WinZip app for Windows 8 Now Available for Free

WinZip app for Windows 8 gives you more power, more sharing options and more ease of use than ever with the muscle needed to safely handle large files on the go. Open and save zip and zipx file formats. Zip files and folders for faster, easier sharing. Zip, unzip and share in the cloud with new support for Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive cloud services.

Password-protect important info with military-grade encryption. Squeeze files even more, including JPGs, with the exclusive zipx compression format. With the strength of the world’s #1 Zip utility at your fingertips, and deep integration with your social accounts and cloud drives, WinZip makes it easy to securely share files from anywhere.

Use WinZip to get oversized files or entire folders out to friends, contacts and followers through email, as well as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, thanks to direct connection to ZipSend and ZipShare file sharing services. Whether you are emailing, sharing online or storing files on your system, WinZip helps keep them safe and makes them easier to transfer.

With a modern touch-friendly design, WinZip makes sending large files on Windows 8, tablets and PCs effortless. Much more than a simple "unzip"app, WinZip for Windows 8 delivers the same zip technology as the desktop version of WinZip, but in a simple, easy-to-use package. Over a billion downloads to date proves users can count on WinZip to protect, store and share their important files.

WinZip app for Windows 8 is available for free and supports all Windows 8 versions, including x86, x64 and ARM builds, so Surface RT owners can also install it.

Click here to view the official WinZip app product page in your browser.

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Features
WinZip app for Windows 8 provides the following features:

• Open and save .zip and .zipx files.
• Secure confidential files from prying eyes, whether they are sent by email, shared online or stored on your system, with WinZip’s military-grade encryption.
• Easily send large files by email by zipping your attachments first or by using the integrated ZipSend file delivery service.
• Securely share any type of file and rich content on Facebook using seamless integration with ZipShare.
• Use the Windows 8 ‘Share’ charm to deliver zipped files to your contacts through email, social media or other apps.
• Experience super easy-to-use Windows 8-style interface with touch-friendly features.
• Securely send files to mobile devices with WinZip’s password protection.
• Compress large files, entire folders or archives for faster transfer and to save space on your system.

Release notes
Many cool new features are included in this update:

• Support to edit a zipx file and save as a zipx file.
• Remove files from a zip or zipx file.
• Add files and folders from Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive drives to a zip or zipx file.
• Open zip files saved on Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive.
• Save zip and zipx files directly to Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive.
• Unzip files directly to Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive.
• Share zip and zipx files to Twitter and LinkedIn.
• Manage all your zip file sharing accounts: ZipShare, ZipSend, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive from a single convenient location.
• Direct email access to helpdesk.
• Refreshed user interface and enhanced workflow.

Supported processors

• x86, x64, ARM

Languages

• English (United States)