Bandizip (Archiving Software)

[silversurfer]

Bandizip for Windows

Homepage: https://en.bandisoft.com/bandizip/

Main Features:

• Supported OS: Windows Vista/7/8/10
  
• License: Freeware(EULA)
  
• All-inclusive compression/decompression/browsing/editing Archiver
  
• Extraction for 30+ formats, including: RAR/RAR5/7Z/ZIP
  
• Compressing an archive with password and multi-volume
  
• Fast compression with multi-core
  

Compression:

• Supported formats: ZIP, 7Z(lzma2), ZIPX(xz), EXE(sfx), TAR, TGZ, LZH(lh7), ISO(joliet), GZ, XZ
  
• ZIP file modification (add/delete/rename)
  
• Up to 6 times faster compression using multi-core
  
• Encrypted archive creation
  
• Supports AES256 encryption algorithm
  
• Supports compression of 4GB+ size files
  
• Unicode or MBCS filename for ZIP format
  
• Multi-volume archive creation of ZIP/7z format
  

Decompression

• Supported formats: 7Z, ACE, AES, ALZ, ARJ, BH, BIN, BZ, BZ2, CAB, Compound(MSI), EGG, GZ, IMG, ISO, ISZ, LHA, LZ, LZH, LZMA, PMA, RAR, RAR5, SFX(EXE),
  TAR, TBZ, TBZ2, TGZ, TLZ, TXZ, UDF, WIM, XPI, XZ, Z, ZIP, ZIPX, ZPAQ
  
• Easy view of an archive's file list
  
• Extraction of selected files only. Also supports drag & drop
  
• Availability of ZIP & RAR format archive comment
  
• One-step extraction of TGZ/TBZ formats
  

Various features

• File integrity check test to ensure whether an archive is damaged or not
  
• Supports Code-page change features
  
• Explorer shell menu integration
  

Download:

• Latest Setup file: V 6.16 - Sep 27, 2018
  
• Portable: 32Bit, 64Bit
  
• Windows XP, macOS
  

[jasonX]

Thanks for the update. I am a user of the portable version and it's GOOD!

[silversurfer]

v6.18 Oct 18, 2018

• New: "Windows 10 on ARM" support 
  
  
• Improved: Installer improvements
  
  
• Improved: Precise file time processing for RAR4 format
  
  
• Fixed: File time is changed while processing Zone.Identifier
  
  
• Fixed: Internal image viewer cannot process password correctly under the specific condition
  
  
• Stability improvements and Bugfixes
  

Download:

• Latest Setup file: V 6.18 - Oct 18, 2018
  
  
• Portable: 32Bit, 64Bit
  
  
• Windows XP, macOS
  

[harlan4096]

Bandizip v7.16 Apr 5, 2021

• Fixed a security issue that may occur when decompressing archives in some formats
  
• Fixed a bug that some split-compressed RAR archives cannot be decompressed
  
• Fixed buffer overflow and buffer overrun vulnerabilities that may occur when handling ALZ, ARJ, EGG, RAR, TAR, and ZIP archives
  
• Fixed a bug that the program may crash when handling ACE, ALZ, BH, and RAR archives
  
• Fixed a bug that some data remain in the registry even after the program's uninstallation
  
• Improved the feature undoing file associations
  
• Improved the "New Folder" on the right-click menu to create a folder at the point of the Desktop where the user right-clicks (System restart required)
  
• Fixed a bug that symbolic links in a ZIP archive are incorrectly processed
  
• Added support for the split-archive formats created by HaoZip (.haozip01.zip, .haozip02.zip, ...)
  
• Fixed an issue that the program may crash when used with some antivirus software supporting AMSI
  
• Fixed some bugs that occur in the "Snap Window" feature
  
• Fixed a bug that the program may crash if the dialog box closes in the midst of opening an archive
  
• Improved the program's stability
  
• Other modifications
  

Download

• Latest setup file: V 7.16 - April 05, 2021
  
• Portable, 32bit/ARM64, macOS
  

[silversurfer]

Bandizip v7.17 (Jun 16, 2021​)

• Added a feature decompressing DAA (v1.0) archives
  
• Fixed a bug that the progress bar is not displayed correctly when the program handles an XZ archive
  
• Fixed a compatibility issue with screen-reading apps for visually impaired users
  
• Fixed a bug that the Honeyview requires the password again when opening image files in an encrypted archive (Honeyview v5.36 or later required)
  
