PKZIP
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- This article is about the software. For the file format, see ZIP.
PKZIP is a line of compression/archiving software, known for its association with the ZIP file format. It was developed by PKWARE.
In some versions, the utility named PKZIP only does compression, and the companion PKUNZIP utility does decompression.
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Native formats
- ZIP
- DEFLATE
- Certain Self-extracting ZIP formats
See also
- PKARC/PKPAK (predecessor)
Software
Software for DOS
- v0.80-beta (1989-01-10): PKZ080.ZIP
- v0.90 (1989-02-01): pkz090.exe
- v0.92 (1989-03-06): pkz092.exe
- v1.01 (1989-07-21): pkz101.exe
- v1.02 (1989-10-01): pkz102.exe
- v1.10 (1990-03-15): pkz110.exe
- v1.10 "export" version (no encryption): pkz110eu.exe
- v1.93-alpha (1991-10-15): PKZ193A.EXE
- v2.04c (1992-12-28): PKZ204C.EXE
- v2.04e (1993-01-25): PKZ204E.EXE
- UPD204E.ZIP - Upgrades registered 2.04c to 2.04e.
- v2.04g (1993-02-01): PKZ204G.EXE
- PK204C2G.ZIP - Upgrades registered 2.04c to 2.04g.
- PK204E2G.ZIP - Upgrades registered 2.04e to 2.04g.
- v2.50 (1999-03-01): pk250dos.exe
- pk250upd.zip - Upgrades registered 2.04g to 2.50.
- Various versions at old-dos.ru
- Fake "v2.01" (1992-03-15): D3SMARTP.ZIP → SMARTP1A.ZIP → PK*.EXE - A hack of v1.93-alpha
Software for OS/2
- v1.01 (1989-07-21): PKZ101_2.ZIP
- v1.02 (1989-10-01): PKZOS2.ZIP
- v1.09, IBM licensed (1991-01-15): OS2PKZIP.ZIP
- v2.50 (1997-05-01): pkos2250.exe
Software for Windows 3.x
- v2.01 (1996-02-15): pkzws201.zip
- v2.50 (1996-09-15): pk250w16.zip
- v2.60 (1997-12-15): pk260w16.exe
- v2.60.02 (1998-07-15): [1] → pk262w16.exe
- v2.60.03 (1998-11-01): pk263w16.exe
Software for 32-bit Windows, command line
- v2.50 (1998-04-15): pk250c32.exe
- v2.50, DEC Alpha architecture: AlphaNT FTP → Utilities/pk250c_a.exe
- v4.00: pkzc400s.exe
Software for 32/64-bit Windows, GUI
(Selected versions, mainly historical)
Caution: Some 2.x versions are adware, and may be detected as malware.
- v2.50 (1996-09-15): pk250w32.zip
- v2.60 (1997-12-15): pk260w32.exe
- v2.60, DEC Alpha architecture: AlphaNT FTP → Utilities/pk260w_a.exe
- v2.60.01(?) (1998-06-01): internet.au - CDrom Disc 3, Dec. 1998 → emailftp/win95/pk26cnet.exe
- v2.60.02 (1998-07-15): Best Sellers 33 → _UTILS/PKWARE/PK262WSP/pk262wsp.exe
- v2.60.03 (1998-11-01): pk263wsp.exe
- v2.70 (1999-06-01): pk270wsp.exe
- v4.00: [2] → pkzw400s.EXE
Related official software
- PKZF10.EXE - PKZFIND (File Finder Plus) v1.00 (1989-02-01)
- pkzf11.zip - PKZFIND v1.1 (1989-10-20)
- PKCNVT11.ZIP - PKCNVT/PKCNVZOO/PKCNVLZH (~1990-02-12) - Format conversion utilities
- PKZM104.EXE - PKZMENU v1.04 (~1991-02-14)
- PKZF15.ZIP - PKZFIND 1.50 and PKZOOM 1.5 (~1995-06-15)
