free compressor

[VJ]

Hello,

I've been using tugzip for a while now, but something bothers me about it. While it supports a huge number of formats, I never succeed in browsing inside an archive.

When I open a zip file (or ace, ...), I never see the list of files inside the archive (it just refuses to enter the archive. It can decompress the archive though.

Is this normal? Or am I missing something?
Other archives can (sometimes) be browsed...

Would 7-zip be a better alternative (even though it supports less formats)?
Are there plugins for other formats (ace, iso, ...)?


Jörg

[dZeus]

WinRAR is free if you don't mind the 'register now' popup once in a while. I've tried 7-zip once, but I didn't really like it for some reason or the other (need to install and test it again and write down my gripes with it).

[lecter]

WinRAR is the best, hands-down...the notification doesn't even popup if you use if through the shell menu.

[GuchiGuh]

another vote for WinRAR here.

[lecter]

BTW, somehow the name TugZip conjures up all sorts of...imagery in my mind, do you reckon they meant it to sound that way or am I just being a pervert?

[Nowhere]

I realised some time ago that using right click menu for compression/decompresion is enough for me..and using 7zip this way.

[agallag]

7zip is also the only one with native x64 support right now. Using it on my XPx64 install at home. So far it's pretty good.