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WinZip Alternatives: 3 free Tools

  • Nov 19, 2025
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For currently just under 35 Euro WinZip to unpack the archives. However, there are now a number of free Alternatives that serve the same purpose. We introduce you to the three Best.

Universal Extractor: The all-rounder in the Freeware area

The free "Universal Extractor" is the big brother of WinZip nothing after:
  • The Freeware unzip all popular archive formats. You can even disassemble the. EXE or. MSI files into their individual parts. This is perfect if you need to, for example, a DDL from the Setup.
  • The decompressor can be integrated even in the context menu, So you can unpack your archives as usual by right-clicking.
Free All-Round Enpacker

The Unarchiver: The free WinZip for Mac Users

The Free Tool "The Unarchiver" replaces the Standard Enpacker on your Mac. The Mac App works with archives, much better than the default program:
  • Thus, the Tool unpacks exotic archives such as Compact Pro, PackIt, ARJ, LZMA2, and many more. Even SWF files, you can break down with the program.
  • Especially good: "The Unarchiver" to cope with foreign archives, which use a different set of characters.
  • Unfortunately, the decompressor can bundle any files to the archives. This is done for the free Alternative "UnRarX".
WinZip on Mac

7-Zip: The master among the free unarchiver Alternatives

For a list of the best decompressor may 7-Zip of course not be missing. The Freeware convinced with many practical features and a simple operation:
  • The unpacker can cope with virtually any known file format. Particularly well the house is its own 7z archive. In order to compress your files to a Minimum and can even create self-extracting archives.
  • The pack program integrates seamlessly into the Windows context menu. You can create new archives easily by right-clicking on the desired files.
  • Of course, existing archives can be unpacked viewing. You can even open ISO files and only the most important elements of extract.
The Freeware 7-Zip in use
All three Freeware programs password extract protected archives. However, if you forget the password, the Tools are powerless. The archive password you can but on other Ways to crack.

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