It's been years on the mobile sector Microsoft works to offer a concrete alternative to Android e iOS: the result is the operating system Windows Phone, now become 10 Windows Mobile, which is born and evolves precisely to intercept those customers who are looking for something different from the usual systems. The stability, security and speed of the OS have made it highly regarded in certain market niches, making it particularly popular as a preferred system for business devices. Whether you are a professional or a simple user, good software for managing your data is practically essential for your productivity archive compressi: as you surely know the format zip and that rare they are widely used on the web for saving files.
Taking advantage of the potential of compression algorithms to store data while saving useful megabytes on our smartphone is a great opportunity for those devices that do not have much free space available. So we have collected here the best applications for managing compressed archives on 10 Windows Mobile e Windows Phone. We offer you only three applications as the Microsoft Store does not yet shine for the quantity of apps and the quality of many and we have therefore selected only the free ones but also of good workmanship.
The best apps for managing compressed archives
1 - Archive
The first application on this list is the popular and well-rated one Archiver, a fairly light application designed for those looking for a tool to support their productivity activities. The management of the main compressed formats is in fact almost totally ensured. You can open, and therefore view the contents of the files in zip, rar, gz, tar, 7z and bz2 format.
You can also create your own compressed archives in zip and tar formats. File management takes place in an integrated way with the system itself but as regards Microsoft restrictions, zip files can only be opened from memory or Skydrive, not directly from the browser, email or other applications.
DOWNLOAD | Archiver
2 – Pocket Extractor
Open, extract and edit compressed archives on your Windows Phone or Windows 10 Mobile with this free application. Pocket Extractor it is certainly one of the best in its category for the Microsoft system: it allows you to carry out all the main operations that a software of its kind should always ensure, such as the opening and extraction of archives in zip, rar, tar, 7z and gz format but also the creation of new archives and the opening of password protected archives.
Also in this case there are limits as in the previous one: it is impossible to open zip files directly from an application (browser, mail and more) but also the opening of compressed archives in several parts will not be possible. For the rest, an app still powerful and really well done.
DOWNLOAD | Pocket Extractor
3 – 8 Zip
On a computer, one of the most popular software for managing compressed archives is definitely 7 Zip, for Windows Phone there is no 7 Zip but some developers have decided to offer you for the Microsoft platform 8 Zip Lite, free version of the famous and appreciated 8 Zip.
Designed only for those looking for a quick and easy app for opening compressed archives in zip format, 8 Zip is one of the best in terms of speed and ease of use. Unfortunately, it does not include advanced functions or support for other formats, being a Lite and free version.
DOWNLOAD | 8 Zip Lite
