Comments on: TugZip, an alternative to WinZip

By: ALZip, a WinZip alternative

ALZip, a WinZip alternative — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:17:54 +0000

[...] alternatives to WinZip that I have mentioned in the past include 7-zip, Jzip. Also make sure to read my comparison between [...]

By: PeaZip - Free File Compression Software

PeaZip - Free File Compression Software — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:01:59 +0000

[...] I had written about another free program to replace WinZip called TugZip. Another popular open source zip program is 7-zip, which I had written about way back [...]

By: Mulligrub

Mulligrub — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:17:14 +0000

I used to like Tugzip but there were a few issues with it – it’s so long ago I can’t remember
Plus development is done by just one guy and he was having trouble keeping up with bug fixes and updates
I just checked the Tugzip site and it seems while it is still available it has basically been mothballed
See the news page http://www.tugzip.com/index.php?page=news
When I changed from Tugzip I went to 7zip.
7zip is opensource and includes a self-extract creator too
The interface is a little sparse but it is by far THE most powerful archiver available and being OS is cross platform
So I agree – for god’s sake don’t pay for Winzip – but go for 7zip at http://www.7-zip.org

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Best of April, Killer Links #2 and some more news! — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:22:31 +0000

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By: Charles Brader

Charles Brader — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:17:26 +0000

Siddarth,

Thanks for the comments! I recall using IZarch before, and it a good piece of software. I know that IZarch, Tugzip, ZipGenius, and 7-Zip; among others, are choices I have heard that people use instead of Winzip.

Thanks again!

By: Siddharth

Siddharth — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:21:29 +0000

You may also like to try iZarc Which is very powerful and can handle many many file types.
also XP SP3 is available for download.See http://www.indiandevs.com/tech.....-download/ for the link