7-Zip is a highly compressed file archiver for ZIP and GZIP formats, 2-10% better than similar programs. 7-Zip has its own 7z archive format, which provides a higher compression ratio – up to 40%! This is mainly due to the fact that 7-Zip uses LZMA and LZMA2 compression.
7-Zip 19.00 was released as a stable version on February 21, 2019. The new version of the open-source archive management program is the first stable version in 2019. The release took place the day after discovering a critical vulnerability in WinRAR and other programs that use old file libraries.
The program is offered in both 32 and 64-bit versions for Microsoft Windows devices. 7-Zip supports all major client and server versions of Windows, including those that are no longer supported by Microsoft itself.
You can run 7-Zip on Windows NT or Windows 2000 devices and it will work fine. Existing users can download the new installer from the 7-Zip website to install the new version on top of the current installation.
The speed for single-threaded LZMA/LZMA2 decoding has been increased by 30% in the x64 version and by 3% in the x86 version. 7-Zip can now use multithreading to decode 7z/LZMA2 if there are multiple independent data blocks in the LZMA2 stream. 7-Zip can now use multithreading to decode xz if there are multiple blocks in the xz stream. Minor bugs have also been fixed.
If you want to get 7-Zip version 19.00, you will find available downloads for Windows x64 and Windows x32 at: 7-zip.org.
The changelog, published by Igor Pavlov, the developer of 7-Zip, contains only two entries. The main improvement in the new version is an increase in the encryption power of 7z archives.
The developer increased the size of the random initialization vector from 64 to 128-bit and improved the pseudo-random number generator.
The encryption power for 7z archives has been increased:
the random initialization vector size has been increased from 64-bit to 128-bit, and the pseudo-random number generator has been improved.
The 7z archive format is the native 7-Zip format. 7-Zip users can enter a password in the create dialog to encrypt archives. Simply select the 7z archive format as the compression format and enter the password to create an archive with an improved level of encryption. You can also encrypt file names to hide them.
The previous versions, only three, were released in 2018 – 7-Zip 18.01, 18.05, and 18.06.
How to Download Free archiver 7-Zip version 19.00 for Windows 11/10
7-Zip is a popular open-source software for managing – creating and extracting – archives. It supports all popular formats, encryption, multiple volumes, various compression options, and more. You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don’t need to register or pay for 7-Zip.
7zip as a universal app in the Microsoft Store.
In the Microsoft Store, there are many applications that can work with archives. But the beloved 7zip archiver was missing. Since the end of September, the Unofficial 7zip app can now be found in the Microsoft Store.
The “Unofficial 7zip” application appeared in the store thanks to the Repacker Express team, which specializes in repackaging programs for companies, including in the Msix format. By the way, they also care about free apps and tools, which converted from Win32 software to Universal Appx.
Among others, are Filezilla, PDF Sumatra, FeeCAD, Free Pascal, Notepad++, WinAmp, and others. Apps are only available for testing on the website as an Appx file.
If you want to test your app: Follow the link to the store