- 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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StuffIt 2009
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/1157/1157298.png)
Quad
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/16/181/181865.png)
1 Click UnZip
ZipArchive
Winzip w/command-line tools
Zip & Resize Photos
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/154/154867.png)
Zip 'n' Split
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/4403/4403807.png)
SFV Checker
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/7692/7692718.png)
PeaZip Portable
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/128/128062.png)
AnyZip
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/2818/2818733.png)
RarMonkey
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/100/100101.png)
CabExtract
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/8627/8627339.png)
Kingshiper Video Compressor
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/1207/1207184.png)
SharpArchiver
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/2267/2267615.png)
DotNetZip
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/138/138974.png)
12Ghosts Zip
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/16/4763/4763548.png)
Ultimate Extract and Recover
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/2390/2390654.png)
WSGuiForUPX
no votes
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/16/7200/7200241.png)
Simple SCORM Packager (SSP)
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/1177/1177482.png)
Cities XL Extractor
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/6227/6227136.png)
WinZip Express for Explorer
no votes
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/6643/6643167.png)
Ashampoo ZIP 2017
no votes
GnuWin32: UnZip
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/887/887269.png)
awd2tif
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/4579/4579600.png)
Adobe Exchange Packager
no votes
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/32/240/240723.png)
Atomicrobot Plain Simple Zip
![prog_icon](https://1786035589.rsc.cdn77.org/icon/48/743/743918.png)
Compare Two Files
no votes