Update History

Latestv1.7.0 (2026-05-18)
  • Stability improvements and bug fixes
v1.6.2 (2026-05-07)
  • Added file association menu
  • Stability improvements and bug fixes
v1.5.0 (2026-05-05)
  • Stability improvements and bug fixes
v1.2.0 (2026-04-27)
  • New benchmark tool — KingZip self-measurement + comparison with Bandizip/7-Zip/WinRAR
  • Compression/extraction progress dialog + multiple settings UX improvements
  • Multi-archive "Extract Here" / "Extract to Folder" context menus
  • JPEG EXIF Orientation auto-rotate (correct preview for smartphone photos)
  • Faster password recovery for ZIP/EGG/ALZ
  • WinZip AES HMAC-SHA1 verification (AE-2 standard compliance)
  • SFX self-extract title changed to "KingZip Self-Extract Archive"
  • Full code review — 23 security/stability fixes
v1.1.0 (2026-04-03)
  • Ultra-fast ZIP extraction
  • High-speed 7Z extraction
  • 40+ formats (ZIP, 7Z, RAR, TAR, ALZ, EGG, ZSTD, LZ4, etc.)
  • Archive creation (ZIP, 7Z, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, TAR.XZ, TAR.ZSTD, ZSTD, WIM, SFX)
  • AES-256 encryption + full EGG 5-method encryption support
  • Explorer context menu (HKCU, no admin required)
  • Dark mode + 108 languages + DPI scaling
  • Security (MoTW, symlink blocking, DLL hijacking prevention)