#7ZIP VS WINRAR VS WINZIP UPDATE#

I downloaded Microsoft's massive 24GB free Windows 11 virtual machine and packed its files into three previously unsupported formats: RAR, 7Z (50% compression rate), and TAR.

To answer the question, I decided to test the updated File Explorer versus WinRAR, arguably the most popular app of its kind ( which is honored by the change), and NanaZIP, a great fork of 7Zip for Windows 11. Still, the change raises a question: Can the updated File Explorer replace WinRAR, 7Zip, NanaZIP, and other dedicated apps for those frequently working with archives? Even though there is no shortage of free and premium file compression apps, native support is always better for the average consumer-you do not need to look for a program to extract a single randomly downloaded archive. Therefore, users had to opt for third-party apps to work with RAR, 7Z, etc. Although there are concerns about performance and bugs, in this article, I want to focus on the positive side and look closely at one of the best new features the redesigned File Explorer will introduce: native RAR, TAR, 7Z, and other file compression format support.īefore Windows 11 version 23H2, ZIP was the only natively supported archive format.

Version 23H2 is expected to introduce many quality-of-life improvements and new capabilities, including a File Explorer redesign.

#7ZIP VS WINRAR VS WINZIP UPDATE#

Microsoft plans to release a big feature update for Windows 11 later this year.

7zip vs winrar vs winzip