WinZip is the most trusted way to work with compressed files. No other compression utility is as easy-to-use or offers the comprehensive and productivity-enhancing approach that has made WinZip the gold standard for file-compression tools.
With the new WinZip 12, you can quickly and securely zip and unzip files to conserve storage space, speed up e-mail transmission, and reduce download times. State-of-the-art file compression, strong AES encryption, compatibility with more compression formats, and new intuitive photo compression, make WinZip 12 the complete compression and archiving solution.
Building on the favorite features of a worldwide base of several million users, WinZip 12 adds new features for image compression and management, support for new compression methods, improved compression performance, support for additional archive formats, and more. Users can work faster, smarter, and safer.
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Features of WinZip:
- Accomplish most common Zip-related tasks directly from Windows Explorer or My Computer without ever opening a separate WinZip window.
- Protect your files with the same AES encryption technique (128- and 256-bit) approved for use by the US government.
- Zip and E-Mail files directly from Explorer with a single mouse click
- Split large Zip files into smaller parts to overcome e-mail or removable media size constraints.
- Use WinZip’s quick file-selection feature to locate a specific file easily.
- Protect yourself from potentially dangerous files with WinZip’s built-in support of Windows XP SP2’s Attachment Manager.
- Get the latest updates automatically with WinZip’s periodic update check.
- Automatically install software, desktop themes, and screen savers contained in Zip files.
- Unicode Support for International Characters in File names
- Display Thumbnails in WinZip’s Explorer Style View
- Best Compression Chooses Compression Method Based on File Type
- Improved Compression for Audio Files (WAV)
- Extract from RAR, LHA, LZH, and BZ2 Files
- Create LHA and LZH Files
- Command Line Support (Separate Download)
- Attachment Management Support
- Quick File Selection
- Automatic Update Checking
- Flexible Interface; Wizard and Classic
- Tight Integration with Windows
- Large Zip File Support
- 128- and 256-Bit AES Encryption
- E-mail Support (including one click Zip & E-mail)
- Split Zip File Capability
- Create Self-Extracting Archives
What's New
Windows 7 support
Windows 7 includes many significant enhancements that simplify
working
with documents, folders, and programs. WinZip 14 takes full advantage
of
these new features to make working with your Zip files effortless:
Libraries
WinZip
14 provides support for Windows 7 libraries. Libraries group together
folders with a common theme regardless of where the folders reside.
For
instance, the Windows 7 Pictures library groups all your separate
folders
that contain pictures in one convenient place. WinZip allows you to
create
and open Zip files in these convenient, themed libraries, add files
from
libraries to a Zip file, and extract to libraries. This makes many
activities
much easier. For example, you can zip all of your pictures, no matter
where they are, by simply selecting the Pictures library.
With the WinZip Job Wizard, you can automate zipping of your
libraries
using jobs that you create or jobs that are provided with WinZip 14.
Windows
7 also lets you define your own libraries, and you can take advantage
of
those with WinZip. For example, you might create a “Backup” library
containing a collection of folders with content that you frequently
back
up in Zip files. Or you might create an “Archive” library that
contains a collection of folders in which you have stored Zip files.
Jump Lists
Windows 7 provides easy access to your documents and programs with
taskbar
icon jump lists. Pin the WinZip 14 icon to your taskbar for quick and
easy access to frequently used zip features, recently used Zip files,
and your favorite WinZip jobs. WinZip 14 even supports the new taskbar
progress meter, which lets you keep an eye on the progress of
extensive
zip operations right on the taskbar while you work.
Explorer Preview
With a simple click in Windows 7 Explorer you can activate a preview
pane,
allowing you to view the contents of certain file types. WinZip 14
adds
Zip files to the list of supported files, so you simply select a Zip
file in Explorer and the preview pane shows what’s inside your
Zip file. See a file in your Zip file that you want to view?
Double-click
it in the preview pane and your file is extracted and opened. Plus, if
you use Outlook 2007, you can now use its preview pane to see the
contents
of zipped attachments and open files inside an attached Zip file.
Touch Screens
WinZip 14 fully supports gestures—simple finger movements—on
your touch screen PC. Using gestures, you can easily scroll through
the
contents of your Zip files. And using Windows 7’s new multi-touch
(two finger) gestures, you can even pan, zoom, and rotate your images
in
WinZip Pro's built-in Image Viewer without touching your keyboard or
mouse!
Common Dialogs and Task Dialogs
Many WinZip dialogs, including the New, Open, Add, and Extract
dialogs,
have been updated to use the Windows 7 style and to provide new
filtering
and organizational support for finding your files and archives. New
task
dialogs provide clear and easy-to-follow instructions throughout
WinZip
14.
Security
A key reason why many users purchase WinZip is its powerful,
easy-to-use
AES encryption. WinZip 14 introduces automatic wiping, which helps you
to keep your confidential information confidential. To open an
encrypted
file, WinZip must create a temporary copy of the file on your disk.
This
temporary copy is deleted when you close the file, but, before doing
so, WinZip 14 “wipes” (or “shreds”) it using
the U.S. Department of Defense standard (DoD 5220.22-M). This prevents
temporarily extracted copies of encrypted files from being recovered.
It is safe and simple and secure.
In addition, WinZip 14 recognizes Intel-based computers with built-in
AES encryption and uses the available hardware support to make
encryption
operations two to three times faster.
Zipping Simplicity
WinZip has always been focused on making compression and encryption
as
easy as possible. Most operations can be accessed directly with a
right
click in Windows Explorer. Inside WinZip 14, the following updated
dialogs
for Windows 7 and Vista users provide even more power and simplicity:
Add
In the Add dialog you can use the new Organize and Views features to
help
you find the files, folders, and libraries you want to add to your Zip
file. With a few clicks, you can elect to add only specific types of
files, such as documents or spreadsheets. You can create your own
custom
filter to control which files are added and modify other options for
how they are added as well.
Extract
As in the Add dialog, the
Organize and Views features in the Extract dialog
allow you to easily navigate and find the libraries or folders to
which
you want to extract the content of your Zip files. Just pick a folder
or library and click Extract; it’s as simple as that.
