Pea Zip
PeaZip is a cross-platform archive manager for opening and extracting ZIP and RAR files, with additional archive features.
About Pea Zip
PeaZip is a free, open-source archive manager for BSD, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its project page describes it as an alternative to proprietary archive tools and notes that it is available as a portable package that does not require installation. It opens and extracts a wide range of formats, including ZIP and RAR, and the page reports support for more than 200 archive types and variants.
Beyond extraction, the project describes tools for converting archives, splitting and joining files, editing archive comments, searching inside archives, and exporting GUI tasks as command-line scripts. It also lists encryption options, two-factor authentication, an encrypted password manager, and secure deletion as security features. These are the project's own descriptions and have not been independently verified here, and the page does not say which features are available on every platform.
Key features
- Works with 200+ archive types and variants, including 7z, RAR, ZIP, and TAR
- Handles spanned (multi-volume) archives such as 001, r01, and z01 files
- Converts archives, splits and joins files, and adds files to separate archives
- Edits archive comments and searches inside archives
- Supports multiple archive encryption standards and includes file hashing tools
- Exports GUI tasks as command-line scripts
Best for: People who need to open, create, or manage ZIP, RAR, and other archives on Windows, macOS, Linux, or BSD and prefer free, open-source software.
Good for
- Released under the LGPLv3 open-source license, with sources available in the project repository
- Available as a portable package that does not require installation
- Native builds listed for Linux, macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), and Windows
Pea Zip at a glance
- Website
- github.com/peazip/PeaZip
- Category
- Software & Utilities › File Utilities
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Pea Zip FAQ
Can PeaZip run without being installed?
The project page states that PeaZip is available as a portable package that does not require installation.
Where can I get the source code?
Sources are available in the peazip-sources Git directory repository, and source snapshots for each release are listed in the Releases section as peazip-x.y.z.src.zip packages.
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