How to open .zip files with these free programs

How to open .zip files with these free programs

How to open .zip files with these free programs

Given the, open and explore compressed files, and compress or decompress files is usually one of office tasks essential and common of any computer user; In previous publications we have already addressed this topic. That is, the management of compressed files or files to be compressed on any of the 3 best known Operating Systems. For this reason, today we will specifically address how to “open zip files” using PeaZip, which is a free, open, free and cross-platform software.

However, we will also take the opportunity to briefly mention some other archive management programs, which will facilitate this task to anyone, free of charge and on any Operating System.

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Open zip files: On Windows, OS X, and Linux

Open zip files: On Windows, OS X, and Linux

What is PeaZip?

Briefly and directly PeaZip according to its official website, can be described as follows:

PeaZip is un open source software, offered free of charge and in a multi-platform format, for the management of compressed files. In addition, it includes a unified portable graphical user interface for many compression technologies, such as 7-Zip, FreeArc, PAQ, UPX, among others.

Furthermore, this interface stands out for implementing a powerful and complete file manager to edit, view, explore and search compressed files. And include a rich set of data security features, including:

  • A Cifrad strong (AES, Twofish, Serpent),
  • An encrypted password manager,
  • An optional two-factor authentication,
  • La safe disposal
  • File hashing tools to create command line scripts.

What is PeaZip free file archiver utility?

These and many other reasons, such as those seen in the image immediately above, make PeaZip sea considered a suitable free alternative to WinRar, WinZip and other similar proprietary software.

How to open zip files using PeaZip?

Use PeaZip for open zip files It is really very simple, you just have to do the following steps:

  • Go to the applications menu of our Operating System used, to then search for and execute PeaZip. In this practical case we are using a GNU / Linux distribution.

Open zip file with PeaZip: Screenshot 1

Open zip file with PeaZip: Screenshot 2

Open zip file with PeaZip: Screenshot 3

  • Once the application is open PeaZip, we only have to go to the top menu bar, click on the file menu, and select the Abrir archive option clicking on it.

Open zip file with PeaZip: Screenshot 4

  • Then in the open file window, we only have to go manually to the destination folder where we have located the zip file to select and open it.

Open zip file with PeaZip: Screenshot 5

Open zip file with PeaZip: Screenshot 6

  • Once the file is open, we can explore within its content (folders and files), to later uncompress some or all of its content, or make a change within the compressed package.

PeaZip: Screenshot 7

PeaZip: Screenshot 8

Other useful archive managers

best known

  • 7-Zip: Windows and Linux, free and free.

https://www.7-zip.org/

  • Ashampoo ZIP Free: Windows, proprietary and free.

https://www.ashampoo.com/es-es/zip-free

  • AZip: Windows, proprietary and free.

https://azip.sourceforge.io/

  • Bandizip (Freeware): Windows and macOS, proprietary and commercial.

https://www.bandisoft.com/bandizip/

  • B1 Free Archive: Windows, macOS and Linux, free and open.

http://b1.org/

  • Hamster Filer: Windows, proprietary and free.

http://ziparchiver.hamstersoft.com/

  • IZArc: Windows, proprietary and free.

https://www.izarc.org/

  • Winzip (Free for only 21 days): Windows and macOS, proprietary and commercial.

https://www.winzip.com/es/

  • zip ware: Windows, proprietary and free.

https://www.zipware.org/

Others more available

Windows

  1. KuaiZip: http://www.kuaizip.com/en/
  2. muzip: http://utilfr42.free.fr/muzip/
  3. UnRarIt: https://tn123.org/UnRarIt/

OS X

  1. Archiver 4: https://archiverapp.com/?locale=es
  2. Keka: https://www.keka.io/es/
  3. Unarchiver: https://theunarchiver.com/

GNU / Linux

  1. Arc: https://kde.org/applications/utilities/ark/
  2. FileRoller: http://fileroller.sourceforge.net/
  3. xarchiver: http://xarchiver.sourceforge.net/

And in case you need to learn to manage compressed files via terminal (console) in GNU/Linux, We recommend exploring the following link.

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Summary of the article in Mobile Forum

Summary

In summary, now that you know and know how to use PeaZip, you can use about Windows, OS X and GNU/Linux for open zip files, and easily manage your compressed or uncompressed files without major problems. In addition, of the other multiplatform applications, free and free, or not, mentioned. Since, many of these are usually able to work with various formats. So, we hope that this publication has been useful to you to learn about their existence, and give you the opportunity to take advantage of the potential available from each one.

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