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p7zip
Plans and prices
p7zip-zstd
Free
CLI only · build from source
Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Archive formats
- The listed supported formats include 7z, ZIP, TAR, gzip, bzip2, xz, RAR, and ISO.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Build
- The README gives makefile instructions for building the 7zz, 7za, 7zr, and 7z.so binaries from source.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Command line
- The README says the current build supports CLI only and suggests contacting the project about a GUI.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Compression
- It can create .7z files using Zstandard, LZ4, Fast LZMA2, Brotli, LZ5, Lizard, and Lzham methods.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The listed codecs include 7zAES and AES256CBC.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Hashes
- The listed hashers include CRC32, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, BLAKE2sp, and BLAKE3.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README describes command-line use and building a 7z.so module, but names no third-party integrations.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The README says the project uses the GNU LGPL license.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Multithreading
- The project says multithreading for additional codecs depends on a separate Multithreading Library.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The project describes p7zip as a Unix-like-systems port of 7-Zip and says this fork adds codecs and improvements.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The GitHub repository links a security policy, but the opened security page did not expose policy text.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Testing
- The README points users to a separate p7zip_test_utils project to check the 7zz program.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
