PeaZip

ApplicationGiorgio Tani

Dem still dey call am pea zip, peazip archiver

Giorgio TaniSystem

Free archive manager wey fit call 7z and other backends. Di window na peazip.exe. E no be di 7-zip.org installer.

Wetin you need know

PeaZip na free archive UI. 7-Zip na separate program wey e fit call.

Giorgio Tani PeaZip dey open and create plenty archive types. E fit use 7z as engine. Download am from peazip.github.io. To install PeaZip no be di same as to install Igor Pavlov 7-Zip.

Wetin e be?: Free archive UI with extra backends
E be di same as 7-Zip?: No. E fit call 7z. E no be 7-Zip
Dem dey pay for am?: Di official build na free

Feex tok say

If you want 7-Zip and you land on PeaZip, I go treat dem as two apps. PeaZip na di friendlier window. 7-zip.org na still Pavlov build.

Wetin be PeaZip?

PeaZip na open-source archive manager. peazip.exe na di Windows window. Backend binaries fit include 7z. Dat one no make am 7-Zip.

If you never use am before

If you want free unzipper wey get buttons pass 7-Zip, PeaZip na Giorgio Tani app. Get am from peazip.github.io. E fit call 7z behind di scenes. E no be 7-zip.org File Manager and e no be WinRAR.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Open mixed archives

Zip, 7z, rar extract, and other containers from one window. Di PEA format na PeaZip own extra, no be 7-Zip feature.

Call 7z and other engines

PeaZip fit shell out to 7z. Dat na backend. Di product wey you install na still PeaZip.

Secure delete and split volumes

Extra file tools dey live inside dis UI. 7-Zip File Manager no dey ship di same sidebar.

Na who e dey for?

People wey want free archive window with more options pass Explorer
Users wey already get 7-Zip and still want dis UI
Anybody wey suppose ignore "PeaZip Pro" ad pages

Current status

PeaZip (2006) na current archive utility from Giorgio Tani. Di vendor still dey point Windows users to https://peazip.github.io/.

How old e be?

PeaZip start for 2006. E young pass WinRAR and e young pass 7-Zip by few years. E no be Windows 11-only Store app.

Versions

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

Windows install

Portable

System requirements

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

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current Windows 10 or Windows 11, according to PeaZip Windows download
RAM	E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow di backend and compression level
RAM demand: Dey follow dictionary size

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
peazip.exe	Main archive window

Startup components

PeaZip no suppose start with Windows. Startup entry na unexpected ting.

File locations

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

File formats

ZIP7zPEATARRAR (extract)

Common wahala dem

People think say dem install 7-Zip

Check di window title. PeaZip fit call 7z. Di Start tile still dey talk PeaZip.

Context menu dey miss after install

Use di official installer from peazip.github.io and open Explorer again. Dis no be NanaZip sparse package.

How to get unstuck

Confirm peazip.github.io before you run setup

Random "PeaZip plus toolbar" pages no be Tani project. 7-zip.org na di other free unzipper if na dat one you mean.

If format fail, check which backend PeaZip assign

Help and di format list dey name di engine. Missing 7z binary na PeaZip install problem, no be broken Windows zip folder.

No replace 7-Zip files inside PeaZip folder with hand

Update PeaZip from di project site. To mix Igor Pavlov folder with PeaZip backends dey make support hard pass.

Alternatives

7-Zip na di smaller official 7z tool. WinRAR na shareware RAR. NanaZip na 7-Zip fork with Windows 11 menu.

Official help and downloads

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

Official contacts
Download	peazip.github.io/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	peazip.github.io/peazip-help.html Vendor support
Official site	peazip.github.io/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Big solid 7z or PEA jobs need CPU and free disk. Di GPU no be di bottleneck.

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.

PeaZip official site · Vendor product page
PeaZip help · Vendor support
PeaZip GitHub · Source and releases
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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