cro-man Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 7-Zip is open source software. Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. The AES code is under a BSD LICENSE. The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions. Check license information here: 7-Zip license.You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.The main features of 7-ZipHigh compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compressionSupported formats: Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TARUnpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSISFor ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZipSelf-extracting capability for 7z formatIntegration with Windows ShellPowerful File ManagerPowerful command line versionPlugin for FAR ManagerLocalizations for 63 languages7-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. There is a port of the command line version to Linux/Unix.On 7-Zip's Source Forge Page you can find a forum, bug reports, and feature request systems.Download 7-Zip 4.48 beta (2007-06-26) for Windows7-Zip Home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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