StuffIt Standard
Version: 11
Downloads Count: 27,854
License Type: Trial
Price: $25
Date Added: Mar 12, 2008
Operating Systems: Macintosh, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Requirements: 256MB of RAM, 40 MB of hard disk space, 32-bit OS
Author: Smith Micro Software
- WinZip Standard 690,670
- WinRAR 574,996
- Advanced ZIP Password Recovery 88,782
- ZipCentral 75,056
- PKZIP 63,160
Editor's Review of StuffIt Standard
StuffIt comes with its own compression format. Two formats, actually, .sit and the newer, more efficient .sitx. The StuffItX format is especially impressive when compressing JPEG images. Conventional wisdom says that .jpg files don't compress because they're compressed already. In my casual tests, StuffIt, when creating a .sitx archive, shrank these pictures by about 25 percent.
To extract .sit/.sitx files, non-Stuffit users will need to download and use the free Stuffit Expander utility.
StuffIt also manages .zip files (of course), but SmithMicro takes this beyond simply supporting the old, creaking .zip 2.0 standard. Version 9.5 can decrypt the 256-bit AES encryption that WinZip added in 2003 with version 9 (you'll still need the password, of course). Unfortunately, it can't create WinZip-compatible encrypted files. If you want better security than .zip 2.0's easily defeatable password protection, you'll have to create a .sitx archive (which can hide file names and supports RC4-512, AES-256, BlowFish-448, or DES-64 encryption).
StuffIt also can't segment ZIP archives (split them into multiple files of user-definable size), but it can do so with .sit/.sitx archives.
To make the most of such features, Stuffit Standard 9.5's wizards are a good place to start, and they're equal, if not better, than those of the other programs I looked at. Another nice touch: You can archive and FTP your files over the Internet--a useful tool for long-distance backup.
--Lincoln Spector
You can find the full review for StuffIt 9.5 and performance details for this program, and its competitors, at our Top 5 Compression Utilities chart.
Sponsored Links
-
Compress files and create self-extracting archives in a variety of formats.
-
Unpack nearly any type of archive file, including common e-mail attachments.
-
Manage your .zip files using a utility that integrates with the Win 95 Explorer.
-
This compression utility analyzes files and proposes the best compression candidates.
-
Work with your files using this compressed file shell.
-
Search the contents of zipped files and decompress them.
-
Convert files with this uuencoder/uudecoder for Win 95.
-
Automatically compress your Outlook attachments.
-
Enjoy an intuitive interface along with advanced archiving options.
-
Compress and encrypt your files easily, in an assortment of file formats.
-
Automatically decompress .zip and LSP archives.
WinZip Pro 12 Compression Software
WinZip Pro 12 adds special photo tricks to its once must-have program, with mixed results.
If you have questions about finding, downloading, or opening files in our library, you'll probably find the answers here.
SpeedUpMyPC is the award winning utility software that ensures your PC is automatically optimized for maximum performance in just a few easy clicks."/>
- Browse the Downloads Store by Topic
- Security »
- Utilities »
- Graphics & Multimedia »
- Visit the Download Store Home
Most Recent Threads
- Would YOU recommend Ad Muncher? Or something...
- Missing NTLDR
- free backup utility
- Looking for an Application to Help Organize My...
- program that looks for file on a website
Most Recent Documents
