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Zip vs Zipx vs Rar vs 7z, Explicado

Ultima revisao: 2026-04-27. Abra a ferramenta zip para criar o arquivo de compatibilidade universal no seu navegador.

Resposta de 30 segundos. Quatro formatos, quatro eras de compressao. Zip (1989, Deflate) abre em todo lugar sem instalacao. Zipx (2008, container do WinZip para algoritmos mais novos) abre apenas com WinZip ou ferramentas compativeis. Rar (1993, proprietario) e mais recebido, raramente criado. 7z (1999, LZMA2) comprime menor mas precisa de download. Para enviar: use zip a menos que ambos os lados tenham algo melhor instalado.

Os quatro formatos lado a lado

FormatoAlgoritmo padraoAbre nativamente emCompressao tipica vs zip
ZipDeflateWindows, macOS, iOS, Androidlinha de base (1.0x)
ZipxLZMA, PPMd, BZip2Apenas compativeis com WinZip0.7-0.9x
RarAlgoritmo proprio do RarNenhum - extrator necessario0.8-0.9x
7zLZMA2Nenhum - 7-Zip / Unarchiver necessarios0.7-0.85x

Para que serve cada um

Zip. O padrao universal. Embutido em todo sistema operacional e celular desde 2010. Use para qualquer coisa enviada a um destinatario nao-tecnico.

7z. Open-source, moderno, o menor. A escolha certa para armazenamento de arquivamento de longo prazo e para qualquer transferencia grande onde ambos os lados tem 7-Zip ou The Unarchiver instalados.

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