Bandizip

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What is Bandizip

Bandizip is a lightweight archiving tool that you can use to compress multiple types of files. This utility is compatible with a multitude of formats, including ZIP, 7Z, RAR, TAR, CAB, TGS, LZH, GZ, ISO, JAR, IMG, XPI, LZMA and WAV. Although Windows does feature a built-in zip utility, users often find third-party options more reliable and useful. This is definitely the case with Bandizip.

Bandizip's primary strength can be found in its speed. While some compression tools perform slowly, this is not a concern that anyone using Bandizip will have. Thanks to the fast Drag and Drop and High Speed Archiving functions, it's easy to rapidly compress and extract files with Bandizip. Most users will find this program's media file compression tools quicker than those of other archiving software. However, there is a slight delay when compressing this type of file.

Another benefit of the program is that it extracts files directly to their destination. Other programs extract them to a temporary folder first; Bandizip does allow you to incorporate a temp folder if that's your preference. By eliminating the temporary folder as an extraction area, it provides yet another way to increase the speed of file compression.

Bandizip is also one of the easier archiving programs to customize. The software's settings give you the ability to set a preferred compression method, examine file associations and view contextual menu entries. If you're an experienced user of compression software, you may appreciate the ability to use Unicode zip file names, test the integrity of archives, employ a search function and switch to different GUI languages.

Pros

• Works extremely fast
• Lightweight
• Can be used with multiple file formats
• Customizable and easy to use
• Bypasses the temporary folder extraction route

Cons

• Takes slightly longer to compress media files.