Editing WinZip (section)

==Release history==
[[File:Winzip-17-pro-screenshot.png|thumb|WinZip 17 Pro on Windows]]

===Windows===
The ZIP file archive format (ZIP) was originally invented for [[MS-DOS]] in 1989 by [[Phil Katz]].<ref>[http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/dictionary/detail.asp?&searchtype=0&DicID=19632&RefType=Encyclopedia|Smart Computing Encyclopedia] - Article about WinZip</ref>

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! Chart: WinZip Windows release timeline
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  from:10/03/1992 till:10/03/1992 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_3.2
  from:01/16/1993 till:01/16/1993 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_4.0
  from:06/26/1993 till:06/26/1993 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_4.1
  from:11/08/1993 till:11/08/1993 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_5.0
  from:08/15/1994 till:08/15/1994 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_5.5a
  from:01/24/1995 till:01/24/1995 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_5.6
  from:08/14/1995 till:08/14/1995 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_6.0
  from:10/01/1996 till:10/01/1996 shift:($dx,-6) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_6.1
  from:10/18/1996 till:10/18/1996 shift:($dx,0) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_6.2
  from:09/20/1997 till:09/20/1997 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_6.3
  from:10/05/1998 till:10/05/1998 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_7.0
  from:04/25/2000 till:04/25/2000 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_8.0
  from:12/10/2001 till:12/10/2001 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_8.1
  from:02/24/2004 till:02/24/2004 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_9.0
  from:11/01/2005 till:11/01/2005 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_10.0
  from:11/15/2006 till:11/15/2006 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_11.0
  from:04/17/2007 till:04/17/2007 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_11.1
  from:04/09/2008 till:04/09/2008 shift:($dx,-8) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_11.2
  from:09/10/2008 till:09/10/2008 shift:($dx,2) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_12.0
  from:05/13/2009 till:05/13/2009 shift:($dx,-6) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_12.1
  from:10/14/2009 till:10/14/2009 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_14.0
  from:04/14/2010 till:04/14/2010 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_14.5
  from:11/05/2010 till:11/05/2010 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_15
  from:04/19/2011 till:04/19/2011 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_15.5
  from:10/25/2011 till:10/25/2011 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_16.0
  from:10/16/2012 till:10/16/2012 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_17.0
  from:05/09/2013 till:05/09/2013 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_17.5
  from:10/31/2013 till:10/31/2013 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_18.0
  from:05/12/2014 till:05/12/2014 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_18.5
  from:10/28/2014 till:10/28/2014 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_19.0
  from:05/07/2015 till:05/07/2015 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_19.5
  from:10/20/2015 till:10/20/2015 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_20.0
  from:10/25/2016 till:10/25/2016 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_21.0
  from:04/27/2017 till:04/27/2017 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_21.5
  from:10/25/2017 till:10/25/2017 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_22.0
  from:11/01/2018 till:11/01/2018 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_23.0
  from:09/11/2019 till:09/11/2019 shift:($dx,$dy) fontsize:XS text:WinZip_24.0
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! Table: History of WinZip Windows releases<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldversion.com/WinZip.html |title=Download WinZip for Windows |publisher=Old Version.com |access-date=November 7, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldapps.com/winzip.php |title=Old Version of WinZip Download |publisher=OldApps.com |access-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421130137/https://www.oldapps.com/winzip.php | archive-date=21 April 2021 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kb.winzip.com/kb/entry/132/ |title=When does support end for WinZip applications? - WinZip Computing :: Knowledgebase |publisher=Kb.winzip.com |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Knowledge Base |url=https://kb.corel.com/en/125816 |website=WinZip 76.3 drops support for 32-bit operating systems. |access-date=9 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref> 
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Version
! File size
! Released
! Support Expiration
! Final Release Version <br />
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| PMZip 1.0 /OS2 || 67 KB || January 14, 1991 || Expired 
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| WinZip 1.0 || 56 KB || April 3, 1991 || Expired
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| WinZip 2.0 || 78 KB || July 30, 1991 || Expired
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| WinZip 3.1 || 101 KB || April 6, 1992 || Expired
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| WinZip 3.1b || 108 KB || September 8, 1992 || Expired
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| WinZip 3.2 || 116 KB || October 3, 1992 || Expired
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| WinZip 4.0 || 139 KB || January 16, 1993 || Expired
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| WinZip 4.0a || 151 KB || March 17, 1993 || Expired
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| WinZip 4.0b || 151 KB || April 2, 1993 || Expired
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| WinZip 4.1 || 133 KB || June 26, 1993 || Expired
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| WinZip 4.1a || 169 KB || August 12, 1993 || Expired
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| WinZip 5.0 || 189 KB || November 8, 1993 || Expired
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| WinZip 5.0a || 194 KB || January 26, 1994 || Expired
