Bandizip Version History

• Fixed an error which occurs when decompressing multiple archives of small sizes individually on the File Explorer
• Improved the registration of paid editions
• Updated the multi-language files
• Fixed bugs in the installer
• Other modifications

• Fixed a bug that some types of hard-linked files in TAR format cannot be processed
• Fixed bugs in the internal image viewer
• Fixed bugs in the password manager
• Fixed bugs in the UI
• Fixed bugs in the command line processing
• Other modifications

• New license system
• Many new features and modifications
• Visit Bandizip 7.0 History for details.

• Fixed: Crash issue when opening a certain type of CAB file
• New code signing certificate has been installed.
• Other modifications

• Fixed: Security issue when using "Open file location" feature
• Improved: Installer
• Other modifications

• SFX-related bug fixes

• Added support for GARBLE algorithm of ARJ format
• Added support for obfuscated-deflate algorithm of ALZ format
• Added support for HTTP Proxy when you update manually
• Fixed a bug where some damaged ISO files cannot be opened
• Fixed a bug where file time information of specific ISO is not handled correctly
• Fixed a bug where Bandizip cannot open SFX(RAR, LZH, ARJ) files that are compressed in DOS
• Some minor bug fixes

• New: Support for ACE extraction (Based on Public UnAce Package. unacev2.dll is not used)
• Fixed: Crash under a certain condition on low memory systems
• Fixed: The compressed archive is not shown under a specific condition
• Fixed: Error message is not shown when closing the explorer window during a drag and drop
• Fixed: Invalid file-time when extracting some specific RAR5
• Fixed: Cannot extract specific ARJ
• Fixed: Memory leaks in ZPAQ module
• Some minor bug fixes

• Stopped ACE archive format support due to vulnerability (CVE-2018-20250)
• Fixed: Crash problem while extracting specific NSIS
• Fixed: Shell extension does not work for the specific case
• Some minor bug fixes

• Fixed: Toolbar image related issue

• New: EGG/AZO algorithm extraction support
• Fixed: Recognize some zip files that are compressed with Mac Finder as corrupted files
• Improved: Enhanced stability during multicore compression
• Stability improvements and bugfixes

• New: "Windows 10 on ARM" support
• Improved: Installer improvements
• Improved: Precise file time processing for RAR4 format
• Fixed: File time is changed while processing Zone.Identifier
• Fixed: Internal image viewer cannot process password correctly under the specific condition
• Stability improvements and bugfixes

• Update Type: Minor update
• Fixed: Vulnerability of the internal image viewer(CNVD-C-2018-107947)
• Stability improvements

• Fixed: Filename case sensitive related problem when editing ZIP file
• Fixed: Recognize empty ZIP file as a corrupted file
• Fixed: Internal image viewer resizing related problem
• Stability improvements and Bugfixes

• New: System security enhancement by copying Zone.Identifier information
• Improved: File association process
• Improved: Does not use GDI+ anymore
• Fixed: Cannot read some settings text when using High Contrast
• Fixed: The date of the file is not correctly displayed if it is before January 1, 1970
• Stability improvements and Bugfixes

• Fixed: Cannot extract specific RAR5 format file
• Fixed: Cannot extract specific RAR format file
• Fixed: Ace format related bugs
• ZLIB update(1.2.8->1.2.11)
• Improved the stability of the program
• Code refactoring

• Updater bug fixed

• Update Type: Major update
• New: Show/Hide Status Bar
• Improved: Updater
• Improved: Installer
• Fixed: 7z handling problem of the internal image viewer
• Fixed: Symbolic link related bugs
• Fixed: Does not process RAR5 format's file attributes
• Fixed: Rare crash during Wavpack extraction
• Fixed: Codesign related problem with SFX file
• Several bugs fixed

• Update Type: Major update
• Fixed: Show invalid error message while extracting GZ format
• Improved the stability of the program

• Update Type: Major update
• Fixed: Can't extract RAR5's redirect attributed file
• Fixed: 'Compress to custom file name' related bug
• Fixed: Security problem while processing archive password
• New: 'Use UTF-8 code page when you open a tar file' option
• Fixed: Can't install with /S parameter in PowerShell
• New: Baltic/Thai codepage
• Several minor bugs fixed

