PeaZip is an Open Source file and archive manager: flexible, portable, secure, and free as in freedom. PeaZip is a file archiving tool that allows users to compress one or more files into a single archive file and decompress the archive file. PeaZip also has a file manager for organizing and finding files on the computer. 

PeaZip provides fast, high compression ratio multi-format archiving to 7Z, ARC, Brotli, BZ2, GZ, PEA, TAR, WIM, Zstandard and ZIP archives (write supported), and works as opener / extractor tool for 200+ archive types including ACE, ISO, RAR, ZIPX formats. 

PeaZip can extract, create and convert multiple archives at once, create self-extracting archives, split/join, strong encryption, secure deletion, advanced search and compare features.

PeaZip has a secure deletion function, can verify file checksums and hash values, and supports a variety of strong encryption standards. You can choose to use two-step verification (password and key file) to increase security. 

The program has a powerful unified cross-platform GUI that can provide the same look and feel under all supported operating systems, and is different from most other classic archive managers in that it is inherently portable.

Key Features:

• Archives opener and extractor
• Batch creation and extraction of multiple archives at once
• Convert files, create self-extracting archives
• Split and join files
• Secure deletion and find duplicate files
• Encrypted password manager
• Strong encryption with two factor authentication

• (Windows) 7z 15.12
• (Linux) p7zip 15.09
• PeaZip can now extract RAR5 files on Linux without resorting on separate UNRAR5 Plugin (still available as optional alternative extraction engine)
• Pea 0.52

• Improved UTF-8 support in Windows
• Improved application startup and configuration process to make it more robust in case of random / system errors
• last good configuration is saved and automatically used as first restore attempt if configuration fails to load
• if configuration errors are detected anyway, volatile mode (using embedded configuration) is automatically activated

• Improved secure delete, free space delete, and hashing / analysis functions
• operations can be stopped by users
• more information and is shown while running the task and progress is more accurate, based on input size
• more information is provided by hashing / analysis tool
• for each subdirectory it is reported the content in files, folders and bytes (hinting possible duplicate directories)
• first / last 32 bytes of files are shown for a quick preview (for hashing and content preview modes)
• report can be sorted for any column and can be exported to tabbed txt or to csv
• File hashing / analysis tools added in Test dropdown group in application tool bar

• Automatically removes redundant intermediate directory when extracting to new folder
• for better visibility option is also shown in main extraction form and in Extract dropdown group (in application tool bar)

• Moved various backend (arc, lpaq, paq, zpaq, quad, and upx) into Optional Formats plugin, in order to reduce dependencies the main software package needs to satisfy to install (not needed by Portable versions)