Mike Roy WHAT IS WINZIP?
WinZip is a file management utility by Corel Corporation that offers file compression, file or document encryption, PDF file modification, and file cleanup. It is a robust and dependable file compression and archiving utility software that is now available on a variety of systems other than Windows. With many other providers offering some level of file compression (including built-in to Windows itself), it is encouraging to see WinZip continue to innovate. This includes offering some advanced features that are not readily available elsewhere, as well as focusing on maximum performance and cloud integration options.
Let us know more about Winzip in this article.
FEATURES
To get started, novices can utilize the WinZip wizard, which provides a step-by-step overview of the most common actions, such as zipping/unzipping files and folders and adding files to a zipped folder. Before using this software let us first look into some important features of Winzip:
- Makes it simple to compress, secure, and share data.
- The “.zipx” file format is supported.
- Allows for the direct integration of cloud services (including Dropbox)
- AES 256-bit encryption is available.
- Directly modify and share files on the cloud.
- Reduce the size (resolution) of compressed photos automatically.
- When compressing photos, you can choose to delete any meta-data.
- Upon compression, automatically convert chosen files to PDFs.
- Combine and merge numerous PDF files into a single file.
- Scan individual pages to create a combined PDF file.
- Watermark images and PDF files automatically.
- MP3 files are compressed by 15% – 20% on average.
- Support for commonly used formats such as ZIP, RAR, 7Z, and ISO
- Share functionality is included.
- Make backups both locally and to the cloud (Pro version)
- A fantastic value set of tools for a one-time license purchase!
PRICE
WinZip was initially released for Microsoft Windows, but updated versions for Mac, Android, and iOS have since been released. All OS versions of the software offer basic and complex compression and encryption, as well as the email companion for email compression and a variety of additional capabilities.
The software subscription plan Winzip Standard Suite is available at $39.95. You also have the option to cancel the subscription plan at any time. It delivers demonstrably good results and includes some pretty cool features. If you want to upgrade to the Pro version from the standard plan, it cost $9.95. The Pro version also includes facilities for automatically signing, merging, and combining numerous PDFs into a single file. This version additionally supports flatbed scanners and can generate multi-page PDF documents from multi-page document scans.
Backup and automation are two major areas where the Pro version of WinZip differentiates itself from the Standard version; not only do we now have options to backup files to or from the cloud or CD/DVD/Blu-ray, but we can also use an advanced job wizard to make processing such automated tasks as simple as possible. It’s worth noting that you can download and try WinZip for free for a limited time to see what you think.
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PROS
- Intuitive user interface
- Fast and efficient compression
- Can build self-extracting ZIPs
- ZipSend and more cool features
CONS
- Not cheap, especially when it comes to higher-tier variants.
CONCLUSION
WinZip is a superb file compression and encryption software that is accessible on a variety of systems. The compression ratios and speeds it achieves are astounding, and users who are unsure about the software can try the trial version before purchasing.