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| WinZip 5.0b || 194 KB || March 11, 1994 || Expired
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| WinZip 5.5a || 0.3 MB || August 15, 1994 || Expired
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| WinZip 5.6 || 287 KB || January 24, 1995 || Expired
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| WinZip 6.0 || 313 KB || August 14, 1995 || Expired
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| WinZip 6.0a || 0.4 MB || December 4, 1995 || Expired
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| WinZip 6.1 || 487 KB || October 1, 1996 || Expired
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| WinZip 6.2 || 563 KB || October 18, 1996 || Expired
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| WinZip 6.3 || 615 KB (16-bit)<br />0.7 MB (32-bit) || September 20, 1997 || Expired
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| WinZip 7.0 || 922 KB || October 5, 1998 || Expired
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| WinZip 8.0 || 1.20 MB || April 25, 2000 || Expired
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| WinZip 8.1 || 1.7 MB<br />1.8 MB (SR-1) || December 10, 2001 || Expired
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| WinZip 9.0 || 3.9 MB || February 24, 2004 || Expired
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| WinZip 9.0 SR1 || 2.3 MB || December 2004 || Expired
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| WinZip 10.0 || 5.6 MB || November 1, 2005 || Expired || Windows 98/ME
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| WinZip 11.0 || 7.3 MB || November 2006 || Expired
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| WinZip 11.1 || 8.9 MB || April 2007 || Expired
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| WinZip 11.2 || 13.0 MB || April 2008 || Expired
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| WinZip 12.0 || 13.9 MB || September 2008 || Expired
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| WinZip 12.1 || 13.0 MB || May 2009 || Expired
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| WinZip 14.0 || 13.7 MB || October 2009 || Expired
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| WinZip 14.5 || 13.8 MB || April 2010 || Expired || Windows 2000
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| WinZip 15 || 18.6 MB || November 2010 || Expired
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| WinZip for Mac 1.0 || 8.6 MB || November 2010 || Expired
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| WinZip 15.5 || 16.1 MB || April 2011 || Expired
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| WinZip 16 || 21.1 MB (32-bit) <br /> 23.2 MB (64-bit) || October 2011 || Expired
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| WinZip 16.5 || 21.1 MB (32-bit) <br /> 23.2 MB (64-bit) || April 2012 || Expired
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| WinZip 17 || 21.1 MB (32-bit) <br /> 23.2 MB (64-bit) || October 2012 || Expired
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| WinZip 17.5 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || May 2013 || Expired
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| WinZip 18 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || October 2013 || Expired
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| WinZip 18.5 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || May 2014 || Expired
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| WinZip 19 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || October 2014 || Expired
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| WinZip 20 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || October 2015 || Expired
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| WinZip 20.5 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || May 2016 || Expired || Windows XP (providing: IE8 is present + SP3 installed)
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| WinZip 21 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || October 2016 || Expired
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| WinZip 21.5 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || April 2017 || Expired
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| WinZip 22 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || October 2017 || Expired
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| WinZip 23 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || November 2018 || Expired
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| WinZip 24 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || September 2019 || Expired
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| WinZip 25 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || September 2020 || Expired
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| WinZip 26 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || September 2021 || || Windows 7
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| WinZip 27 || - MB (32-bit) <br /> - MB (64-bit) || September 2022 ||
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| WinZip 28 || - MB (64-bit) || September 2023 || || Windows (32-Bit)
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===Mac===
WinZip 1.0 for Mac OS X (November 16, 2010): Initial release is compatible with [[Intel]] Macs and can be run on v10.5 'Leopard.'<ref>[http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/WinZip-Compression-Encryption-Email-Attachment-Optimization-Coming-New-Platforms-1354285.htm WinZip Compression, Encryption and Email Attachment Optimization Coming to New Platforms - The World's Most Trusted Zip Utility Now Available for the Mac]. ''marketwire.com''. November 16, 2010. {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121125404/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/WinZip-Compression-Encryption-Email-Attachment-Optimization-Coming-New-Platforms-1354285.htm|date=2010-11-21}}</ref>

===iOS===
The iOS version was first released on February 17, 2012.<ref>[http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/new-free-winzipr-app-for-iphoner-and-ipadr-1621307.htm New Free WinZip App for iPhone and iPad - Open and Browse Zipped Files on the Go]</ref><ref name=":0" />

===Android===
WinZip Android was first released on June 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?pgid=800281&item=pressRelease&listid=13000003 |title=WinZip Android App Now Available: WinZip Multi-platform Product Line Extends Mobile Support with Free Android App|publisher=Corel Corporation|date=June 19, 2012}}</ref>