What's the Best or Most Convenient Free Compression App?

[SmartKitty]

It has a more modern UI and has plenty of features

 

[DaveA]

What is wrong with using the Windows compression tool?
Zip and unzip files (microsoft.com)

Works for me and it is FREE!

 

[SmartKitty]

Yeah nothing wrong with that. I was just suggesting some software.

 

[zebanovich]

What is wrong with using the Windows compression tool?

You can open only *.zip files, no *.rar, no *.xz, no *.tar no nothing except zip.
that's pretty much limiting.

 

[Johnny b]

What is wrong with using the Windows compression tool?
Zip and unzip files (microsoft.com)

Works for me and it is FREE!

I bought WinZip before a de/compression app was included in XP.
I eventually went with 7-Zip for the reasons zebanovich mentioned.

I have noticed over time, I seldom see those other compression formats, except under Linux.
I don't remember the last time I opened a .rar file.

 

[SmartKitty]

Windows really needs to add in more compression options