Today, surely we have all worked with compressed files at some time. These files make things much easier for us when we connect to the Internet, since, in addition to reducing the total size of the files, we can pack the files into a single file so that we do not have to send them all individually. There are many file compressors on the net, starting with one of the best known: WinRAR. But if we are loyal followers of free software, and we want to have the more free software the better on our PC, then one of the best we can install is PeaZip.
PeaZip is a free and open source file compressor that we can install on Windows, Linux and macOS. This compressor acts, broadly speaking, as a frontend made up of several compression and file management libraries, such as 7Zip, so that it is much easier to work with them.
this software is totally free and open code. Any user interested in it will be able to download it without having to pay anything, and will also have access to all the source code, through GitHub, so that they can analyze the code and even help in the development of the program.
What’s new in PeaZip 7.5.0
One of the most important new features is that, from now on, compressed files will appear with new icons designed to help us differentiate between different file formats much better. These new icons will appear within the file manager, and will help us to identify all formats much better.
Another novelty is in the extraction function. With the new PeaZip 7.5.0 we are going to find a new option called ” Extract all for special file types “. This will allow us that, if we extract a file that depends on other files (for example, an HTML that depends on CSS, images, scripts, etc.), PeaZip extracts the other files necessary to execute correctly the one we want.
Within the configuration, in the file management section, we will also find several new options that will allow us to configure how we want the downloads to be extracted . The most interesting is the one that will allow us to close the program window after automatically extracting the files, a highly requested function.
Finally, it should be noted that the new PeaZip 7.5.0 have tweaked all the algorithms of the program . For example, now creating ZIP and 7Z archives is much faster. Now the program uses FAST mode in these file formats. Thus, in exchange for being between 2% and 5% more in size, the speed of file creation is between 400% and 500%. The renaming algorithm has also improved. And it is possible to create new folders inside 7z, p7ZIP and RAR archives.
Download and update
Users who already have this file compressor installed on their computers can easily update to this new version from the program itself. In addition to seeing a warning that will inform you of the new version, you can search for news from the Help> Check for updates .
We can also download this new version of the program completely free of charge from its website . After installing it, we will have the file compressor up to date, and we can start enjoying its improvements.
PeaZip has gained many users since another of the most popular compressors, Bandizip, began to limit the free version and show all kinds of advertising in the program. Why not give this excellent WinRAR alternative a try?