• Fixed a bug that occurs with the "Compress to custom filename" feature
  
• Fixed a compatibility issue between the installer and screen-reading apps
  
• Added -date switch inserting the current system time in an archive's path
  
• Improved the program not to create an empty archive when compressing a locked (being used by another process) file
  
• Added a feature decompressing DEB archives
  
• Improved the program not to delete a newly created archive when "Test archive" is canceled in the midst
  
• Fixed a bug that the program does not automatically handle the request for administrative privileges when decompressing a ZIP archive containing symbolic links
  
• Improved the installer and updater
  
• Fixed a bug related to the image preview in an archive
  
• Added a feature testing an archive after its compression
  
• Added a feature scanning malware in an archive before its decompression
  
• Other modifications
  

Download​

• Latest setup file: V 7.17 - June 16, 2021
  
• Portable, 32bit/ARM64, macOS
  

[silversurfer]

v7.19 Sep 8, 2021

• Improved the feature "Repair Archive"
  
• Improved the program's stability
  
• Fixed a bug that the progress bar does not reach 100% sometimes when the program decompresses ARC, LZMA, TBZ, TGZ, XZ, and Z archives
  
• Improved the processing speed when decompressing a ZPAQ archive
  
• Other modifications
  

Download​

• Latest setup file: V 7.19 - September 08, 2021
  
• Portable, 32bit/ARM64, macOS
  

[harlan4096]

v7.23 (Jan 4, 2022)​:

• Improved the program to decompress an archive containing symbolic links without showing a dialog box asking for administrative previleges when the developer mode is turned on in Windows 10
  
• Fixed a bug that occurs with the feature "Delete the archive after extraction" under certain conditions
  
• Fixed a bug that the context menu of the program duplicates itself when using a third-party manager (e.g. Total Commander) in Windows 11
  
• Fixed a bug that the progress bar does not reach 100% when the program decompresses a TAR archive containing a hard-linked files
  
• Fixed a bug that the program crashes sometimes when parallel extraction is canceled in the midst
  
• Fixed some issues that occur with the performance and UI of the program during parallel extraction
  
• Improved the compatibility of the internal image viewer with HiDPI
  
• Improved the comaptibility of the Password Recovery with HiDPI
  
• Fixed some security issues (KVE-2021-0517, KVE-2021-1018, KVE-2021-1019)
  
• Fixed a bug that the program cannot decompress some TAR archives
  
• Added a feature creating a new ZPAQ archive
  
• Fixed some bugs that occur with File Explorer in Windows 11
  
• Fixed a bug that the program cannot open some EGG archives
  
• Other modifications
  

Bandizip - Version history, Changelog

Download:

• Latest setup file: V 7.23 - January 04, 2022
  
• Portable, 32bit/ARM64, macOS
  

[dinosaur07]

This latest version for me works excellent. The previous one had some runtime bugs now resolved. Glad to see they continue the development.

[harlan4096]

v7.26 July 5, 2022​

• Added a feature decompressing ZIPX archives compressed with PACKMP3 algorithm
  
• Added a feature decompressing ZIPX archives compressed with Reference algorithm
  
• Added a feature "Do not use Rich Edit control" to the Settings > Advanced
  
• Fixed a bug that the program cannot process some UDF files
  
• Fixed a vulnerability occurring with PSD files (CNVD-C-2022-239953)
  
• Fixed a vulnerability occurring with JXR files (CNVD-C-2022-185824)
  
• Fixed a bug that the program freezes when a network location is selected as the extraction path
  
• Fixed a bug that the context menu of the program does not work correctly if Explorer's tabs feature is enabled in Windows 11
  
• Modified the program: Now only the Latin alphabet characters, numbers, and special characters can be used for a ZIP archive's password
  
• Added /cmdfile command available on CLI
  
• Added a feature "Add to FileName.ZIP" to the Settings > Context Menu
  
• Other modifications
  

Download:

• Latest setup file: V 7.26 - July 05, 2022
  
• Portable, 32bit/ARM64, macOS
  

[harlan4096]

v7.27 July 7, 2022​

• Fixed a bug that if the parallel extraction is enabled, extracting only some of the files from an archive creates other folders you did not extract
  
• Other modifications
  

Download:

• Latest setup file: V 7.27 - July 07, 2022
  
• Portable, 32bit/ARM64, macOS