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M.Dev Software ZipGenius 6 Standard Edition

81

Very Good

  • Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Includes lots of features for free
  • Cons
  • Slow archiving at maximum compression settings
  • Sometimes buggy
Performance
Design and usabilityVery Good: 81
Ease of archive creationGood
Ease of archive extractionSuperior
DocumentationGood
Performance Superior: 90
Compressed test-file size 88%
Archive-creation speedPoor
FeaturesVery Good: 83
Supported archive-creation formats .zip, .7z, .tar/.thz/.taz, .gz, .rpm, .fwp, .jar/.ear/.war
Supported archive-exctraction formats.zip, .rar, .7z, disc images (.iso, .nrg), .cmi, .pk3, .zoo, .rpm, .xpi, .wal, .wmz, .yz1, .jar/.ear/.war, .fwp, .sqz, .gz, .tar, .bh, encoded files (uuencode, xxencode, yENC, BinHex, MIME); .arj, .arc., and .lzh support requires external programs.
Encryption optionsCryptoZIP 2.0, AES-128, BlowFish-128, TwoFish
Tool for searching within archivesYes
Automated backupsNo
Help wizardsYes
Command-line supportYes
Self-extracting executable creationYes
Split-volume creationYes
Integrated image preview No
Microsoft Office integrationNo
Integrated FTP capabilitiesYes
Customizable interface/skin supportYes
Supported operating systemsWindows 95, 98/Me, NT, 2000, XP
Multiple language versions availableYes