• Update Type: Major update
• Fixed: Can't extract particular type of encrypted RAR5 format
• Fixed: Crashes when extracting certain type of LZH format
• Several minor bugs fixed

• Update Type: Major update
• Improved: Added shortcuts for "Extract Here(Smart), Extract to Current Folder"
• Fixed: Code page auto detect problem when previewing an archive
• Fixed: Can't extract particular type of CAB format
• Fixed: Crash when opening specific type of archive
• Improved internal image viewer and updater
• Several minor bugs fixed

• Update Type: Major update
• Fixed: RAR format's VMSF_DELTA related security problem
• Many language files are updated
• Improved Find Files dialog box
• Improved ZPAQ version history processing
• Improved file open speed
• Minor bugs fixed

• Update Type: Minor update
• Fixed: Can't extract TGZ that is multiple GZ files are concatenated
• Changed: Explorer context menu shortcut key of "Compressed to NAME.ZIP" (R->Z)
• Improved the stability of the program
• Minor bugs fixed

• Update Type: Major update
• Fixed: Can't extract subdirectory in an archive with Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V
• Fixed: When modifying a ZIP file, storing filename as UTF8 always
• Improved the stability of the program
• Minor bugs fixed

• Update Type: Minor update
• Simplified Chinese's codepage is changed from CP936 to GB18030
• Fixed: When compressing a 7z file, modified time of folder is not stored
• Fixed: Crashes when creating a multi-volume zip file with 1byte split size
• Minor bugs fixed

• Fixed: Modifying a encrypted ZIP file under certain conditions may corrupt the ZIP file
• Fixed: Asking for a password every time when you extract a encrypted archive with drag and drop
• Minor bugs fixed

• Fixed: Do not recover file time of 0 byte file when decompress.
• Improved the stability of the program.
• Minor bugs fixed

• New: Show folder's Compressed/Original size
• New 'Adding files directly to a ZIP file by drag and drop in Explorer' option
• Fixed: Very slow opening speed under certain conditions
• Minor bugs fixed

• Fixed: Ctrl+C shortcut not working at archive comment window
• Fixed: Installer shows UI when using /S parameter
• Other minor bugs fixed

• New UI
• New file icons
• New installer
• New command-line command
• New console program
• Faster extracting and compressing
• Does not support XP anymore
• New: Extract ZPAQ and LZIP
• Other minor bugs fixed

• Failed to open some split CAB files.
• Improved the stability of the program.
• Other minor bugs fixed.

• Bandizip stopped working when double-clicking the program icon under certain conditions.
• Improved the stability of the program.
• Other minor bugs fixed.

• Improved extracting speed when unpacking RAR5.
• Failed to recover some folders' attributes after extracting.
• Other minor bugs fixed.

• We have included the updated module from 7-Zip which fixes the UDF vulnerability.
• Other minor bugs fixed.

• Bandizip is now able to extract more than 1,000,000 split archives.
• Bugs fixed
  • Failed to extract some CAB files.
  • Failed to open more than 65,536 split Zip files.
  • Bandizip didn't delete temporary files when users clicked the Cancel button in the security warning dialog box.
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

• Improved compatibility with Windows 10.
• Bugs fixed
  • Failed to open some RAR files.
  • An error occurred while opening some ZIP files.
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

• Improved support for high resolution DPI.
• The "Handle long path names exceeding 260 characters" option is checked by default.
• Bugs fixed
  • The Sparse format of TAR was recognized as a corrupted file.
  • An error occurred if ISO files had MBCS in the pathname under certain situations.
  • Failed to extract some GZIP files which had annotations.
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

• Added the Armenian language file by Aram Vardanyan.
• Improved security of Bandizip Updater.
• Bugs fixed
  • Some .7z files were extracted slowly under certain situations.
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

• Bandizip is now able to extract i00, i01, i02 files (ISO split archives).
• Bugs fixed
  • DPI AWARE didn't work properly in the Select Folder dialog box.
  • Bandizip stopped working while extracting some 7Z files if the user entered the wrong password.

