Features
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License:
Free to try; $29.95 to buy
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
187,639,685
- Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
45-day trial
- Date Added:
September 10, 2008
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Previous Versions:
Publisher's description of WinZip
WinZip is the original and most popular of all Windows ZIP file utilities. Wizard/Classic interfaces accommodate both first-time and experienced users. With WinZip you can quickly and easily compress and decompress files, folders, and entire folder trees to save storage space and reduce e-mail-transmission time, as well as encrypt and decrypt your sensitive documents. Features include tight integration with Windows Explorer, support for most Internet file formats, and one-click zipping and e-mail. WinZip 12 adds new features for JPEG compression, the ability to ZIP files directly from a digital camera, an enhanced thumbnail view, a built-in image viewer, support for the LZMA compression method, customizable password policies, more encyption options, and other new features.
Note: WinZip is now bundled with Google Toolbar and Google Desktop Search. Installation of these components is optional.
Editor's review of WinZip
5.0 stars
- "King of compression"
Version 12 of this venerable archiving tool packs a couple of excellent new compression features and enhancements. The best new feature lets users compress JPEG images, known for being hard to reduce in size because of their already-compressed nature. We saw file-size gains of about 20 percent in JPEG-only archives.
Another new feature, Zip from Camera, lets you transfer and compress photos directly from your camera as long as the model is supported. This feature also worked flawlessly in our tests. The improved thumbnail view not only lets users view thumbnails of their archived images--but it also lets users browse images within ZIPs without having to extract files first.
Encryption features get more than a new coat of paint in this version, with customizable password requirements and enhancements for system administrators that let them determine how, if at all, encryption is enforced. AES is supported, with the option for both 128-bit and 256-bit security. Files and folders can also be renamed within a ZIP, and the new Smart View is content-sensitive, automatically choosing the Thumbnail view for images, for example. We like the flexible drag-and-drop support, allowing you to drag files to and from the interface, which will zip or unzip them automatically.
We also like the contextual menus that enable you to perform most of WinZip's functions on the fly. Overall, WinZip is among the best compression programs available, providing all the features necessary to create easy backups, compress e-mail files, and manage downloaded files from the Internet.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 1377 votes
- My rating: 0 stars Write review
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Version: WinZip 12
Pros: Have used it for over 10 years, and the updates are always great.
Cons: No cons!!!
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Version: WinZip 12
"A top rated compression/decompression tool."
Pros: WinZip 12 does exactly what it is supposed to do with the least amount of
fooling around.Cons: Okay, okay, so I'm using the demo quite simply because I operate my computer
as frugally as I can. I wish the publisher would break down and make a permanent
cheapskate's version. Most users don't require anything fancy and the demo
does the job.Summary: I've tried them all and I continue to go back to WinZip. I would bet that most other
users have the same attitude about this app. The outstanding feature of WinZip is
that it doesn't require an IT team to operate it, and, yes, I am reaso... read more >> -
Version: WinZip 12
"Efficient and clean operation."
Pros: No-nonsense operation
Cons: A little bit of "follow your nose" or intuition needed.
Summary: A tried and proven product that is nice to have at your finger tips when needed.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: WinZip 12
Pros: Great for sending large email attachments
Cons: none from me
Summary: I am not a great guy with computers and it is easy to use and has lots of extra features I am sure for those with more experience.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: WinZip 12
Pros: One of the earliest file compression I've known. It did very well to promote the ZIP format. It keeps getting improved in every new version.
Cons: Used to be the king of compression. But now there are so many free alternatives.
Summary: I'd rather use 7-Zip.
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