7-Zip 9.16 Beta: Multi-Compressor, very simple and powerful

7-Zip 9.16 Beta is an open source file archiver with the high compression ratio predominantly for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It operates either as a command line program or with a graphical user interface. It also features integration with the Windows shell environment. 7-Zip 9.16 Beta is free software, developed by Igor Pavlov and distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

7-Zip 9.16 Beta is a file manager tablets, pleasant interface and common functions, but whose great strength lies in the unique compression capability it offers.

7-Zip 9.16 Beta uses the new 7z compression format, which achieves compression ratios up to 50% better than standard ZIP, without losing quality or speed. The only thing I miss is file size!

In addition to this innovative format, 7-Zip 9.16 Beta supports other more common as ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, TAR and others, so that you can use with virtually any compressed file you find.

The 7-Zip 9.16 Beta interface is as simple, with a double-panel file browser and some basic configuration options. It integrates seamlessly into the context menu of Windows and can be associated automatically with any of the supported formats.

The main features of 7-Zip:
• High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
• Supported formats:
- Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
- Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
• For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10% better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
• Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
• Self-extracting capability for 7z format
• Integration with Windows Shell
• Powerful File Manager
• Powerful command line version
• Plugin for FAR Manager
• Localizations for 74 languages

Publisher: Visit Website
Release Date: 2010-9-9
OS: Win 9x/ME/2K/NT/XP/Vista

7-Zip 9.16 Beta Beta(858 KB)

7-Zip 9.16 Beta Beta x64 (1.22 MB)