ALZip vs Universal Extractor 2
ALZip
altools.comUniversal Extractor 2
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| Figure | ALZip | Universal Extractor 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · File Compression Software | 8.1 (#5) | 7.2 (#25) |
| Purpose | ALZip is a file compression and extraction program. | Universal Extractor 2 extracts files from archives, installers, disk images, game archives and multimedia files. |
| Security | ALZip can warn when an archive contains a suspected malicious file and extract it to a safe folder. | The maintainer says security software can flag the program because it bundles many extractors, includes an updater and is written in AutoIt, and describes these detections as false positives. |
| Support | The official product page links to online help and FAQs, and the business page lists phone and email contacts for business inquiries. | Users can report issues on GitHub, send feedback from the Help menu, or contact the maintainer by email; the maintainer notes replies may take a while. |
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In their own words
ALZip
ALZip is a file compression and extraction program published by ESTsoft. It handles about 40 formats, including ALZ, EGG, ZIP, LZH, TAR, and JAR, and can extract split ALZ, EGG, ZIP, RAR, and ACE archives. Listed features include encryption, split archives, command-line tools, multithreaded ZIP compression, solid and split EGG archives, and Unicode compression. In icon view, users can preview image thumbnails without extracting an archive; linked image viewing requires installing ALSee. ALZip can warn when an archive contains a suspected malicious file and extract it to a safe folder. The PC version can use ALYac to scan compressed files for risks. The product page recommends Windows 11 and 10 for PC and describes a Linux version with similar functions; an Android app is also linked. ESTsoft claims extraction speed can increase by up to 700%, with results depending on format, PC, and environment. The Personal plan costs nothing for qualifying domestic individual users using it noncommercially. Business, education, and public-sector licenses are sold separately, with prices available through the business shopping mall.
Universal Extractor 2
Universal Extractor 2 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.