| Version | 11.0 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | PentaWare |
| Release date | Mar 1, 2010 |
| Date added | Mar 14, 2010 |
| Os requirements | Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 |
| Requirements | None |
| Total downloads | 62,759 |
| Downloads per week | 2 |
| Price | $39.95 |
Description
PentaZip is a compression software program and file viewer. It features Zip64, a 64-bit format to overcome the 4GB limit of the ZIP algorithm. PentaZip can read 16 different compression formats (ZIP, ZIP64, ZGB, BZip2, ARC, ARJ, LZH/LHa, CAB, GZip, RAR, TAR, ZOO, Ace, JAR, DCL Zip and BH) You can split self-extracting and ZIP archives. Read 4 different email formats (UUencode, MIME-64, XXencode and BinHex). Write 8 different compression formats (ZIP, ZIP64, ZGB, BZip2, LZH, CAB, GZip, Tar-GZip, JAR, BH and TAR). By adding the 7Zip command line program (freely available at http://7-zip.org/) you can read and write 7Zip files as well as open and extract from compiled help files (.CHM). Once installed PentaZip will detect 7zip and transparently allow you to access the 7zip supported formats via the Main Interface as well as the Windows Explorer right mouse menu. Copy newly Compressed Archives to CD's and DVD's. CD/DVD Burning is available for all Windows Systems. You can use your favorite Email programs with Zip+Mail and perform virus checks using practically any Anti Virus program. PentaZip offers 6 additional strong encryption methods that safely password protect files using one of the following algorithms: AES, DES, Triple DES, Blowfish, Serpent, Mars. Other supported formats include: JPEG, JPEG 2000, DWG, DXF, DOC, XLS, GIF, MP3, MPEG, and AVI.
Review
Despite the size of its download, PentaZip has a simple mission: to compress multiple files into archives. At first launch, the software asks you whether to associate all the ZIP files on your computer with the application or to create a new ZIP archive. The more-or-less standard interface offers the basic buttons and features. What is innovative is that you do not need to browse manually through each folder. Instead, you select files from PC folders and drop them into a new archive. The program also lets you create self-extracting EXE archives, schedule operations, and open and convert a variety of archive file formats. For power users especially, the welcoming interface and easy-to-understand features will make PentaZip worth the big download.
