Bandizip Version History

Version

Date

Modifications

v7.38

May 28, 2025

Fixed a bug that the MoTW of WSF files are not copied (Thanks to: Lee Jung Uk of AhnLab A-FIRST)
Fixed a vulnerability related to MoTW (CVE-2025-33027)
Fixed a bug that UI appears incorrectly when the app window are moved to a display with a different scaling factor
Fixed a bug that archive comments are not saved when creating an archive in the ZIPX format
Fixed a bug with the Password Recovery
Fixed a bug that occurs when handling MSI (Compound) files
Other modifications

v7.37

Feb 11, 2025

Fixed a vulnerability that the app does not process the MoTW information when extracting files from an archive through a double click - Thanks to Sjors van Gogh
Added a feature processing ADS(Alternative Data Stream) in a RAR5 archive
Fixed a bug that the app shows no error message when an error occurs by clicking "New Folder" in "Select the Extract Path" window
Fixed a bug that the app cannot support HiDPI under certain conditions
Fixed a bug that the progress bar for some 7Z archive extraction gets stuck at 99%
Fixed a vulnerability occurring with JXR files
Fixed a bug that the Antimalware Scan sometimes shows the wrong message
Other modifications

v7.36

Jun 24, 2024

Fixed a vulnerability occurring with RAR files (KVE-2024-0290)
Fixed a bug with the Parallel Extraction (Thanks to 伊斯塔凛)
Added a feature decompressing LZ4 archives
Other modifications

v7.35

May 21, 2024

Disabled the Parallel Extraction owing to a bug in the feature
Other modifications

v7.33

May 9, 2024

Added a feature decompressing RAR7 archives
Improved features associated with BandiView
Improved the window asking how to handle duplicate files when decompressing an archive to be always above other windows
Added a feature showing the exact error code when Fast Drag & Drop fails
Fixed a bug in the internal image viewer
Fixed a bug in the console application (bz.exe)
Fixed a bug in the SFX compression
Added support for Latvian language
Fixed a bug in the codepage auto-detection
Fixed a bug that occurs with HiDPI
Improved the processing speed of the Password Recovery under certain conditions
Fixed a bug that occurs with OneDrive
Changed the font used in dialog boxes to MS Shell Dlg 2
Fixed a bug that creating TAR archives takes too much time
Fixed a bug that preset SFX settings do not apply when creating an EXE file through the context menu
Improved the app to ask the user whether to disable Fast Drag & Drop when the task fails
Fixed a bug that the app cannot open a ZIP64 file whose dummy data in front of the original data is larger than 4MB
Other modifications

v7.32

September 14, 2023

Fixed a vulnerability occurring with WebP files (CVE-2023-4863)
Added a feature to change the fonts for tree controls and archive comments
Fixed a bug that the decompression becomes slower under certain conditions
Fixed a bug that occurs when compressing files by drag & drop
Improved the reliability of the program
Other modifications

v7.31

August 30, 2023

Added the "Run as administrator" option to the SFX settings
Improved the way how the program deals with corrupted ZIP archives
Fixed a bug that the program cannot open some corrupted ZIP archives
Added a feature to delete original files after dragging and dropping them to an archive.
Improved the code page auto-detection
Fixed a bug that the program crashes when handling some TIFF files
Added a feature setting BandiView as the internal image viewer
Modified the program: If you click the New Folder button when selecting the extraction path, now the archive's name is given by default as the new folder's name
Added a function showing the sum of CRC of files in a folder
Fixed a bug that the program caanot decompress some archives compressed with WinzipJpeg algorithm
Updated UnRAR to 6.2.10
Added support for the 7Z format's ARM64 filter
Other modifications

v7.30

January 19, 2023

Improved the internal image viewer to be compatible with the QOI format
Added a feature decompressing ASAR archives
Fixed a bug that bz.exe displays a false error message when processing a resource fork
Fixed a bug that the dialog box asking how to handle a file conflict appears twice under certain conditions
Fixed a bug that the progress bar works incorrectly when the program decompresses some ZIP archives
Fixed a bug that the program's context menu duplicates itself when using Everything, the third-party manager
Fixed a bug that the program cannot process a ZPAQ archives encrypted with an empty password
Added a feature "Compress to FileName.ZPAQ" to the Settings > Context Menu
Other modifications

