Out with the old, in with the new. The powerful archiver 8 Zip has expanded its set of capabilities with the new Continuum, Cortana and Windows Hello technologies.

Now one app, one license, a uniform design and functionality can be had on all types of devices. Decrypt files through an iris scan or at a touch. Listen to music, read documents, and watch videos right in the app. Share files with friends – it’s simple.

8 Zip is a cutting-edge archiver.


Attention! Free version of app lets you work with ZIP archives only. Full-featured work with other formats are available in the full version.


Distinctive features:

• High-speed archiving and unpacking.
• Incorporation of Continuum technology.
• Ability to decrypt archives using Windows Hello.
• Play music and video, display images and text files directly in the app.
• Send files by e-mail, post them on social networks, or share them on OneDrive and DropBox.
• Select the compression level and password protection.
• Print documents and images.
• One purchase gives you a license that is valid for all of your Windows 10 device.


8 Zip knows over 25 languages.

The app has been downloaded more than 3,000,000 times

Thank you for helping to make 8 Zip better! Simply send your suggestions for improvement to 8zip@finebits.com and show your support by giving us a ★★★★★ review.

To purchase a corporate version of the program, please contact us by e-mail: sales@finebits.com


Technical specifications:

• Create archives: zip, 7z, tar, gzip, bzip2, xz.
• Open archives: rar, zip, 7z, zipx, iso, bzip2, gzip, tar, arj, cab.
• Built-in viewer and player.
• View images: jpeg, png, bmp, gif, tiff.
• Play music: mp3, wma, m4a, aac, wav, ac3.
• Watch video: avi, 3gp, wmv, mp4, m4v, mov, mkv.
• Open and view text documents: docx, doc, rtf, txt.
• Support for the latest archive formats: RAR5 and 7z.
• Various compression methods: Deflate, Deflate64, BZip, LZMA, PPMd.
• Create password-protected archives: 256-bit AES encryption.
• Ability to open encrypted files through Windows Hello and Microsoft Passport technology.
• Support for decompressing multivolume archives: zip, rar, 7z.
• Support for Drag&Drop technology.
• Support for SD cards.