¶ Intro
PeaZip is a free and open-source file archiver utility that helps you create, extract, and manage compressed files with ease. Supporting over 200 archive formats including ZIP, RAR, 7Z, and TAR, PeaZip offers a powerful and user-friendly interface, robust encryption, secure file deletion, and advanced file management tools — all without ads or restrictions. Whether you’re looking to compress files, back up data, or ensure privacy, PeaZip delivers a reliable, cross-platform solution for everyday file handling.
¶ Availability
Please check our application chart to see which GigaDrive Plans are eligible to install this application.
¶ Features
¶ ✅ General & Cross‑Platform
- Open-source (LGPL v3), free for all uses (personal, commercial, government).
- Cross-platform: runs on Windows (incl. portable/installer, ReactOS, Wine), Linux (x86/x64/ARM), macOS, BSD.
- Consistent GUI experience across OS environments; also offers portable versions without installation.
¶ 📁 Archive Support
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Over 200 formats supported — both for creation and extraction, including:
- Full read/write: 7z, PEA, ARC, Brotli, BZip2, GZip, TAR, WIM, XZ, ZIP, Zstandard, ZPAQ, PAQ/LPAQ, QUAD/BALZ/BCM, self‑extracting archives, split volumes.
- Extraction-only: ACE (via plugin), ARJ, CAB, CHM, DEB, ISO, JAR/EAR/WAR, RAR/RAR5, RPM, MSI, Office/OpenDocument files, NSIS, etc.
¶ 🔐 Encryption & Security
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Strong encryption across formats:
- 7z: AES‑256; ZIP: WinZip AES‑256 & legacy ZipCrypto; RAR: AES‑256 (if RAR engine installed).
- ARC, PEA: AES‑256, Blowfish, Twofish256, Serpent256; with authenticated encryption (EAX) in native PEA.
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Two‑factor authentication: combine password + keyfile for added protection.
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Secure file deletion and encrypted password manager included.
¶ 🛠 Advanced Management & Utilities
- GUI + CLI bridging: define tasks in GUI, then export ready-to-run command line scripts.
- Archive conversion, splitting/merging volumes, and creating/self‑extracting archives (SFX).
- File manager features: tabbed browsing, include/exclude filters, bookmarks, thumbnails, search, history, flat/archive view modes.
- Integrity tools: compute checksums/hashes (MD5, SHA‑1/256/512, CRC‑32/64, BLAKE2, Whirlpool, SHA‑3), find duplicates, byte-wise comparison.
- System utilities: benchmarking, random password/keyfile generation.
- Context menu integration (Explorer, GNOME, KDE) plus NTFS ADS support on Windows.
¶ 🧩 Extensibility & Customization
- Plugin & theme support: UNACE, UNRAR, plus UI themes and styles.
- Customizable interface: icon styles, color schemes, layout presets like Minimal/Classic/Modern/Postmodern.
- Localization in over 30 languages.
¶ 🧠 Unique Features
- Native PEA archive format, supporting compression, multi‑volume split, authenticated encryption, and multi‑level integrity checks (object/volume/stream‑level).
- Performance: faster archive browsing, improved RAM usage (up to 60 % faster on large archives).
- Security enhancements: warns before executing active content, scans Zone.Identifier streams and includes them when archiving.
¶ Installing Adminer
- Navigate to the Application Manager page and search for
peazip. - Click icon to open the installation window and tap Install to start the installation process.
- Once the installation is complete, click icon to open the Access Info page. Then click Go To Application to access
peazip.