little touches. That’s a minor complaint: Peazip is easily fast enough on any modern PC. The program depends on a lot of open source and free libraries to handle the various archive types, and some of them are faster than others. I could of course browse to the real location, but obviously Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 compatibility isn’t complete. Peazip also did not not like that fact that I’d redirected my Downloads folder to a non-default location, complaining that it was no longer accessible.