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Archive Studio

Parallel, verified, repairable archives with authenticated encryption and a Windows 11 context menu.

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The problem

7-Zip has the best ratio and a 2003 UI, no Windows 11 context menu and no recovery records. WinRAR has recovery records but is paid and proprietary. ZipCrypto and AES-in-ZIP are not authenticated.

Features

Parallel Deflate and zstd on every core (shipped for VM archives)
Standard Zip64 output readable anywhere
Recovery records (Reed-Solomon) so a damaged archive repairs
Authenticated encryption: AES-256-GCM in a documented sidecar, plus standard AES-ZIP for compatibility
Zip-slip and zip-bomb defences, preview without extracting
Modern context menu through a sparse MSIX package

Who it is for

Consultant

Shipping a VM to a client on a USB drive

Zip64 with recovery records; the scratched drive still extracts cleanly.

Studio

Long-term project archive

Authenticated encryption with every entry verified before the originals are deleted.

Small business

Monthly VM archive to cloud storage

Parallel Deflate halves the upload in minutes rather than hours.

Benefits

Archives that can repair themselves
Encryption that detects tampering
Fast on every core, standard ZIP output readable anywhere

Built to be trusted

Every entry hashed; archive self-verifies after writing
Streaming extraction with path canonicalisation
Resume of multi-hour archives

Good to know

We will not beat LZMA2 on size. The goal is faster, verifiable and repairable archives with a modern UI; for the smallest file, 7z remains the right choice and we read it.

Under the hood

For technical readers

libdeflate and zlib-ng interop; zstd native
Zip64 per APPNOTE 6.3.x
7z.dll for reading 7z and RAR
IExplorerCommand in a sparse MSIX; Reed-Solomon GF(2^16); AES-256-GCM sidecar

Works well with

ReadyFree edition

Copy Engine

Files & transfer

Unbuffered, journaled, verified copying that survives disconnects and tells the truth about progress.

Coming SoonPro edition

USB Quarantine

Disks & media

Plug in a USB drive you do not trust and nothing happens to your PC.

ReadyPro edition

Clone & Deep Rename

Virtualization

Cold clone with verified copy or instant ReFS block clone, and a reversible rename of VM, folder and disks.

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