Download PeaZip 1.9

Various compression formats are used to reduce the size of files for storage or transmission over the Internet, such as arj, rar, zip and 7z. Pea is a relatively unknown compression format, which mainly focuses on data security. For example, it uses a flexible integrity check and can use both a passphrase and a keyfile to read the stored data. More information about the pea format can be found in this pdf to be found. PeaZip is the program that can be used to create and read a pea file on Linux and Windows systems. In addition, it also supports several other compression formats by using 7-Zip, PAQ8, Strip, UPX and QUAD. The developers have released PeaZip 1.9 with the following changes:

Version 1.9:

Release 1.9 introduces several updates, new functions and interface enhancements over 1.8 series, based on feedback collected on previous 1.8 release series, featuring a substantially renewed user interface driven to a cleaner design and better usability. The layout composer and the archive browser were improved, introducing multiple selection, AZ/ZA sorting, better designed popup menus, options organized in a tabs, archive browsing navigation bar, recent archive’s history and many other under the hood usability improvements; see change log for a detailed description.

• New tabular look, updated graphic
• New theming scheme (3 colors only, custom icon’s folder, all graphics but imglist and buttons is now customizable)
• Enabled multiple selection in archive layout composer and archive browser (selection as in previous versions available as option)
• AZ/ZA sorting clicking on column’s header for layout composer and archive browser
• Added (optional) recent archives history, only for archives create/opened from main window
• Added search on the web functions (archive and open interfaces)
• Added benchmark tool
• Options tabs reorganized (general, create and open tabs)
• Updated 7z front end to 4.51
• Updated UPX frontend to 3.01
• Updated we crypto and checksum/hash libraries in use
• Updated gwrap executable (new look, supports benchmark mode)
• Updated Pea executable (allows interactive input for split if size is not specified)

Archive:

• Added exclusion filters which can be saved in archive’s layout (works with 7z binary, otherwise are disabled)
• Added customizable solid block size (.7z format)
• Added DVD DL preset volume size; DVD and DVD DL sizes corrected according to Wikipedia information
• Added quick selection between favorite formats as customizable popup menu
• Last used compression method is saved in details to defaults (for 7z binary, .7z and .zip formats)
• ‘Compress files open for writing’ saved to conf (all formats supported through 7z binary)
• ‘Encrypt filenames’ function (.7z format) saved to conf

Open:

• New archive browser toolbar, reorganized as complete navigation bar
• Added option to not give detailed information if archive is over a given MB size (much more faster for archives containing many objects)
• Added options to ignore paths for selected and displayed objects
• Added Test (all) button
• Added popup menu to save command line applying the action to all, displayed or selected objects
• Doubleclick and ‘Extract and open’ functions are more customizable
• Archive browser’s popup menu:
  • Added Preview function to extract and open a file or a folder in a temporary working directory in output path (deleted closing the application or opening another archive)
  • Added test and list submenus
  • Extract and Extract to entries gives information about output path and about status of ‘extract to a new folder’ option

[break] PeaZip 1.9 is available in the following packages:
Windows installer
Windows portable
Linux GTK2 RPM
Linux GTK2 DEB
Linux GTK2 TGZ
Linux GTK2 portable
Linux GTK1 portable