PowerArchiver 2021 for Windows

User Reviews

• The best there is on the planet Earth.

  morrisjcmll10/4/2014

  Pros

  Fast, accurate, reliable, almost unlimited in scope and power

  Cons

  There are no Cons from my point of view. It works as designed.

  Summary

  I have used this product for years and, in my opinion, this is the best archiver software available today. It has never let me down. I have put this archiver through grueling tests with incredibly huge amounts of data and it handles them all effortlessly. If you want power, reliability and speed, this is the tool for the job.

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• All the features you need

  Randy Bell12/8/2013

  Pros

  wil open all the archive formats you the user can possibly come across. PA has improved in speed of opening and extraction. Versatile, plenty of choices to customize compression levels, etc.

  Cons

  none, unless you want something free

  Summary

  A friend on an online Security Forum introduced me to this product years ago; and I've used it ever since. Compares favorably to the other major products in this category: WinZip, WinRar, etc. Has all the features you the user could want, and then some. Updated often, with a very active community of users. PA has its own forum; the developers seem very committed to constant improvement of this product: seeking to improve opening speed; speed of extraction; shell integration; even integration with the ftp protocol, and your email client. Highly recommend.

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• TOP OF THE LINE ARCHIVE PROGRAM

  OmegaParticle3/29/2013

  Pros

  This application isn't one of the best.. It is the BEST!.. and why? Well, unlike other archive applications out their such as WinZip, Stuffit, WinRAR etc the developers have focused on compatibility, regular updates based on users feedback and recently security , backup , FTP and now cloud compatibility.

  Cons

  The biggest con is users who feel the need to wine over issues they experience. But they don't mention that the support is excellent, you have a open forum with dozens of skilled PA users willing to help and the developers are also contactable directly via the support page. PA has a Registry backup tool that you can save your settings and configurations it also act's as a support measure allow the developers to review any issues that you are having.

  Summary

  PowerArchiver is a fantastic tool with regular updates and a fantastic communication between user and developer. If I were to say anything is that these guys have a clear goal to make PA the best tool for the job.

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• Ribbon Stealing UI

  Gatling_Infinite1/19/2012

  Pros

  Ribbon UI...

  Cons

  Look stealing from Microsoft......

  Summary

  Stealing Ribbon UI

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• One cannot do without this app

  tlmlotshwa6/16/2011

  Pros

  it is compatible with most programs

  Cons

  none that i can think of

  Summary

  Keep it up!

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• Does everything you need from an archive program.

  geezman6/5/2011

  Pros

  Has tons of supported formats and it compresses/decompresses them quickly. I also love the burner and iso virtual drive features of the Pro version. I have been a user since 2007 and has never caused me any problems. It just works!

  Cons

  None that I can think of.

  Summary

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• Kind of misbehaved

  timm733/10/2011

  Pros

  Wide range of formats.

  Cons

  This program completely ignored my custom setup specs. It associated itself with every compression format plus, image files, cdrom image files, audio files, need I go on? It seemed like it associated with every zip extension and every open extension.

  Summary

  This program might be good. I'm not going to review it in my current mood, having to repair so many associations. My image viewer crashes now and I'm having issues with my burner app, so I guess I'll be reinstalling that. I have a masters in programming, so I'm quite aware of the (absent minded) error her. Hope it isn't a sign.

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• His name tells everything! Right stuff!

  Blade10X7/7/2010

  Pros

  Powerful! Real flock of features and many additional features. Options you won't find in regular archivers. High quality acrhiver.

  Cons

  Nothing, except very boring nag screen which tells you about the licence status when you open the program.

  Summary

  If i'd knew before, instead of WinRAR i'll rather use PowerArchiver. He's way much more powerful and featurefull than WinRAR.

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• They ARE getting their act together

  UProf3/13/2010

  Pros

  Great product; lots of features, and now, at least for now, flawless execution. They have been far more cautious before releasing versions. That is a huge plus. If they continue on this trajectory, it will be merit 5 stars . . . easily.

  Cons

  none right now.

  Summary

  Great products; lots of features, and now, at least, flawless execution. They have been far more cautious before releasing versions. That is a huge plus. If they continue on this trajectory, it will be merit 5 start.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on May 2, 2010<p/>I spoke too quickly. There are still a number of quirks with the software. And they are busy developing new features before getting the ones they have fixed. One of their bloggers also occasionally gets snarky with people who lament PA's problems. So . . . sigh . . . I am going to have to permanently go back to WinZip. WZ is too expensive (since being purchased by Corel); it lacks features it really should have. However, I never once had the kinds of problems that regularly plague PowerArchiver. Such a waste of a potentially fine product.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on May 2, 2010<p/>I spoke too quickly. There are still a number of quirks with the software. And they are busy developing new features before getting the ones they have fixed. One of their bloggers also occasionally gets snarky with people who lament PA's problems. So . . . sigh . . . I am going to have to permanently go back to WinZip. WZ is too expensive (since being purchased by Corel); it lacks features it really should have. However, I never once had the kinds of problems that regularly plague PowerArchiver. Such a waste of a potentially fine product. ONE AND A HALF STARS!!!!

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• Tremendous potential, mostly unrealized

  UProf10/22/2009

  Pros

  Nice appearance; fast compression and extraction

  Cons

  Unreliable. Sloppy. They count on forum members and users to do their work for them. They release versions with problems even a modestly cautious programmer should catch. If you complain, they fix the problems; they may also introduce new ones.

  Summary

  If they ever get their act together, watch out. They will take the archive market by storm. But if the continue to prematurely release their product, they will turn users off. I have a lifetime subscription, so I am sure I will give it a shot sometime in the future.; But after four months of trying, I still cannot count on it working correctly. So I reluctantly purchased an upgrade to WinZip 14. I would love to leave WZ, but PA just doesn't make that feasible.

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