WinZip
Compress, protect, manage, and securely share your files with WinZip.
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Monthly from $2.92/mo Other
About WinZip
WinZip is a comprehensive file compression, management, encryption, backup, and sharing solution designed for both personal and professional use. It allows users to compress and extract files, manage files across computers and cloud services, protect sensitive information with encryption, and securely share large files.
Beyond traditional ZIP functionality, WinZip supports many popular archive formats, including ZIP, ZIPX, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZIP, VHD, and XZ. It also integrates with cloud services such as Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox, making it easier to manage and share files across different platforms.
Beyond traditional ZIP functionality, WinZip supports many popular archive formats, including ZIP, ZIPX, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZIP, VHD, and XZ. It also integrates with cloud services such as Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox, making it easier to manage and share files across different platforms.
Key Features
- File compression and ZIP creation
- Extracts ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZIP and other formats
- AES-128 and AES-256 encryption
- Password protection
- Secure file sharing
- Large-file sharing
- Cloud integration with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox and more
- File management across computer, network and cloud
- Automated file backups
- File cleanup and organization tools
- Duplicate file finder
- PDF creation and conversion tools
- PDF watermarking
- Image resizing and conversion
- Secure file deletion
- Self-extracting archives
- Email integration
- File expiration options
Pros & Cons
Pros
More than compression: Combines compression, encryption, file management, sharing, and backup tools in one application.
Strong security: Supports AES-128 and AES-256 encryption and password-protected files.
Wide format support: Opens and extracts many popular archive formats.
Cloud integration: Works with major cloud storage services for easier file management and sharing.
Useful productivity tools: Pro and higher plans include PDF, image, backup, and computer-management features.
User-friendly: Designed to make compression and file sharing accessible to users of different skill levels
Strong security: Supports AES-128 and AES-256 encryption and password-protected files.
Wide format support: Opens and extracts many popular archive formats.
Cloud integration: Works with major cloud storage services for easier file management and sharing.
Useful productivity tools: Pro and higher plans include PDF, image, backup, and computer-management features.
User-friendly: Designed to make compression and file sharing accessible to users of different skill levels
Cons
Paid software: Full functionality requires a paid plan after the trial period.
More features than some users need: Users looking only for basic ZIP compression may find the additional tools unnecessary.
Advanced features vary by plan: Some backup, PDF, storage, and productivity features are limited to Pro or higher tiers.
Resource usage: The broader set of background, backup, and file-management tools may be more than needed for simple archive extraction.
More features than some users need: Users looking only for basic ZIP compression may find the additional tools unnecessary.
Advanced features vary by plan: Some backup, PDF, storage, and productivity features are limited to Pro or higher tiers.
Resource usage: The broader set of background, backup, and file-management tools may be more than needed for simple archive extraction.
