# File archivers privacy ratings

Apps for creating and extracting zip, 7z, rar and other archives.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ark](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/ark/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source archive manager from the KDE community that creates, browses and extracts ZIP, 7z, RAR, tar and other archives, and integrates with the Dolphin file manager. |
| [File Roller](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/file-roller/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source archive manager for the GNOME desktop, also called Archive Manager, that creates, browses and extracts archives using tools such as tar, zip and 7z. |
| [NanaZip](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/nanazip/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source file archiver for Windows derived from 7-Zip, with Windows 11 context menu integration, dark mode and extra compression codecs such as Zstandard and Brotli. |
| [PeaZip](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/peazip/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Free, open source file archiver and file manager for Windows, macOS and Linux that handles over 200 archive formats, with strong encryption and two-factor authentication for archives. |
| [BetterZip](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/betterzip/) | D (50/100) | Austria | Paid file archiver for macOS from MacItBetter that creates, previews and extracts ZIP, RAR, 7z and many other formats, with encryption, presets and Finder integration. |
| [The Unarchiver](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/the-unarchiver/) | F (25/100) | Cyprus | Free archive extraction app for macOS by MacPaw that opens RAR, 7z, ZIP, StuffIt and many older formats. Command-line tools unar and lsar are also available for other systems. |
| [Keka](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/keka/) | F (10/100) | Unknown | File archiver for macOS that creates 7z, ZIP and other archives and extracts many formats including RAR, with AES-256 encryption and archive splitting. An iOS version is also available. |
| [WinRAR](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/winrar/) | F (10/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | Trialware file archiver for Windows that creates and extracts RAR and ZIP archives and opens many other formats, with AES encryption and recovery records. Developed by Alexander Roshal and sold by win.rar GmbH. |
| [Bandizip](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/bandizip/) | F (0/100) | South Korea | File archiver for Windows and macOS from Bandisoft that creates and extracts ZIP, 7z and many other formats. The free Windows edition shows ads, and paid editions remove them and add extra features. |
| [WinZip](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/winzip/) | F (0/100) | Canada (Five Eyes) | Commercial file archiver for Windows and macOS, with mobile apps, that creates and extracts ZIP and other archive formats, with encryption, cloud storage integration and PDF tools. Sold by Corel Corporation. |
| [7-Zip](https://privacyratings.com/file-encryption/7-zip/) (rated under File encryption) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source file archiver with its own 7z format that can encrypt 7z and ZIP archives with AES-256, including file names in 7z archives. The full graphical app is for Windows, with a command-line version for Linux and macOS. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/archivers/