Compress it to save space or properly utilize it, the best and efficient way to use space and make the best use of the available space. Many times we need to compress very big chunks of data into small bits, and for that we either divide the data into chunks itself or use some other tool.
Here I present before you the best compression tools that you can use to turn GBs into MB’s and that too without data loss. Below is the list of the best compression tools that are either free or very cheap and are very useful, and simplify our lives.
We are required to create Zips or the new extensions 7z, .tar, .rar, and many more for open source. We need to compress a few images so we can send them as email or have a big game on a pendrive of small, solid-sized pendrive.
Below are The Best 5 File Compression Tools that are present in the market, so let’s analyze them.
7-Zip (Windows/Linux, Free)
7-Zip is an open-source source free file utility that helps you archive the bigger files into smaller chunks. This is low low-resource eater and is efficient that you will never use anything else once you are using it. It not only supports the usual formats but also the other formats that are not used so often. This utility has a graphical interface that is very user-friendly and lets the user work without any fuss.
IZArc (Windows, Freeware)
File-Compression-Tools-IZArc is a Windows freeware that lets you archive the most popular formats and makes this the best for Windows. The best part is that IZArc is a featured utility that can be made portable. It is so attractive and comes with such a low price tag that it has become the hotspot for users. Even though this utility is freeware but it also accepts donations.
Universal Extractor is most popularly used for Windows and is easily integrated with Windows Explorer. This free utility is a satisfactory tool that will help you decompress your files and view them. The best part is that it detects the type of the file even if it doesn’t possess an extension. The bad thing about this utility is that it doesn’t allow you to create compressed files.
TUGZip is a tool with the most formats integrated with it, as it archives the files in P, 7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, BH, BZ2, CAB, CPIO, DEB, GCA, GZ, IMP, JAR, LHA (LZH), LIB, RAR, RPM, SQX, TAR, TGZ, TBZ, TAZ, YZ1, and ZOO, as well as allows the disk images to be extracted from BIN, C2D, IMG, ISO, and NRG.
It creates the following compressed files: 7-ZIP, BH, BZ2, CAB, JAR, LHA (LZH), SQX, TAR, TGZ, YZ1, and ZIP. It also allows various encryptions, and the best part is that it is free, but it works only with Windows.
WinRAR (Windows, Shareware)
WinRAR is a shareware but is an efficient compression and decompression utility that has been one of the oldest apps in the market, serving users for the past 18 years. It has a special interface and is the first one that the user will stumble upon when searching Google. It supports quite a good number of formats, which makes the user feel free to use it. Even the whopping cost of 29$ couldn’t make it less user-appealing.
PeaZip (Windows and Linux, Free)
File-Compression-Tools-PeaZip PeaZip is an efficient open-source archiver that supports the whole range of formats. With its friends as 7-Zip, it also comes with an attractive and user-friendly interface. You can even use it as a portable version. It is really good if you travel a lot and require compressing some of the other files.
The Unarchiver (Mac OS X, Freeware)
File-Compression-Tools-The Unarchiver Unarchiver is the default file compressor for Mac OS X. This is much more efficient as it also works with the formats out of the box. The only thing is that you need to add more tools to your collection because it is a read-only file and won’t work if you want to more formats or write more complex archives other than Zips.