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7-Zip

7-Zip is an open-source file archiver with a compression ratio higher than that of its main competitors.

Top 9 Open-Source Alternatives to 7-Zip

DiskCryptor GnuPG DAR CryFS Kagi Pi-hole PGP Tool

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to 7-Zip are 7-Zip ZS, DiskCryptor, and GnuPG. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. A fork of 7-Zip with support for Brotli, Fast-LZMA2, Lizard, LZ4, LZ5 and Zstandard
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Archiver #Archive Manager #Data Compression

  2. DiskCryptor is the only truly free solution, provided under GNU General Public License (GPLv3)...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #File Encryption #Encryption 1 social mentions

  3. 3
    GnuPG is a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard as defined by RFC4880 (also known as PGP).
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Security Tools #Encryption 38 social mentions

  4. modernlized encfs by a maintainer of encfs
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Encryption #File Encryption 14 social mentions

  5. 5

    DAR

    Disk Archive Home Page
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Archiver #Archive Manager #Data Compression 14 social mentions

  6. 6
    CryFS encrypts your files, so you can safely store them anywhere.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #File Encryption #Encryption 1 social mentions

  7. 7
    Kagi is a privacy-focused, user-centric search engine. Great search experience starts with Kagi!
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Search Engine #Security & Privacy #Privacy Search Engine 120 social mentions

  8. Pi-hole is a multi-platform, network-wide ad blocker.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 1185 social mentions

  9. PGPTool allows you to encrypt and decrypt files. It's free and easy to use.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Encryption #Security Tools

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