WinZip is a true legend among compression programs, once very popular among users all over the world. The program integrates with the Windows system shell, offering all the necessary options for convenient operation with archives. Its functionality includes the ability to create self-extracting archives, divide files into segments of a fixed size, secure archives with AES encryption algorithm, automatically create backups and send them to an FTP server or burn them to CD/DVD discs.

From its level we can easily view the content of archives without the need for decompression. In the latest version WinZip is equipped with features for sharing our online archives in services such as SkyDrive, Dropbox and Google Drive. With the help of the built-in tool, we can also easily share archives on social networking sites and send them as an e-mail attachment (after placing them in the cloud).

There were also options to convert documents created using Microsoft Office to PDF format (optionally PDF with read-only attribute) and to prepare graphics for online sharing. WinZip can also secure PDF documents and photos with a watermark. Apart from its own ZIP and ZIPX formats, the program also supports archives of RAR, 7Zip, BZ2, LHA/LZH and many others.