Longueuil, Quebec -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/04/2010 -- 7-Zip is an open source file archiver designed originally for Microsoft Windows in 2000. Its Open Source sofware, released under the General Public License, and unlike some other file compression software, 7Zip is free to download, free to use, and does not require registration. 7-Zip is 100% Free

7-Zip has also received several awards including, SourceForge: The community choice awards for "Technical Design" and for "Best Project" - 2007. It has also recieved the five star cnet award in 2009.

7-Zip operates with the 7z archive format, and can read and write to several other archive formats. However where 7Zip stands out is with its 7z format. 7z archives are up to 40 percent smaller than their ZIP equivalents making 7zip the most powerful file compression tool available.

7Zip also has some features to make life simpler for you including the ability to open EXE files as archives, allowing the decompression of data from inside many "Setup" or "Installer" or "Extract" type files without having to launch them. 7-Zip can also unpack archives with corrupted filenames, renaming the files as required.

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