KingZip KingZip
Ditch your slow paid archive manager
The world's fastest high-performance archive manager
Ultra-fast high-performance integrated archive management
Free Download v1.9.4
Forever Free
No Ads
Free for Everyone
Ultra-fast Compress/Extract
2~16x faster than other programs. Pushes SSD to its limit
Various Archive Formats
ZIP, RAR, 7Z, EGG, ALZ and almost every archive format. Compression creation supported
Password Recovery & File Repair
1 billion password checks per second. Repair broken archives. Error check, virus scan
Convenient Features / Security
Preview images without extracting, password manager, customizable UI, high-DPI support.
Overwhelming Speed
- 2~16x faster compression/extraction than other archive managers
- Pushes SSD to its maximum throughput
- Smart resource utilization for maximum performance even on low-end systems
- Minimal memory and CPU resource usage
- Multi-core parallel compression and extraction
KingZip vs Bandizip Speed Comparison
We compressed the same file under the same conditions. See for yourself in the video how KingZip is more than 2x faster than Bandizip.
※ Real compression-speed comparison on the same file with the same settings (KingZip vs Bandizip)
Various + Latest Formats
- Create: ZIP, 7Z, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, TAR.XZ, TAR.ZSTD, ZSTD, WIM, SFX(EXE)
- Extract: ZIP, 7Z, RAR, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, ZSTD, LZ4, LZ5, Brotli, ALZ, EGG, CAB, ISO, WIM, ARJ, LZH, LZMA, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB, MSI, NSIS, ASAR, UDF, IMG, ZPAQ, KZ, Lizard, Deflate64, PPMd
- ZIP methods: Deflate, Deflate64, LZMA, BZip2, PPMd
- Full EGG encryption support (ZipCrypto, AES-128/256, LEA-128/256)
- Split file support (ZIP, RAR, 7Z, EGG/ALZ)
- Multi-core, solid, and split compression
Password Recovery
- 1 billion ultra-fast checks per second — far faster than other programs
- Supports ZIP, RAR, 7Z, EGG encrypted files
- Configurable search range: digits, letters, special characters
- Automatically applies recovered password and extracts immediately
Broken File Repair
- Recover data from damaged ZIP, RAR, 7Z files
- Automatically scans for recoverable files
- Maximum recovery even from partially damaged files
Check / Security / Compatibility
- Error check — verify archive integrity
- Virus scan — integrated with Windows built-in security
- Automatic language detection and Unicode compression (supports Mac, Linux archives)
- High-resolution monitor optimization
Convenient User Experience
- Image preview without extracting
- Password manager — save and auto-fill frequently used passwords
- Explorer right-click menu — Smart Extract, Extract Here
- Easy compress/extract via drag & drop
- Welcome screen message customization (e.g. "Proud KingZip")
Performance Comparison
| Feature | KingZip | Bandizip | 7-Zip | ALZip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP Compress Speed (12GB) | 4.5s | 10s | 42s | 60s |
| ZIP Extract Speed (12GB) | 3.5s | 8s | 20s | 3.3s |
| Password Recovery | 750M/sec | 170M/sec | Not supported | Not supported |
| File Repair | ||||
| ZSTD Compression | ||||
| ALZ/EGG Support | ||||
| Supported Formats | 40+ | 40+ | 30+ | 40+ |
| Languages | 108 | 30+ | 80+ | 1 |
| Price | Free | Free / Paid | Free | Free / Paid |
| Ads | None | Free ver. has ads | None | Yes |
* Test environment: Intel i7-13700K, 12GB SQL file
System Requirements
OS
Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
License
Freeware (free for everyone — personal, business, school)
FAQ
Yes, KingZip is free forever. We have no plans to ever charge — no paid editions, no ads, no subscriptions, no bundled software. Use it anywhere — personal, business, school, government.
12GB ZIP benchmark: KingZip 3.5 seconds, Bandizip 8 seconds, 7-Zip 20 seconds.
Yes! ALZ and EGG are both supported. KingZip extracts EGG/ALZ faster than ALZip. Encrypted EGG files (ZipCrypto, AES, LEA) and split files are all handled.
You can create ZIP, 7Z, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, TAR.XZ, TAR.ZSTD, ZSTD, WIM archives. Self-extracting (SFX/EXE) is also supported.
No! KingZip shows no ads and collects no personal information.
Supported Formats
| Extract (40+ formats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP | PKZIP / WinZip / ZIPX | 7Z | 7-Zip |
| RAR | WinRAR (v4/v5/v7) | TAR | TAR / TGZ / TBZ2 / TXZ |
| ALZ | ALZip (Split) | EGG | ALZip EGG (Encrypt/Split) |
| ZSTD | Zstandard / TAR.ZSTD | LZ4 | LZ4 Frame |
| LZ5 | LZ5 Frame | Lizard | Lizard Frame |
| Brotli | Brotli (.br) | LZMA | LZMA Alone |
| GZ | GZip | BZ2 | BZip2 |
| XZ | XZ / LZMA2 | Z | Unix Compress |
| ISO | Disc Image | IMG | Disc Image |
| CAB | Windows Cabinet | WIM | Windows Image (SWM/ESD) |
| MSI | Windows Installer | NSIS | NSIS Installer |
| ARJ | ARJ Archive | LZH | LHA / LZH |
| CPIO | CPIO (newc/crc/old) | RPM | RPM Package |
| DEB | Debian Package | UDF | UDF Filesystem |
| ASAR | Electron ASAR | ZPAQ | ZPAQ Archive |
| KZ | KingZip (AES-256) | EXE | SFX / PE Archive |
| Create | |||
| ZIP | Deflate / Deflate64 / LZMA / BZip2 / PPMd | 7Z | LZMA2 / LZMA / PPMd / BZip2 |
| TAR.GZ | GZip | TAR.BZ2 | BZip2 |
| TAR.XZ | XZ / LZMA2 | TAR.ZSTD | Zstandard |
| ZSTD | Standalone Zstandard | WIM | Windows Image |
| EXE | Self-Extracting (SFX) | KZ | KingZip (AES-256, Parallel) |