B1 Free Archiver

B1 Free Archiver
Developer(s) Adam Buyer
Initial release 11 August 2011
Stable release 1.5.86
Development status Active
Operating system Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Android
Platform 32-bit, 64-bit
Available in More than 30
Type File archiver
License Proprietary
Website www.b1.org

B1 Free Archiver is a proprietary multi-platform file archiver and file manager. B1 Archiver is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Android. It has full support (compression, unpacking and encryption) for ZIP and its native B1 formats.[1] The program uncompresses 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 the Crowdin localization management platform.[4] The program can be used through graphical user interface or command line interface.[5] B1 Free Archiver is written in C++/Qt and is released under a proprietary license.

Features

B1 Free Archiver supports opening most popular archive formats (such as B1, ZIP, RAR, 7z, GZIP, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2 and ISO) 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 bit AES algorithm.[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 full drag-and-drop support, keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys navigation.[10] The program works on Windows (XP and higher), Linux (Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora), Mac (10.6 and higher) and Android.[11][12][13] There is also Online B1 Free Archiver decompression tool.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ Ivey, Victoria (11 June 2013). "10 stars of 'cross-platformity". ComputerWorld. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "B1 Free Archiver Announces Android 0.6 Version; Works With More Formats". EFY Times. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "B1 Free Archiver v0.7.1 Available - Now Multilingual and More Handy Than Ever". PR.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Crowdin localization management platform".
  5. ↑ "B1 Free Archiver 1.1.45.3369". Softpedia. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "B1 Free Archive for Android: Supports .b1, .zip, .rar & .7z Archives". Insights in Technology. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Open '7z', 'Rar' & 'Zip' files in Ubuntu using 'B1 Archiver'". Hectic Geek. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  8. ↑ Nolan, Lizzy (19 September 2013). "B1 Free Archiver: Friendly file compression utility with password protection support". Filecluster. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "B1 Free Archiver - Excellent File Compression and Extraction". Softwaredudo.in. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Best Online Tools To Unzip Files and Decompress Archives". Techpublic.net. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "B1 Free Archiver Features". b1.org. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Best Free File Archiver-Zip Utility". TechSupportAlert. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  13. ↑ Hindy, Joe (25 August 2013). "The best zip, rar, and unzip apps for Android". AndroidAuthority.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "B1 Online Archiver: Unzip Compressed Files Online & Download Files Individually". MakeUseOf.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "B1 Releases New and Upgraded B1 Archiver Version". NewswireToday. Retrieved 31 October 2013.

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