ip7z/7zip
7-Zip observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 78
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 74
- age_days: 1642
- days_rel: 68
- days_push: 68
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
3784 stars · 395 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
7-Zip is a free, open-source file archiver with a high compression ratio, best known for its native 7z archive format. This GitHub repository hosts the source code for the actively developed 7-Zip releases.
Use cases
- compress files into 7z archives
- extract zip tar and rar archives
- create password-protected encrypted archives
- batch compress files from the command line
- reduce backup file sizes with high compression
When to choose
- you need a free archiver with strong compression ratios
- you want to script archive creation or extraction on the command line
- you need AES-256 encrypted archives
- you want an actively maintained open-source compression tool
When to avoid
- you need a graphical archiver on Linux by default (GUI is Windows-focused)
- you require commercial support or a signed license document
- you need cloud-based or distributed archiving
Facets
application · maturity active
compression file-system cli files developer-tools windows cpp cli file-archiver zip 7z-format tar gzip open-source-archive-tool command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ip7z/7zip · fetched 2026-08-28 · dd529c84b784
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ip7z/7zip | main | 87 |
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