ZArchiver Donate

Pros

• Supports many formats
• Creates compressed tarballs
• Processes disk images

Cons

• No support for Disk Copy images
• Can't create RAR archives

ZArchiver Donate is a multi-platform file compression utility and browser that's designed to work with a large number of different container formats. Users can create conventional deflated zip files with ZArchiver, which means that it's useful for disassembling an overwhelming number of file archives people might download off the web. Considering that Android phones and tablets often have some difficulty working with these files, power users might quickly come to rely on ZArchiver.

That being said, the app also works with a dizzying array of other formats. Users can create zip and 7z archives as well as tarballs. After creating a tar archive, ZArchiver can then compress it using the gz, bzip2 or xz systems. These are all extremely common on GNU/Linux PCs, which historically haven't been able to communicate with Android phones all that well. Being able to create these archives can bridge the gap.

It might also free some users to work exclusively from their phones and tablets. Since it can view the contents of Debian and Red Hat packages, programmers might find it useful for poking around apps that they're working on. While it can only create a limited number of types of archives, ZArchiver can disassemble countless ones.

Some of these, such as RAR and CHM, are technically proprietary formats that you'd otherwise need a special app to work with. ZArchiver does the work without forcing you to download and install anything extra. Gamers might even appreciate the fact that it can work with ECM-formatted disk images. That should make it easier to run sophisticated emulators on a smart device.

Pros

• Supports many formats
• Creates compressed tarballs
• Processes disk images

Cons

• No support for Disk Copy images
• Can't create RAR archives