WinZip is a proprietary file archiver and compressor for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, developed by WinZip Computing (formerly Nico Mak Computing). It natively uses the PKZIP format but also has various levels of support for other archive formats.
WinZip has a 45-day free evaluation period, after which the program would still work even if the user had not registered, albeit with reduced functionality. However in later versions (14 and onwards) this feature appears to have been removed, although users are able to bypass this by downloading an earlier version.
WinZip is the most trusted way to work with compressed files. No other compression utility is as easy-to-use or offers the comprehensive and productivity-enhancing approach that has made WinZip the gold standard for file-compression tools.
Zip documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, presentations, you name it! With WinZip you can quickly zip and unzip files to conserve storage space, speed up e-mail transmission, and reduce download times. In addition to state-of-the-art file compression, WinZip offers strong AES encryption for securing sensitive data, the ability to bundle files into convenient, compressed packages, and an automated data backup facility to prevent data loss. WinZip creates Zip, LHA, and Zipx files – the smallest Zip files ever – and it opens Zip, Zipx, RAR, 7Z, BZ2, CAB, JAR, IMG, and most other compressed file types.
WinZip even supports photo and image compression. Now you can compress your digital photographs and graphic images by 20 to 25% with no loss of photo quality or data integrity. This lets you send pictures faster and fit more on your flash drive, CD/DVD, or hard disc than ever before.
WinZip 16.0 includes the following NEW capabilities:
- Avoid email size limits and send up to 2GB, hassle-free
- Upload and post any type of file directly to Facebook
- Tap into your computer’s full zipping power with our new 64-bit zip engine
- Zip and write files directly to Blu-ray Disc
- Enjoy greater flexibility with support for additional compressed file formats
- Scan your system for PC performance issues with just one click
WinZip 16.0 introduces:
- powerful 64-bit zip engine upgrade for maximum zipping speed
- seamless integration with WinZip’s breakthrough file delivery web service, ZipSend.
- the ability to send very large Zip files (up to 2GB) using ZipSend
- instant access to WinZip’s NEW Facebook app, ZipShare
- the ability to zip and post any type of file (up to 20MB) to Facebook using ZipShare
- the ability to zip and write files to Blu-ray Disc directly from the WinZip window
- the ability to convert other major compression file formats to Zip format
- extended preview functionality for other major compression file formats
- the ability to scan and diagnose PC performance issues using WinZip’s built-in System Scanner tool