Which one is the best software for compression?? WinRAR or 7zip??

ur sig is oversize -.-

Winrar is not freeware, 7zip is. . . I use 7zip. . .


so can use WinRAR or 7zip to compress it?

This post has been edited by Omage007: Oct 18 2008, 10:40 AM

for best compression.. try KGB Archiver..

for commercial use.. use the freeware 7zip..

yup.. ur sig- is damn big.. eyesore

Nowadays people use WinRAR. I pick WinRAR for its advanced options and functions.

i use 7z since its freeware~
for me mor o less is same..
i mean winrar la..doesn't c any big diff on compression compare wit 7z..

7zip is freeware and supports unicode, however only Winrar can compress .rar files.

This post has been edited by username: Oct 18 2008, 01:00 PM

Most files in the Internet are distributed in .rar format nowadays, i don't see how 7zip can compete against WinRar.

7zip is better is your wanto uncompressed and compressed unicode file name and folder ~

7zip support unicode ~ japanese,korean,chinese.....

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Added on October 18, 2008, 1:40 pmi using 7zip right now (changing from winrar to 7zip) coz it support unicode

This post has been edited by umiseaz: Oct 18 2008, 01:40 PM

I use WinRAR cause it is faster when uncompressing files as it supports multiple cores. I believe 7z still doesn't.

Also, all upgrades has been free so far - only had to pay once.

This post has been edited by atomica: Oct 18 2008, 02:32 PM

actually using 7z rite now.. i dun compress thngy at all, just un-compress thngy i downloaded frm d net.. so far ok ah..somemore its free...turning 2 open source program nowadays..

7zip can unpacking rar file, ok. . .

If you'd like high compression ratio, I'd recommend KGB Archiver but it takes 3 days to archive/compress 2GB into 2MB (Yes, it's possible!).

yeah..although it can't compress to .rar, but it can unpack .rar le..

Winrar for my choice....

i support winrar.7zip does not support many functions as the winrar

Default compressor is winrar.
7zip only use to uncompress file that winrar do not support.

dis thread is getting nowhere.
both of dem cannot compare directly.
both big different in features, 1 freeware & another1 is not.

its like comparing apple wit orange........=_=

winrar is good enough, support alot format, including 7zip, support multipart files, self extract file, and never expired even in trial version, so just install winrar, no point to install freeware.

IMO Winrar the best