Comparing zip/compression utilities

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Published on 2011-01-09T03:12:26Z Indexed on 2011/01/09 3:55 UTC
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I've used WinZip, WinRar, and 7zip for packaging and compression. I know the first two are payware, and the last is open source. Despite that, they all seem to serve the same overall purpose.

Are there any other distinguishing characteristics that make any of the options stand out?

I'm not really looking for a "best" package, but would like to know of noteworthy differences between the common tools.

For what it's worth, I do seem to like WinRar. Not sure why, but there it is.

If it matters, I'm using Windows 7.

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