Compression so pretty,
people keep it open.
StarkZip opens and creates every archive you throw at it — .starkzip, zip, rar, 7z, tar, gz and more — inside a fast, gorgeous Windows app. Drop files in, get a locked-down archive out.
StarkZip
Every format. One app.
Open .starkzip, zip, rar, 7z, tar, gz, bz2, xz, cab and iso — with or without passwords.
AES-256-GCM encryption
.starkzip archives encrypt everything — contents and file names — with modern AES-256-GCM. Nobody peeks at your file list.
Fast by design
Background compression, progress you can actually read, instant search across thousands of entries, zero-nonsense dialogs.
Preview without extracting
Click a text file or image inside any archive and see it immediately. No temp folders, no waiting.
Tabs & breadcrumbs
Work with several archives side by side in tabs, hop between folders with a breadcrumb path and folder chips.
Convert anything
Turn a rar into a zip, a zip into an encrypted .starkzip — one click, in place, passwords respected.
Light & dark themes
A warm, premium light theme by default and a charcoal dark theme for night shifts. Both beautiful.
Why switch from WinRAR or 7-Zip?
| StarkZip | WinRAR | 7-Zip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern, beautiful UI | Yes | No | No |
| Own encrypted format (AES-256-GCM, names hidden) | .starkzip | rar (paid) | 7z |
| Open rar, zip, 7z, tar, iso, cab | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inline preview (images / text) | Yes | No | No |
| Nag-free / free forever | Yes | Nag screen | Yes |
| Tray-first, starts with Windows | Yes | No | No |
Get StarkZip
One MSI installer. No .NET runtime needed — fully self-contained.
Version 1.0.0 · Windows 10/11 · 64-bit