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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
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