Zipware
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Zipware, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Zipware's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Zipware | Free | Freeware for personal and commercial use |
The facts
Each one read from Zipware's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Archive conversion
- It converts supported archive formats to ZIP, 7z or EXE.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Archive formats
- It extracts formats including ZIP, ZIPX, 7Z, RAR, RAR5, ISO, TAR, GZIP and XZ, and creates ZIP, 7-ZIP and EXE archives.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Checksums
- It calculates MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512 checksums for files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- It can create password-protected archives using AES-256 encryption.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File signing
- The site says Zipware’s program files are digitally signed to help prevent tampering after publication.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Password manager
- It includes a password manager for storing passwords and confidential information.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Zipware is free archive software for Microsoft Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release status
- A January 2024 news post says there had been no release for some time, but the website and software would continue to be supported; the download page lists version 1.6, released October 14, 2018.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The download page lists Windows 11, 10, 7 and 8, Windows XP and Vista, and Windows Server 2008 through 2019, plus .NET 4.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The support page provides documentation and directs technical questions to [email protected].checked 11 Oct 2026
- Virus scanning
- Its Explorer context menu can scan files using more than 50 antivirus products via VirusTotal.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The Zipware site links to Bazwise, whose site lists Zipware among its freeware products.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Windows Explorer
- It supports drag and drop and provides archive functions through Windows Explorer’s context menu.checked 11 Oct 2026
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