Features


Compress:

• Compress files to save space and reduce transmission times
  
• Create Zip, LHA, and new Zipx files – the smallest Zip files ever
  
• Let WinZip select the “best” compression method based on file type to maximize efficiency
  
• Compress JPEG image files by 20 to 25% with no loss of photo quality or data integrity
  
• Open and extract from Zip, Zipx, RAR, 7Z, LHA BZ2, CAB, IMG, ISO, and other archive files
  
• Experience better performance on most files with LZMA compression
  
• View international characters in filenames through Unicode support
  
• Create and read Zip files larger than 4GB
  

Encrypt:

• Secure sensitive data with FIPS-197 certified AES encryption (128- and 256-bit)
  
• Encrypt and decrypt confidential files and email attachments
  
• Auto-wipe (“shred”) temporarily extracted copies of encrypted files
  
• Feel safe knowing Auto-wipe uses the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M) standard
  
• Set password policy by controlling complexity requirements
  
• Set or disable available encryption methods
  
• Take advantage of hardware support in certain Intel-based computers for even faster AES encryption
  

Package and Share:

• Bundle files into zipped packages, creating convenient, logical groups of related files
  
• Organize and secure email attachments, which transmit faster thanks to smaller file sizes
  
• See the content of Zip file attachments in Outlook 2013 using the Zip file previewer
  
• Double click on a file in the Zip file previewer for Outlook 2007 to open it for viewing
  
• View photos in Zip files without extracting, using WinZip’s internal image viewer
  
• Resize Photos when using Zip and E-Mail
  
• Quickly create and send Zip files with one-click “Zip & E-Mail”
  
• Resize photos from a Zip file when sending by email or to a new Zip file
  
• Use “Send To” to send new and existing Zip files as e-mail attachments
  
• Use Save As, Rename, and New Folder commands to easily manage Zip files
  
• Create Self-Extracting Archives with Self-Extractor Personal Edition
  
• Split Zip files to make large Zip files fit on removable media
  
• Use Zip from Camera Wizard to quickly transfer, rotate, and compress photos from supported cameras
  

Backup / Automate:

• Prevent data loss with automated data backup facility
  
• Burn back-ups to CD or DVD and automatically split them over multiple discs, if necessary
  
• Upload your back-ups to an off-site server using WinZip’s internal FTP client
  
• Create custom jobs to automate routine zip tasks
  
• Schedule jobs to run automatically and unattended
  
• Utilize predefined WinZip jobs
  
• Email, FTP upload, or burn Zip files to disc using Job Wizard
  
• Email log files upon WinZip job completion
  
• Utilize WinZip’s command line interface for scripting (free add-on)
  

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (32-bit, 64-bit).