Editing Comparison of file archivers (section)

== General information ==
Basic general information about the archivers.

Legend:<br />{{legend-inline|#DFF|Free/[[Gratis versus libre|no cost]]}} {{legend-inline|#FCE|Paid}} {{legend-inline|#FED|Cost depends}}<br />{{legend-inline|#9EFF9E|[[Open-source software|Open source]] ([[Comparison of free and open-source software licenses|licenses]])}} {{legend-inline|#E7E7FF|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]}}

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|-
! File archivers
! Developer
! Initial release
! Platform
! Latest release version <!-- Stable version -->
! Latest release date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 format -->
! Status
! [[Software license|License]]
! Cost ([[United States dollar|USD]])
|-

! [[7-Zip]]
| Igor Pavlov
| 1999-01-02
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|Q215051|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q215051|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{open source|LGPL-2.1-or-later<br />(RAR plugin is proprietary)}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[ALZip]]
| [[ESTsoft]]
| 1999{{efn|As a WinZip translation.}}
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|Q294542|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q294542|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Free|No cost{{efn|A general serial number was published on developer's website altools.com in August 2012.}}}}
|-

! [[GNOME Archive Manager|Archive Manager]]<br />(File Roller)
| Paolo Bacchilega
| 2001-05-12
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1143010|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1143010|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[Archive Utility]]
| [[Apple Inc|Apple]]
| 2003-10-24
| macOS
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q963462|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q963462|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Included with [[macOS]] [[Core Services]].}}}}
|-

! [[Ark (software)|Ark]]
| [[KDE]] team
| 1997
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q671759|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q671759|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[B1 Free Archiver]]
| Adam Buyer
| 2011-08
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q15894894|P400=Q94|P348|P548=Q2804309}} (Android), {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q15894894|P400=Q388|P348|P548=Q2804309}} (Linux), {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q15894894|P400=Q14116|P348|P548=Q2804309}} (macOS), {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q15894894|P400=Q1406|P348|P548=Q2804309}} (Windows)
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q15894894|P400=Q94|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (Android), {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q15894894|P400=Q388|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (Linux), {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q15894894|P400=Q14116|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (macOS), {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q15894894|P400=Q1406|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (Windows)
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[BetterZip]]
| MacItBetter
| 2006-05
| macOS
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4898429|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q4898429|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|$29.95 USD}}
|-

! [[Commander One]]
| Eltima Software
| 2015-08-04
| macOS
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q21043313|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q21043313|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Depends|Standard at no cost.<br />$29.95 Pro Pack.}}
|-

! [[ZIP (file format)|Compressed Folders]]
| [[Microsoft]]
| 1998-06-25
| Windows
| [[Windows 8.1]]
| 2013-08-27
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Included in [[Microsoft Windows]] [[Windows Explorer]] shell since [[Windows Me]].}}}}
|-

! [[Dar (disk archiver)|Disk ARchiver]]
| Denis Corbin
| 2002
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3011110|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q3011110|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[Haiku Applications#Expander|Expander]]
| [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]]
| 2002
| Haiku
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q215448|P348|P548=Q51930650}} <!-- this pulls pre-release, change when Haiku is stable -->
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q215448|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}} <!-- this pulls pre-release, change when Haiku is stable -->
| Active
| {{open source|MIT}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[Filzip]]
| Philipp Engel
| {{unk}}
| Windows
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4038745|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q4038745|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Inactive
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[FreeArc]]
| Bulat Ziganshin
| 2007-11-01{{efn|v0.36}}
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3495962|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q3495962|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{open source|GPL-2.0-only}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[iArchiver]]
| Dare to be Creative Ltd.
| 2007-10-21
| macOS
| 1.4.1
| 2008-10-30
| Inactive
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|$26}}
|-

! [[Info-ZIP]]<br />(Wzip)
| Samuel Smith
| 1989-03
| Cross-platform
| 6.0
| 2009-04-29
| Active
| {{open source|Info-Zip<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spdx.org/licenses/Info-ZIP.html|title=Info-ZIP License|website=spdx.org}}</ref>}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[KGB Archiver]]
| Tomasz Pawlak
| 2006-04-01
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2493681|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2493681|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Inactive
| {{open source|GPL-2.0-only}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[PeaZip]]
| Giorgio Tani
| 2006-04-19
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1275912|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1275912|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{open source|LGPL-3.0-or-later}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[PKZIP]]
| [[Phil Katz]]
| 1989
| Cross-platform
| 12.4<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pkware.com/support-desktop/product-updates|title=Latest Product Updates - Support Center - PKWARE Support Site|access-date=2 July 2016|archive-date=30 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530055049/http://www.pkware.com/support-desktop/product-updates|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 2009-09
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|$29.00}}
|-

! [[PowerArchiver]]
| ConexWare
| 1999-03
| macOS
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q29318|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309}} (macOS), {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q29318|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}} (Windows)
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q29318|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (macOS), {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q29318|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (Windows)
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|$22.95}}
|-

