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Bandizip

Windows and Mac archiver that extracts 40+ formats, with a free ad-supported edition.

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About Bandizip

Bandizip is a file archiver from Bandisoft, the Korean company behind Honeyview and BandiView. The Windows app compresses to ZIP, 7z, ZIPX, TAR, ISO and a few other formats and extracts more than 40, including RAR and RAR5. It uses several processor cores to speed up compression, splits large archives into parts for email limits, protects archives with AES-256 encryption, and lets you open an archive, look inside and edit files in it without extracting everything first. The standard edition is free, including in companies, and is supported by advertising. A paid Professional edition removes the ads and adds a password manager, repair for damaged ZIP files, brute-force password recovery, image thumbnails inside archives and malware scanning. There is a separate macOS version. It is closed source, and the ads in the free edition put off people used to 7-Zip.

Best for: Windows users who want a polished archiver that can preview and edit archives in place.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Extracts more than 40 formats, including RAR5
  • Edit files inside an archive without extracting
  • Multi-core compression and split archives
  • Free edition allowed in business use

Why people leave

  • Free edition shows ads
  • Repair and password recovery need the paid edition
  • Closed source
  • Can't create RAR archives

Top Bandizip alternatives

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  1. 17-Zip logo
    7-Zip

    Free with no ads at all and better 7z compression, if you can live with a plainer interface.

    68.8
  2. 2NanaZip logo
    NanaZip

    Ad-free and open source, with 7-Zip's engine and native Windows 11 menu integration.

    62.6
  3. 3PeaZip logo
    PeaZip

    Open-source archiver with an archive browser and secure delete, also on Linux and macOS.

    61.8
  4. 4WinRAR logo
    WinRAR

    Creates RAR files and adds recovery records, which Bandizip can't do.

    59.4
  5. 5Keka logo
    Keka

    A simple drag-and-drop archiver for Mac users who don't need Bandizip's extras.

    57.5

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Bandizip: common questions

Is Bandizip free?

Bandizip has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Yes, including business use (checked on Bandizip's own site).

Is Bandizip open source?

No, Bandizip is not open source. Open-source alternatives include 7-Zip, NanaZip and PeaZip.

What platforms does Bandizip run on?

Bandizip is available for Windows and macOS.

What are the best alternatives to Bandizip?

The highest-ranked Bandizip alternatives right now are 7-Zip, NanaZip and PeaZip. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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