A variety of Mac applications compress files, but two simple commands native to macOS fulfill the same functionality--often more quickly and for less expense.

How to Open Zip Files With a Mac. If someone has compressed a file that you need to open for your company, you can open it with your Mac. For example, say a vendor has sent you a zipped file ...

How to Open a WinZip File Without WinZip. By default, WinZip compresses files and folders into a ZIP container file, which is one of the most common compression formats available.

File compression isn't just for desktops and laptops. Android devices can benefit from ZIP files too.

How does a zip file work, and how can you use it? Here's everything you need to know to master the art of sending massive files.

Zipped files are easy to transfer plus they take less space compared to the uncompressed files. Also, it’s very simple to compress, combine and zip several files into one zipped folder. So if ...

Windows ME/XP/2003 have built in ZIP file support. It is therefore, very easy to make and extract ZIP files using these operating systems.

How to Uncompress a Zipped File on iPhone and iPad Launch the Files app on your iPhone or iPad. Find the zip file that you want to uncompress. Press and hold on the zip file, then select ...

If you open the GNOME file manager (this feature is found in most Linux file managers) and right-click a file you want to be zipped, you'll see a Compress entry (Figure 1).