Publisher's Description:

PowerArchiver is an award-winning archive utility for the Windows family of products that provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools though an easy to use interface that seamlessly integrates with Windows Explorer. PowerArchiver natively supports ZIP, 7-ZIP, CAB, LHA (LZH), TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, BH, RAR, ARJ, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ, BZIP2, XXE, MIME, UUE and yENC file formats. An internal viewer displays TXT, RTF, and more than 18 image formats.

PowerArchiver creates and works with unlimited size ZIP archives with enhanced ZIP format speed and compression; a Password Manager stores your frequently used passwords; encrypts your archives using 5 different methods including 256-bit AES; backs up your work with PowerArchiver's Auto-Backup tool and FTP support; creates powerful CAB and ZIP self extracting (SFX) archives using a Wizard; a Batch ZIP tool compresses hundreds of files all at once; and a Multi-Extract tool can extract hundreds of archives instantly.

Latest Changes:

* First time in 7-Zip - Optimized compression that automatically selects best method between lzma and ppmd, for up to 40% smaller archive size
* Major 7-Zip improvements: delete, rename and update contents of 7zip files
* 7-Zip encryption - added support for 7-Zip encrypted file names (read/write)
* Faster startup time as much as 40% in certain situations
* Fixed Bug #651: open with MRU has icons for top 5 icons only
* Fixed Bug #649: cant read specific archive in explorer view
* Fixed Bug #638: when preview, change file via mouse does not work
* Fixed Bug #654: full and differential backups are not working properly
* Fixed Bug #659: backup: align timestamp text
* Fixed Bug #650: noop command for server timeouts
* Fixed Bug #660: Add folders in SFX Wizards does not work
* Fixed Bug #619: PA does not show error if no permissions to write to ftp
* Fixed Bug #661: drag and drop inside unicode 7zip archive does not work
* Fixed Bug #655: crash after web update, especially under Vista x64
* Fixed Bug #594: backup does not detect if there is no burner on computer

Released: July 23, 2008
Publisher: ConeXware, Inc.
License: Shareware; $19.95 to buy
OS Support: Windows (All)
Uninstaller?: Yes
Skin Support?: Yes; Supports XP Themes