• Improved compatibility with Windows 10.
• Added unicode support for the Info-ZIP header of Zip format.
• Bugs fixed
  • Failed to extract some XZ files.
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

• Added the Japanese language file.
• Bandizip is now available on Japanese Windows.
• Bugs fixed
  • Failed to extract some 4 GB or bigger split ZIP files.
  • Extracted files' time wasn't set correctly when Bandizip extracted the RAR files (Year 2038 bug).
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

• Bug fixed - Some archived files were not displayed when they had been compressed by right clicking in Windows Explorer.
• Added the Belarusian language file by Belarus2578.

• A drop-down menu will be shown when right clicking on the Open and Extract buttons.
• The preset size of Gmail has changed from 26,214,400 bytes to 25,600,000 bytes.
• Improved the UI of message boxes.
• Added the Finnish and Sinhala language files - Many thanks to Henri Jalonen and Randika.
• Bugs fixed
  • The progress status bar was not displayed properly when modifying Zip files under certain situations.
  • The code page of file names was not saved as UTF-8 when modifying Zip files even if the user checked the "Use unicode file names in Zip files (UTF-8)" option.
  • Failed to extract RAR5 archives which were compressed with passwords and the Store method.
  • Failed to open certain files with an external editor if the file name in the archive has a blank space.
  • Failed to extract CAB archives which were split and compressed with the MSZIP algorithm.
  • Failed to handle the SWAP2 and SWAP4 filters of the 7z format.
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

• Bugs fixed
  • Failed to extract split ZIP/ZIPX/EXE archives which were compressed by Bandizip and included more than two 4 GB or bigger files.
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

• The unique GZ file format can be extracted.
• Old versions of the TAR format are now supported.
• Image preview is available even if the files were compressed by a solid compression method.
• After installing Bandizip, the Honeyview suggestion window will pop up.
• Bugs fixed
  • Bandizip couldn't delete temporary files when an associated program was running.
  • Bandizip couldn't execute Honeyview as an internal image viewer if the images were compressed by a solid compression method.

• AES Crypt(.AES) file format can be extracted.
• Added the Serbian language file.
• DVD preset split size has been changed from 4,698,669,056(DVD+R) to 4,697,620,480(DVD-R).
• Improved the font visibility of toolbar in dark Windows themes.
• Bugs fixed
  • An error occurred if Windows 8 users didn’t check the file associations option in the setup window.
  • NSIS Installer stopped working while extracting files under certain situations.

• Bandizip is now installed in the Program Files folder instead of the %LOCALAPPDATA% folder. (Administrator's privileges are required.)
• Added support for high-resolution monitors (DPI-Aware)
• Added support for Windows 8 file associations.
• ISZ/BIN file formats can be extracted.
• GIF, PSD, BMP formats can be viewed with the internal image viewer.
• Archived images can be viewed with Honeyview.
• Fixed many bugs.

• Improved the font readability of dialog boxes in Windows 8.
• Added the Ukrainian language file by Vladimir Reshetnuk.
• Bugs fixed
  • Some MSI files were handled as CAB files.
  • Hidden files lost their hidden attribute after extracting.
  • Failed to extract some ISO files due to circular referencing.
  • Failed to extract some RAR files which use a long password.
  • Failed to extract some GZIP files.
  • Other minor bugs fixed.

• Improved security of Bandizip.
• Bugs fixed - Failed to extract split .ace files
• Other minor bugs fixed

• Bandizip now supports the new RAR 5.0 archive format.
• Added the Uyghur language file by NurMuhemmed Ismaiyil.
• Other minor bugs fixed

• Bugs fixed
  • Failed to open a certain ZIP64 file format.
  • Mouse pointer moved to the upper left corner when the "Snap-To" function of mouse pointer was enabled.
  • Other minor bugs fixed

• Some .7z files were corrupted under certain situations.
• Bandizip now uses LZMA2 instead of LZMA when packing .7z files.

• Added the Hebrew language file by Ronen Nisanov.
  
• Bandizip now uses LZMA instead of LZMA2 when packing .7z files.

