Web Directory

» BigSpeed Zipper
   Compact ZIP tool with unusual features such as browsing ZIP files before downloading and full-text search of ZIP file contents.
   http://www.bigspeed.net/index.php?page=bszipper

» Bzip2 and Libbzip2
   Patent free, high-quality data compressor for Windows or Unix.
   http://www.bzip.org/

» Cabextract
   Portable, open source UNIX decompressor for the Microsoft Cabinet (.CAB) format.
   http://www.cabextract.org.uk/

» Dzip
   Compact Windows compression program that creates small .DZ archive files. Integrates with Windows Explorer.
   http://speeddemosarchive.com/dzip/

» FileCompress Uharc Gui
   A free Uharc 0.4 Gui with SFX and other features like preview of .uha file.
   http://filecompress.altervista.org/

» Free WinZIP Alternatives
   A roundup and review of fully WinZIP-compatible freeware ZIP programs -- compared on the basis of usability.
   http://free-backup.info/free-winzip.html

» FreeZip
   Windows zip utility that prides itself on being small, fast and efficient.
   http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/

» Gzip
   Open source command line data stream compressor and archiver.
   http://www.gzip.org/

» ICEOWS
   Windows compression utility using the ARJ format (was called ArjFolder). Can extract, test, and view files stored in ZIP, GZIP, TAR, CAB, RAR, ACE, PK3, etc. and create SFX executables.
   http://www.iceows.com/HomePageUS.html

» JustZIPit
   Small and simple contextual menu based zip program with full ZIP-64 huge-archive compression.
   http://free-backup.info/justzipit.html

» LZX
   Encoding for Amigas that uses large match offsets and file merging.
   http://xavprods.free.fr/lzx/

» MultiZipper
   Unzip program for Windows that doesn't prompt before overwriting files. Supports shell links, drag and drop, and command line.
   http://www.multizipper.com/

» Open Source ARJ
   Offers a free implementation of the ARJ archiver for several operating systems such as DOS, Windows and GNU/Linux.
   http://arj.sourceforge.net/

» PeaZip
   Presents this free, open source archiver featuring volume spanning, authenticated encryption and compression in several formats. Includes download links, documentation and a support forum.
   http://peazip.sourceforge.net/

» Quick Zip
   Free zip compression utility for Windows, create, extract, and testing for zip archives.
   http://www.quickzip.org/

» Tugzip
   Free archiving utility with Windows integration, script support and ZIP-64 for huge archives. Provides a free support forum.
   http://www.tugzip.com/

» WinBZip2
   A small GUI utility for working with files in bzip2 format, compressing, decompressing and testing the integrity of bzip2 files.
   http://www.irnis.net/soft/winbzip2/

» WinGZip
   A small GUI utility for working with files in gzip format. It allows to compress any file into gzip format, decompress and test the integrity of already gzipped files.
   http://www.irnis.net/soft/wingzip/

» WinImp
   Extracts ZIP, ARJ, RAR, TAR as well as higher-compression IMP format. Includes drag-and-drop capability and creation of custom SFX files which can launch a file after unpacking.
   http://www.technelysium.com.au/winimp.html

» XStandard Zip Component
   ZIP or unzip a file or folder using a single line of code with this free component. [ActiveX DLL]
   http://www.xstandard.com/page.asp?p=C9891D8A-5390-44ED-BC60-2267ED6763A7

» Zip 2 Secure EXE
   Utility to convert any ZIP file into a self-extracting executable. Supports AES encryption, can unpack automatically to a temporary directory and run a setup.exe after extraction.
   http://www.chilkatsoft.com/ChilkatSfx.asp

» ZipFree 2000
   ZIP tool with integrated virus check and integrated emailing for quick ZIP and send. Supports SFX creation and pre-extraction viewing.
   http://www.pepsoft.com/zipfree/intro.html

» ZipItFast
   ZIP program with a skinned interface and full support for over 20 compression formats.
   http://zipitfast.com/

» zipdiff
   An open source Java utility for comparing two zip files. Also suitable for JAR, EAR, WAR and RAR files.
   http://zipdiff.sourceforge.net/