Zipware

Spec sheet

Purpose

Zipware is free archive software for Microsoft Windows.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Support

The support page provides documentation and directs technical questions to [email protected].Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Maker

The Zipware site links to Bazwise, whose site lists Zipware among its freeware products.Read 11 Oct 2026 · bazwise.com

Archive conversion

It converts supported archive formats to ZIP, 7z or EXE.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Archive formats

It extracts formats including ZIP, ZIPX, 7Z, RAR, RAR5, ISO, TAR, GZIP and XZ, and creates ZIP, 7-ZIP and EXE archives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Checksums

It calculates MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512 checksums for files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Encryption

It can create password-protected archives using AES-256 encryption.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

File signing

The site says Zipware’s program files are digitally signed to help prevent tampering after publication.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Password manager

It includes a password manager for storing passwords and confidential information.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Release status

A January 2024 news post says there had been no release for some time, but the website and software would continue to be supported; the download page lists version 1.6, released October 14, 2018.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Requirements

The download page lists Windows 11, 10, 7 and 8, Windows XP and Vista, and Windows Server 2008 through 2019, plus .NET 4.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Virus scanning

Its Explorer context menu can scan files using more than 50 antivirus products via VirusTotal.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Windows Explorer

It supports drag and drop and provides archive functions through Windows Explorer’s context menu.Read 11 Oct 2026 · zipware.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• File Compression Software#28 of 367.0