• Improved security of Bandizip.
• Bugs fixed
  • Filenames were not displayed automatically when Bandizip archived the root directory of a hard drive.
  • Other minor bugs fixed

• Added the Catalan language file by Raül Vallès.
• Bugs fixed
  • Failed to extract certain RAR archives which were compressed by solid compression and included the store method.
  • Other minor bugs fixed

• Added the Thai language file by Thanapon Namjittrong.
• Bugs fixed
  • Some password-protected .7z files were corrupted under certain situations
  • Other minor bugs fixed

• Added the Croatian, Danish, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Romanian language files - Many thanks to I.L.-Jamar, Mathias, Gorran.Kurd, Amenox, and Mircea Voiculescu
• Bugs fixed
  • Bandizip didn’t execute for 5 seconds when some users attempted to open it using Windows Explorer
  • Other minor bugs fixed

• Bugs fixed
  • Some error messages didn't display properly
  • Files saved as .zip files when the function, Compress to "each file/folder name.7z", was used

• Added an Internal Image viewer
• Create 7Z, ISO, LZH files
• Extract 'CAB (Split), WIM (Compressed), EXE (NSIS)' file formats
• Extract 'QUANTUM (CAB), JPEG (ZIPX), WavPack (ZIPX)' algorithm
• Support long path names exceeding 260 characters
• Delete files after archiving/extraction
• Detect code page automatically
• Improved the archiving/extracting speed
• Improved the installer
• Fixed many bugs

• Added the Danish and Kurdish language files
  • Many thanks to Mathias and Gorran.Kurd

• Added the Romanian language file by Mircea Voiculescu
• Bugs fixed

• Added the Slovenian language file by A.B.Prlek SLO
• Bugs fixed
  • Failed to extract password protected .RAR files using solid compression
  • Some filenames were broken in certain OSes (Greek, etc.)
  • Failed to extract certain split files (avi.001, .mkv.001)

• Added the Dutch, Greek, Hungarian and Portuguese language files
• - Many thanks to Marc Holderbeke, George Georgiou, Zodarr, Jonathan Caldeira and Cristiano Gomes
  
• Improved the creating module of TAR format
• Improved extracting compatibility of ALZ, EGG format
• Bugs fixed
  • 'Open with' windows popped up when DOS EXE files were double-clicked
  • Failed to get the FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE attribute of 7z files
  • Failed to open WIM files when security data was contained
  • Failed to use the 'Fast Drag&Drop' function in certain versions of Windows XP

• Support the delta, deflate algorithms of 7z format
• Support RTL (Right to Left Text) languages
• Improved extracting speed when unpacking small files
• Improved SFX (Self-extracting archive) file processing
• Fixed many bugs

• Support multi-threaded and multi-core processors (6 times faster)
• Create ZIPX, TAR, and TGZ archives
• Unpack ACE, TXZ, TLZ, PMA, and J2J archives
• Improved the toolbar design
• Added the Find Files window
• Added the Turkish language file by Devrim Ergin
• Improved the code page for UNIX and Mac
• Improved SFX compression
• Show the latest archive history
• Show the [..] directory in archives
• Support for Windows 8
• Support the LZMA algorithm, UTF-8, and AES encryption in ZipX
• Fixed tons of bugs

• Added the 'Bulgarian, Czech, Norwegian, Russian, Slovak, Chinese (Traditional)' language files
• - Many thanks to URIEL, Buchtič, Svein Magne Høiland, Trojan, PEPEK, and Wang Hulen
• Support Silent Installation Usage: bandizip-setup-gl.exe /S
• Bug fixed - Drag & Drop bug when extracting a file from the archive
• Bug fixed - File associations didn't work with Bandizip
• Improved the extraction folder name
• For example) When you extract "AAA.7z.001" file, the folder name will be "AAA"

• Added the 'Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish' language files
• - Many thanks to Yang Haibo, Philippe, Balcky, malungu, Styb, S. Freling, Jacek Milecki, Pérez and Toni
• Added automatic language selection when you install
• Blocked the RTLO Unicode hole (RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE) - Security improved
• Bug fixed - Resetting error under certain situations

• Added 'File Split' types (3MB/4MB/5MB/10MB/20MB/650MB/700MB)
• Bugs fixed
  • Language setting error in message box
  • File adding bug when the same filename exists in archive

• Released the Bandizip official version

• Released the Bandizip beta version

• Started to develop archiving engine