7-Zip is an open-source file archive manager with a high compression ratio.
This free-to-use software program is ideal for packing or unpacking 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR files.
7-Zip also supports the extraction of the following archive types: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR and Z..
Additionally, 7-Zip offers many advanced features that cannot be found in equivalent commercial software. This includes several different encryption methods, used as a file manager, unpack corrupted archives, and produce self extracting archives.
How do I get it?
Staff
7-Zip is a free-to-use software program.
Student
7-Zip is a free-to-use software program.
FAQs
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Personal licence: Not applicable
Licence details
7-Zip is open source software. Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions.
For further information, please view the 7-Zip license.
Usage
This software can be used on any computer, including a computer in an educational or commercial organisation.
No registration or payment to use the software is required.
7-Zip - How to install on Windows
If you have any problems downloading or installing this software, please contact help@strath.ac.uk.
The Development & Training Resource Centre has a wealth of online training resources including video tutorials, tutor-led material, self-study material and links to external best practice sites. Visit 7-Zip (SharePoint login required) for more information.
Where can I find out more information about 7-Zip?
A huge variety of information is available, including overviews, and FAQs, on the 7-Zip home pages.
Staff
Free to download from external supplier
Student
Free to download from external supplier
Minimum operating system:
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
- Windows Me
- Windows 2000
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows NT 3.5
- Windows Vista x64
- Windows XP x64
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 10