Windows Mac
EN

Best file compression tools of 2025 used on Windows

File archivers are used for file compression, which usually leads to saving storage space while keeping the created backups. Numerous tools are available, but we've taken 5 most popular ones and have analyzed which of them is the best.

WinRAR
WinRAR
7-Zip
7-Zip
PeaZip
PeaZip
Universal Extractor
Universal Extractor
Find software alternatives

More archivers

prog_icon

7-Zip
6516 votes
prog_icon

WinRAR
15800 votes
prog_icon

WinZip
1730 votes
prog_icon

Universal Extractor
248 votes
prog_icon

PeaZip
136 votes
prog_icon

AWbackup
95 votes
prog_icon

IZArc
206 votes
prog_icon

WMS Log Analyzer
75 votes
prog_icon

Advanced Archive Repair
70 votes
prog_icon

Direct Zip Driver
76 votes
prog_icon

RefChecker
45 votes
prog_icon

MeeSoft HTML Optimizier
88 votes
prog_icon

eSoftTools EML to PST Converter
100 votes
prog_icon

ALZip
147 votes
prog_icon

GIDZip
80 votes
prog_icon

CoffeeZip
77 votes
prog_icon

Free RAR Extractor Elite
50 votes
prog_icon

PowerArchiver
107 votes
prog_icon

BandiZip
38 votes
prog_icon

PNG File Size Reduce Software
77 votes
prog_icon

WinRK
84 votes
prog_icon

FreeArc
58 votes
prog_icon

EDM2014 Video
55 votes
prog_icon

PentaZip-PRO
79 votes
prog_icon

TUGZip
40 votes
prog_icon

B1 Free Archiver
45 votes
prog_icon

StorageWipe
84 votes
prog_icon

PDF Freeze
60 votes
prog_icon

Kingshiper File Compressor
79 votes
prog_icon

WinUHA
21 votes
Latest choices
useful How to clean registry
How to clean registry
useful How to create vector graphics
How to create vector graphics
useful How to use a firewall
How to use a firewall
Check our latest how to articles
Make downloads easier Make downloads easier
Discover FDM
Add-on support You can get add-ons that download files/video from arbitrary websites.