B1 Free Archiver
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| Developer(s) | Adam Buyer |
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| Initial release | 11 August 2011 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows,Linux,macOS,Android |
| Platform | 32-bit,64-bit |
| Available in | More than 30 languages |
| Type | File archiver |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
B1 Free Archiveris a proprietaryfreewaremulti-platformfile archiverandfile manager.B1 Archiver is available forMicrosoft Windows,Linux,macOS,andAndroid.It has full support (compression, unpacking and encryption) forZIPand its native B1 format.[1]The program decompresses more than 20 popular archive formats.[2]It creates split and encrypted archives.
B1 Free Archiver is translated into more than 30 languages.[3]Translations are made by volunteers through theCrowdinlocalization management platform.[4]The program can be used throughgraphical user interfaceorcommand line interface.[5] B1 Free Archiver is written inC++/Qtand is released undera proprietary license.
Features
[edit]B1 Free Archiver supports opening most populararchive formats(such asB1,ZIP,RAR,7z,GZIP,TAR.GZ,TAR.BZ2 andISO) but can create only.b1 and.zip archives.[6]The utility can also create split archives which consist of several parts each of specified size[7]and password-protected archives, encrypted with 256 bitAESalgorithm.[8] Desktop application supports editing of the archive - adding new files, deleting files from the archive, editing files directly in the archive.[9] B1 Free Archiver has fulldrag-and-dropsupport,keyboard shortcutsand hotkeys navigation.[10] The program works onWindows(XPand higher), Linux (Ubuntu/Debian,Fedora),macOS(10.6 and higher) and Android.[11][12][13]There is also Online B1 Free Archiver decompression tool.[14][15]
Main disadvantages are that files inside the B1 archives doesn't retaintimestamps.
References
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- ^"Open '7z', 'Rar' & 'Zip' files in Ubuntu using 'B1 Archiver'".Hectic Geek.Retrieved31 October2013.
- ^Nolan, Lizzy (19 September 2013)."B1 Free Archiver: Friendly file compression utility with password protection support".Filecluster.Retrieved31 October2013.
- ^"B1 Free Archiver - Excellent File Compression and Extraction".Softwaredudo.in.Retrieved31 October2013.
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- ^"Best Free File Archiver-Zip Utility".TechSupportAlert.2 September 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-02-22.Retrieved31 October2013.
- ^Hindy, Joe (25 August 2013)."The best zip, rar, and unzip apps for Android".AndroidAuthority.Retrieved31 October2013.
- ^"B1 Online Archiver: Unzip Compressed Files Online & Download Files Individually".MakeUseOf.Retrieved31 October2013.
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