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PeaZip is a free and open-source file manager and file archiver [5] for Microsoft Windows, ReactOS, [6] Linux, [7] [8] [9] MacOS [10] and BSD [11] [12] by Giorgio Tani. It supports its native PEA archive format [ 13 ] (supporting compression, multi-volume split, and flexible authenticated encryption and integrity check schemes) and other ...
Open sourced archiver with compression using the PAQ family of algorithms and optional encryption. .lzh, .lha application/x-lzh LHA: Originally DOS, now multiple Multiple Yes The standard format on Amiga. .lzx application/x-lzx LZX: Amiga: Archiver originally used on The Amiga. Now copied by Microsoft to use in their .cab and .chm files. .pak ...
.bak, .bk – Bak file various backup formats: some just copies of data files, some in application-specific data backup formats, some formats for general file backup programs BIN – binary data, often memory dumps of executable code or data to be re-used by the same software that originated it
Package format is a type of archive containing computer programs and additional metadata needed by package managers; [1] an instance of this type of archive is called a package. While the archive file format itself may be unchanged, package formats carry additional metadata, such as a manifest file or certain directory layouts.
7-Zip is a free and open-source file archiver, a utility used to place groups of files within compressed containers known as "archives". It is developed by Igor Pavlov and was first released in 1999. It is developed by Igor Pavlov and was first released in 1999.
An open file format is a file format for storing digital data, defined by a published specification usually maintained by a standards organization, and which can be used and implemented by anyone. For example, an open format can be implemented by both proprietary and free and open source software , using the typical software licenses used by each.
PKZIP is a file archiving computer program, notable for introducing the popular ZIP file format. PKZIP was first introduced for MS-DOS on the IBM-PC compatible platform in 1989. Since then versions have been released for a number of other architectures and operating systems.
ARC is a lossless data compression and archival format by System Enhancement Associates (SEA). The file format and the program were both called ARC. The format is known as the subject of controversy in the 1980s, part of important debates over what would later be known as open formats.