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NanaZip

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Dem still dey call am nana zip, nanazip 7-zip fork

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Modern 7-Zip fork wey get Windows 11 context-menu support. Di process na NanaZip.exe. E no be di 7-zip.org build.

Wetin you need know

NanaZip na 7-Zip fork. 7-zip.org still be Igor Pavlov product.

M2-Team NanaZip keep 7-Zip engine and update di Windows 11 context menu. Get am from GitHub or di Microsoft Store listing wey di team document. To install NanaZip no dey replace 7-Zip except you uninstall di old one.

Wetin e be?
7-Zip fork for current Windows
E be di same as 7-Zip?
No. Different package and menu
Windows 11 menu?
Yes. Dat na di normal reason why dem dey install am
Feex tok say
If di right-click menu for Windows 11 hide 7-Zip, NanaZip na di fork wey people dey install for dat menu. But I still no go call am di 7-zip.org app.

Wetin be NanaZip?

NanaZip na M2-Team archiver wey dem derive from 7-Zip. Di Windows 11 menu dey use sparse package. Dat packaging na why e no be 7zFM.exe from 7-zip.org.

If you never use am before

If 7-Zip vanish from di Windows 11 right-click menu, NanaZip na di fork wey dey put extract back for dat menu. Install am from M2-Team GitHub or di Store page wey dem link. E still dey speak 7z. E no be Igor Pavlov 7-Zip installer and e no be WinRAR.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Extract and create 7z and zip

Di same everyday work as 7-Zip. Di fork na about packaging and di menu, no be new container name.

Windows 11 context menu

NanaZip dey register modern context-menu package. Classic 7-Zip often dey land under "Show more options".

Store or GitHub install

M2-Team document both. Random NanaZip.exe for forum no be dia signed package.

Na who e dey for?

  • Windows 11 users wey want 7-Zip features for di first right-click menu
  • People wey already sabi 7z and no want WinRAR
  • Anybody wey dey compare dis fork to peazip.github.io

Current status

NanaZip (2021) na current archive utility from M2-Team. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip.

How old e be?

NanaZip start for 2021 after Windows 11 change context menus. E still dey fresh beside 7-Zip (1999) and WinRAR (1995). If guide still talk say na only 7-zip.org make you install for Windows 11 menu, e fit don expire.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

GitHub release
Microsoft Store

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Windows 10 or Windows 11, according to M2-Team. Di modern menu na Windows 11 reason to install am
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
High on ultra 7z, di same idea as 7-Zip
RAM demand
Dey follow dictionary size

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
NanaZip.exe File manager
NanaZip.Modern.exe Windows 11 context-menu host on some builds

Startup components

NanaZip no suppose start at logon. Di context-menu package dey load when Explorer ask, no be as tray app.

File locations

Common NanaZip locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\NanaZip\

File formats

7zZIPTAR

Common wahala dem

Two 7-Zip-like apps on di menu

Uninstall one if both 7-Zip and NanaZip register extract. Dem be separate products.

Store install no go run random portable 7z.dll wey you drop inside

Update from M2-Team. No go mix Pavlov folder put inside di Store package.

How to get unstuck

Install from di M2-Team GitHub or di Store page wey dem link

"NanaZip Pro" exe host no be di fork. 7-zip.org remain di official Pavlov build if na dat one you want instead.

If di Windows 11 menu dey empty, restart Explorer after install

Di sparse package dey register with di shell. Dat one na NanaZip packaging, no be PeaZip setting.

No delete 7-Zip to "upgrade" except you plan to switch

NanaZip no dey secretly replace 7-zip.org. Commot di one wey you no want from Settings > Apps.

Alternatives

7-Zip na di upstream. PeaZip na different UI wey fit call 7z. WinRAR na shareware RAR.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download github.com/M2Team/NanaZip Official installer or vendor page
Help github.com/M2Team/NanaZip/wiki Vendor support
Official site github.com/M2Team/NanaZip Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Di same class of need as 7-Zip: CPU and disk during compress. Di new menu no need better GPU.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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