ZipGenius

ZipGenius

ZipGenius is a free zip file manager for Windows that provides full access to the contents of zip archives. It can open, extract, create, edit and repair zip files quickly and easily. Useful for managing multiple archives.
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ZipGenius: Free Zip File Manager for Windowss

A free zip file manager for Windows providing quick access to zip archive contents, including opening, extracting, creating, editing and repairing zip files.

What is ZipGenius?

ZipGenius is a free zip file manager and archive tool for Windows. It provides full access to view and manage the contents inside zip archives through an intuitive, explorer-style interface.

With ZipGenius, you can easily:

  • Open and extract files and folders from ZIP archives
  • Create new ZIP files and add or remove files
  • Edit existing files inside of ZIP archives without needing to extract them
  • Repair damaged or corrupt zip files for improved extractability
  • View detailed archive information and encrypted file attributes
  • Configure various options and settings to customize the software

Key features include streamed editing of files in archives, drag and drop support, file splitting to span archives across disks, strong encryption, self-extracting EXE files, and more. The software is free for personal and commercial use.

ZipGenius makes it quick and simple to fully access ZIP files and folders on Windows. It's useful for both creating and managing archives or extracting old ZIP files for access to legacy content.

ZipGenius Features

Features

  1. Extract and open ZIP, RAR, 7Z, ISO, CAB, TAR, gzip and bzip2 archives
  2. Create new ZIP and 7Z archives
  3. Add, delete and rename files inside archives
  4. Edit files directly inside archives without extraction
  5. Repair damaged ZIP archives
  6. Encrypt and password protect ZIP archives
  7. Split large ZIP files into smaller volumes
  8. Convert between archive formats
  9. Schedule and automate archiving tasks
  10. Integrate with Windows Explorer shell
  11. Portable version available
  12. Lightweight and fast
  13. Free and open source

Pricing

  • Free

Pros

Free and open source

Lightweight and fast

Good feature set

Shell integration

Portable version available

Cons

Limited archive format support compared to paid tools

No compression settings or options

Basic interface

Lacks some advanced features of paid tools


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