- Windows
- System Utilities
- Archivers
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.
More archivers
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Ashampoo ZIP Free
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/465/465468.png)
ZipStar
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/5037/5037413.png)
Unzip RAR
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/2645/2645118.png)
DiskInternals ZIP Repair
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/6648/6648767.png)
FileOptimizer
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/226/226364.png)
CL-Tools 4Win
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/1474/1474044.png)
StuffIt Expander 2010
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/6178/6178111.png)
CrococryptMirror
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/5148/5148135.png)
.netshrink
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/10/10805.png)
StuffIt Deluxe
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/1938/1938186.png)
eXPressor
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/16/115/115034.png)
ZIP 2 Secure EXE
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/166/166238.png)
PowerShrink
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/7301/7301537.png)
Proxy Log Explorer
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/643/643965.png)
Smart Copy
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/7351/7351411.png)
AX-ZIP Archiver
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/3717/3717652.png)
ZIP2FIX
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/44/44907.png)
EasyZip
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/814/814187.png)
ZipMap for Lotus Notes
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/8580/8580065.png)
KingshiperZip
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/3896/3896907.png)
Free Unrar
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/4474/4474390.png)
Free Zip to Rar Converter
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/1596/1596638.png)
Freebyte Zip
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/16/16907.png)
Files-Destructor
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/16/745/745464.png)
GnuWin32: UnRar
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/4585/4585067.png)
SmartVersion
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/1007/1007839.png)