-
Now that the Windows Store is making support for non-UWP apps mainstream, including those with their own update delivery process, it would be nice to see PowerArchiver in the Windows Store going forwards - at least as a channel for the product to be available.
-
-
It would be nice to be able to at least extract Zstandard archives.
-
In Windows 11 a new explorer context menu is introduced.
The “old” context menu may still be accessed through an additional mouse click, to reach the PowerArchiver context menu functions, but this isn’t comfortable at all.Could you add PowerArchiver items to the first level (and ideally disable the Windows native ZIP entry)
-
I’m surprised that OneDrive for Business isn’t supported. I can’t link my company’s OneDrive account, but a personal (free) account works fine.
-
Hi,
I’d like to propose an improvement for password protected archives.
Actual behavior is:
If I open an archive, which is password protected and make a typo in the password dialog, I’ll get the message, that the password was wrong and I end up with an empty window. I need to reopen the archive to be able to enter the password again.Improved behavior:
Tell me, that the password was wrong and give me the chance to enter the correct password to decrypt the archive. -
Hello!
I know I have been asking for this feature some time ago, but as nothing has changed let me ask again:
The ZIPX-format offers an algorithm, that compresses JPEG-files by about 20-30%. Please add compression (packing) support for this in ZIPX-archives to Powerarchiver. Extraction of JPEGs packed into ZIPX by this algorithm is already supported by Powerarchiver for a long time, so it should not be difficult? Or is it a licensing problem?
Thanks! -
Hi,
I’d like to suggest, that the correct archive type is (always) selected, when adding files by drag & drop to an archive.
This is already happening if the archive has the correct extension. For example, if I’m adding files to test.zip, zip will be selected. If I’m adding files to test.7z, 7z will be selected as format in “Add dialog”.
But this won’t be working, if the archive has not the “right” extension.
So XPI files (Firefox addons) for example are ZIP files. PowerArchiver opens them without any problems, but if I try to add file by drag & drop, PowerArchiver won’t auto select “ZIP”, but use the last selected archive format, while PowerArchiver already knows, that I’m trying to add files to a ZIP. -
I love this, only there is one problem. The UAC elevation feature does not extend to Mount Image option in the add-on software PA provided. It is most annoying whenever I am on highest UAC settings and I mount an ISO, every time I open and create a virtual drive UAC appears. I also do not want to completely disable UAC.
Is adding UAC elevation for mount image feature possible?
-
The now defunct Bulkzip had Nanozip (nz) as an option this would be great to have for compatibility with my .nz files, so I don’t have to install Bulkzip separately.
-
Hi.
I noticed that when I want to run the Virtual Drive for the first time inside the PowerArchiver Burner it prompts to download it form the internet.
I was wondering, would it be OK to include this utility straight into the offline installer to be able to set it up locally?
Thank you!
-
How about recognising a few more (or all) of the file formats that are basically renamed zip files and treating them is if they are zip files.
For instance Android .apk files are just renamed .zip files.
Libreoffice/Openoffice ODF documents are all, as far as I am aware, just renamed .zip files. (.odt, .ott, .ods, .ots, .odp, .otp, .odb, .odf etc.) -
-
-
Would it be possible at all in some future version perhaps, to have a “find file” function?
Reason I ask is that I was looking for a certain file I knew existed in an archive, but I had to unzip it then use another tool to find the file. It would have saved that extra step if that function existed in PA itself. -
Hi.
Is there a way to enable the user to encrypt the files inside a ZIPX archive that has already been created?
This could save time for large archives that the user may need to encrypt at a later stage or that he/she has forgotten to enable encryption before creating the archive,
Thank you!
-
Hi.
I would like to see a new feature implemented: a ‘Fast Extract’ Mode.
Currently PowerArchiver extracts files to a temporary directory and then moves them to the target directory chosen by the user. At least via drag and drop.
This can be both time consuming and needs free space on the system drive for large files.
Is there a way to directly extract files to the target directory with PowerArchiver?
And if not, can a feature like this be considered for future updates?Thanks very much!
-
Hello.
I believe it would be useful to implement Serpent-256 encryption for PAE/PAE2 formats, even though PowerArchiver offers strong encryption ciphers already.
(deleted part advertising other software - admin)
Do you think this will be a useful addition?
Thank you for the consideration!
-
Hello!
I think it would be a great option to make the portable version of PowerArchiver compatible with PortableApps (i.e. adding the necessary files and folders to integrate it smoothly into their structure).
I own various other commercial programmes which -when installed in portable mode- offer to make the becessary changes without needing an extra installer or the official PortableApps repos.
Thanks for opinions or perhaps even a realization of this.
A.Borque -
Presently, PowerArchiver 2019 (any build) cannot rename PBS filenames by single clicking on such entry or right-click menu has no “Rename” feature!
Hmm, even pressing F2 on selected entry does nothing :(
Convert to ZIP/7Z/etc… in shell extension
-
I would really like to see “Convert to ZIP/7Z/etc…” as options for the shell extension under Extraction, just like there are options for “Compress to ZIP/7Z/etc…” under Compression. It would be awesome to be able to right click a zip and just hit “Convert to myarc.7z” to have it one-click convert with my current settings.
-
What’s the matter with the Convert Shell extension that’s already available?
Surely adding different Shell extensions for converting to individual types of archive will leave you with quite a big list of shell extensions. I know it means one extra click on the mouse but surely that’s preferable. -
They would just be options to add, just as they are already with the “Compress to ZIP/etc”. Look in your PowerArchiver configuration. Under Shell Extensions -> Compression, there are 6 different “Compress to <format>…” options, but they are not all active by default. I propose the same for “Convert to <format>…” on the Extraction tab. They would be available but not (all) be enabled by default, as that would fill up the list with potentially useless options.
Edit: Also, it’s three button clicks (OK, OK, Close) after you pick the item off the right-click menu (four if you change the destination format), plus it launches the full PowerArchiver application instead of the little window that displays when you do “Compress to <format>”, which takes a lot longer to load.</format></format></format>
-
Also, it’s three button clicks (OK, OK, Close) after you pick the item off the right-click menu (four if you change the destination format)
I’ll let you have 3 but not 4.
If you wanted to change the destination format I’m guessing that would have to be an additional click on your wished for method too. ;) -
Nope, because you’d add whichever ones to your context menu you want, just like with “Compress to <format>…”.
So say I added “Convert to ZIP…” and “Convert to 7Z…” because those are the ones I use most commonly. When I right click a .zip, I would see “Convert to <file>.7z”, when I right click a .7z, I would see “Convert to <file>.zip”, and when I right click any other archive, I would see both options.</file></file></format>
-
Fair enough I miscalculated. :p
I personally prefer the way it is now though and like to keep my shell extensions to a minimum.
-
I do too, but in this case I think it’s worth it. The nice thing about how PowerArchiver works is it knows enough to show the “Compress” menu entries only for uncompressed files and “Extract” entries for compressed files :)
I’d really only use the zip & 7z options, so in most cases I’d only see one extra menu entry anyhow. Every so often when I come across a .gz or something I might see both.
-
Presumably, you would want to use the compression profiles for these options (so that you can preset the various compression options).
Wouldn’t that mean there would have to be multiple shell entries for each format (eg fast, solid, encrypted etc)?Maybe, you could also have a “use as shell entry” option in the profile configuration?
Seems like we are multiplying the configuration option choices here.
-
Nonono, it would work /exactly/ as the current “Compress to <format>” options work, except you would see them in the context menu on existing archives. They would use the last selected settings for the specified format automatically.</format>