The title bar consists of five buttons for user face control. The default user interface has a metallic look and feel from the title bar to the base user interface. It was probably mentioned somewhere in there that there was going to be some advertising on the user interface from time to time but I never really read through agreements. It goes through a very basic installation process with a usage agreement to tick like most software. The user interface design is a little tacky.Displays ads on the interface from time to time.Compression and encrypting archives is a little unintuitive.

Although it claims to support RAR, it doesn’t work well with it.Offers fast compression and decompression.Supports an array of archive formats: ACE, ARC, BH, BZip, CAB, GZIP, JAR, LHA, RAR, TAR, UUE, XXE, ZIP, Zoo, and Archive Stream.Has automatic windows shell context menu integration.By the superfluous name, you can tell it’s more download bate than an actual reality. According to its website and download page, it uses a compression technology called advanced Black Hole Super 5X to compress your files as much as possible.

It caters for a long list of compression methods and has options to password protect compressed archives. It aims at providing a freeware alternative for WinZip and WinRAR. ZipItFree is a file compression and decompression software. There are freeware alternatives out there that offer a greater range of functionality and maybe ZipItFree is one of those alternatives. Some of us feel either guilty about using it in this way, dislike it or find the constant reminders to purchase a license annoying.

Okay, that’s a weak analogy but my point was that WinRAR/WinZip does little to convince you to actually purchase a license. Why would you even need an alternative to WinRAR or WinZip when even after it’s trial period has expired, it still practically gives you unlimited usability? It reminds me of that friendly neighbor who lends you his umbrella and because it’s an item that he barely uses, he hints that he wants it returned but doesn’t bother you too much about it.

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