WinZip is a
trialwarefile archiver and
compressor for
Microsoft Windows,
macOS,
iOS and
Android. It is developed by WinZip Computing (formerly Nico Mak Computing), which is owned by
Alludo. The program can create archives in
Zip file format, unpack some other archive file formats and it also has various tools for system integration.
Features
Support for
ARC and
ARJ archives if suitable external programs are installed.[5]
From version 6.0 until version 9.0, registered users could download the newest versions of the software, enter their original registration information or install over the top of their existing registered version, and thereby obtain a free upgrade. This upgrade scheme was discontinued as of version 10.0.[7]
128- and 256-bit key
AESencryption[10] in addition to the less secure PKZIP 2.0 encryption method used in earlier versions. The AES implementation, using Brian Gladman's code, was FIPS-197 certified, on March 27, 2003.[11] However, Central Directory Encryption feature is not supported.[12]
Release history
Windows
The ZIP file archive format (ZIP) was originally invented for
MS-DOS in 1989 by
Phil Katz.[13]
WinZip is a
trialwarefile archiver and
compressor for
Microsoft Windows,
macOS,
iOS and
Android. It is developed by WinZip Computing (formerly Nico Mak Computing), which is owned by
Alludo. The program can create archives in
Zip file format, unpack some other archive file formats and it also has various tools for system integration.
Features
Support for
ARC and
ARJ archives if suitable external programs are installed.[5]
From version 6.0 until version 9.0, registered users could download the newest versions of the software, enter their original registration information or install over the top of their existing registered version, and thereby obtain a free upgrade. This upgrade scheme was discontinued as of version 10.0.[7]
128- and 256-bit key
AESencryption[10] in addition to the less secure PKZIP 2.0 encryption method used in earlier versions. The AES implementation, using Brian Gladman's code, was FIPS-197 certified, on March 27, 2003.[11] However, Central Directory Encryption feature is not supported.[12]
Release history
Windows
The ZIP file archive format (ZIP) was originally invented for
MS-DOS in 1989 by
Phil Katz.[13]