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Today's Picks Free Alternative WinZip Standard Version: 16 File Size: 54.31 License: Trial Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7,Microsoft Windows Vista,Microsoft Windows XP WinZip 16 ($30) has a powerful engine and good support for the plethora of second- and third- tier compression formats that can be found around the net. It also provides a valuable block in this year's buzzword bingo, support for cloud computing. - Ian Harac Share: Read more and download this software » 7-Zip (32-bit version) Version: 9.20 File Size: 1.085 License: Free Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98,Microsoft Windows ME,Microsoft Windows 2000,Microsoft Windows 98,Microsoft Windows ME,Microsoft Windows XP,Microsoft Windows Vista,Microsoft Windows 7 When people talk about file compression, they usually mean ZIP. But ZIP is just one format, and it isnt necessarily the best. Open-source utility 7-Zip supports ZIP, but also the much-improved 7z compression format. 7-Zips user interface will probably not blow you away. Its impressive compression ratios, however, just might. - PCWorld Staff Share: Read more and download this software » Downloads: Editor's Collection PCWorld's Favorite Downloads of 2011All year long, we PCWorld reviewers immerse ourselves in desktop programs and Web software. After evaluating a program, often we uninstall itbut several of this year's finds earned places in our workflows and/or our hearts. These programs and services are the ones we reviewed for PCWorld Downloads and also kept using for our own productivity and enjoyment. Perhaps you started using them this year, too&and if not, well, a shiny new year is right around the corner. 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