! [[StuffIt]]
| [[Smith Micro Software]]
| 1987
| Cross-platform
| 15.0.7<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuffit.com/support/updates.html |publisher=Smith Micro Software |access-date=2015-03-15 |title=StuffIt Updates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206080544/http://www.stuffit.com/support/updates.html |archive-date=2011-12-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 2011-12-01
| Inactive
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|$49.99 Deluxe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=13939 |publisher=Smith Micro Software |access-date=2011-12-01 |title=StuffIt Deluxe English<nowiki>|</nowiki>German<nowiki>|</nowiki>Japanese |archive-date=2014-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708003628/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=13939 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />$79.99 French Deluxe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=11883 |publisher=Smith Micro Software |access-date=2011-12-01 |title=StuffIt Deluxe Mac French |archive-date=2013-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919054319/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=11883 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />Windows: $14.99 Standard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=11448 |publisher=Smith Micro Software |access-date=2011-12-01 |title=StuffIt Windows (Standard) |archive-date=2014-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707221122/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=11448 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />$29.99 Deluxe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=11446 |publisher=Smith Micro Software |access-date=2011-12-01 |title=StuffIt Deluxe Windows |archive-date=2015-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116020215/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=11446 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />$49.99 French (or German) Deluxe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=12525 |publisher=Smith Micro Software |access-date=2011-12-01 |title=StuffIt Deluxe Windows French |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191525/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=12525 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=12526 |publisher=Smith Micro Software |access-date=2011-12-01 |title=StuffIt Deluxe Windows German |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082152/http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=12526 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />No cost for expander.}}
|-

! [[Tar (file format)|TAR]] <!-- This entry needs to be improved upon. -->
| [[American Telephone & Telegraph|AT&T]]
| 1979, 1987 (pdtar), 1997 (star)
| Cross-platform
| 3.5.2 (BSD tar), {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q21283172|P348|P548=Q2804309}} (GNU tar), 1.6.0 (star)
| 2021-08-23 (BSD tar), {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q21283172|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (GNU tar), 2019-04-15 (star)
| Active
| {{open source|BSD-2-Clause (BSD tar), GPL-3.0-or-later (GNU tar), public domain (pdtar), CDDL-1.0 (star)}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[The Unarchiver]]
| Circlesoft
| 2006-07-01
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q788083|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q788083|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[Terse (file format)|Terse]]
| IBM
| 1984-07-01
|
|
|
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[TUGZip]]
| Christian Kindahl
| 2002-08-18
| Windows
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q515380|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q515380|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Inactive
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[WinAce]]
| e-merge GmbH
| {{unk}}
| Windows
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2463160|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2463160|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Inactive
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|$29.00 Standard.<br />$39.00 Plus.<br />No cost for expander.{{efn|Linux & macOS only.}}}}
|-

! [[WinRAR]]
| [[Eugene Roshal]]<br />Alexander Roshal
| 1993
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q242747|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q242747|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|$29.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rarlab.com/shop2rarlab.php?prod=winrar|title=WinRAR and RAR support site|access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref><br />No cost for expander.}}
|-

! [[WinZip]]
| WinZip Computing, Inc
| 1991
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q688317|P400=Q94|P348|P548=Q2804309}} (Android), {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q688317|P400=Q48493|P348|P548=Q2804309}} (iOS), {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q688317|P400=Q14116|P348|P548=Q2804309}} (macOS), {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q688317|P400=Q1406|P348|P548=Q2804309}} (Windows)
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q688317|P400=Q94|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (Android), {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q688317|P400=Q48493|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (iOS), {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q688317|P400=Q14116|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (macOS), {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q688317|P400=Q1406|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (Windows)
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|$29.95 Standard.<br />$49.95 Pro.}}
|-

! [[XAD (software)|XAD]]<br />(XADMaster.library)
| Dirk Stoecker
| 1998
| Cross-platform
| 13.1
|
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Nonfree|[[Shareware]]<br />No cost for non-commercial use.}}
|-

! [[Xarchiver]]
| Giuseppe Torelli
| {{unk}}
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1376913|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1376913|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[ZipGenius]]
| Matteo Riso of M.Dev Software
| 2003-05
| Windows
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q636579|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q636579|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{Proprietary|Proprietary}}
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! [[ZPAQ]]
| Matt Mahoney
| 2009-03
| Cross-platform
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q8063260|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q8063260|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Active
| {{open source|Public domain<br />MIT}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html|title=ZPAQ site|access-date=2020-08-04}}</ref>
| {{Free|No cost}}
|-

! File archivers
! Developer
! Initial release
! Platform
! Latest release version <!-- Stable version -->
! Latest release date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 format -->
! Status
! [[Software license|License]]
! Cost ([[United States dollar|USD]])
|-
|}

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