v7.29

Nov 21, 2022

Added a feature decompressing UU/UUE/XXE/PEA archives
Fixed a security issue that may occur when processing Zone.Identifier information (Thanks to Nobutaka Mantani)
Fixed a bug that "Extract each archive here (Smart)" and "Extract to separate folders" do not work correctly when you select multiple files and right-click them under certain conditions
Added a feature that can give a sparse property to the extracted files when the program extracts files from TAR archives having a sparse property
Added a feature copying full paths of selected files and folders to the clipboard
Fixed a bug that the program crashes when decompressing ZPAQ archives on a device with 32 plus logical processors
Fixed a bug that occurs when using the feature "Delete the archive after extraction" with an encrypted archive
Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability occurring under certain conditions
Added a feature recognizing an empty string as an archive's password
Fixed a bug that when adding a folder to an archive by drag & drop on File Explorer, only files are added with no folder name
Fixed a bug that the tooltip over the ad space does not disappear
Other modifications

v7.27

July 7, 2022

Fixed a bug that if the parallel extraction is enabled, extracting only some of the files from an archive creates other folders you did not extract
Other modifications

v7.26

July 5, 2022

Added a feature decompressing ZIPX archives compressed with PACKMP3 algorithm
Added a feature decompressing ZIPX archives compressed with Reference algorithm
Added a feature "Do not use Rich Edit control" to the Settings > Advanced
Fixed a bug that the program cannot process some UDF files
Fixed a vulnerability occurring with PSD files (CNVD-C-2022-239953)
Fixed a vulnerability occurring with JXR files (CNVD-C-2022-185824)
Fixed a bug that the program freezes when a network location is selected as the extraction path
Fixed a bug that the context menu of the program does not work correctly if Explorer's tabs feature is enabled in Windows 11
Modified the program: Now only the Latin alphabet characters, numbers, and special characters can be used for a ZIP archive's password
Added /cmdfile command available on CLI
Added a feature "Add to FileName.ZIP" to the Settings > Context Menu
Other modifications

v7.25

Apr 13, 2022

Fixed a bug that files cannot be added to a ZIP archive by drag & drop on Explorer

v7.24

Apr 11, 2022

Fixed a bug that the program cannot open a ZIP archive whose Unix file attributes have been incorrectly stored
Improved the internal image viewer to be compatible with the JXR format
Improved the program to be able to set a password when creating a ZPAQ archive
Improved the program to be able to decompress a J2J archive with a password
Added a feature storing symbolic links in the advanced ZIP compression settings
Fixed a bug that the program cannot open a TAR archive containing a file larger than 8 GB
Improved the program not to output an unnecessary message when decompressing split-archived RAR files
Improved the compatibility with a HiDPI display of an SFX file created by the program
The program is now also distributed via Microsoft Store.
Improved the function changing file associations
Added a feature decompressing UU archives
Other modifications

v7.23

Jan 4, 2022

Improved the program to decompress an archive containing symbolic links without showing a dialog box asking for administrative previleges when the developer mode is turned on in Windows 10
Fixed a bug that occurs with the feature "Delete the archive after extraction" under certain conditions
Fixed a bug that the context menu of the program duplicates itself when using a third-party manager (e.g. Total Commander) in Windows 11
Fixed a bug that the progress bar does not reach 100% when the program decompresses a TAR archive containing a hard-linked files
Fixed a bug that the program crashes sometimes when parallel extraction is canceled in the midst
Fixed some issues that occur with the performance and UI of the program during parallel extraction
Improved the compatibility of the internal image viewer with HiDPI
Improved the comaptibility of the Password Recovery with HiDPI
Fixed some security issues (KVE-2021-0517, KVE-2021-1018, KVE-2021-1019)
Fixed a bug that the program cannot decompress some TAR archives
Added a feature creating a new ZPAQ archive
Fixed some bugs that occur with File Explorer in Windows 11
Fixed a bug that the program cannot open some EGG archives
Other modifications

v7.22

Nov 18, 2021

Some changes have been made to the End User License Agreement.
The program is now compatible with a new stlye of context menu offered in Windows 11.
Fixed a bug that advertisements are not displayed correctly on the Standard Edition
Fixed a bug that icons of some files contained in an archive are not displayed correctly
Improved the program to have no limit to the message output when decompressing an archive
Fixed a bug that some UI components of the program are not displayed correctly when HiDPI is enabled
Fixed vulnerabilities that may occur when handling TIFF files (CNVD-C-2021-352866, CNVD-C-2021-352868)
Other modifications

v7.21

Oct 13, 2021

Improved the processing speed of the parallel extraction
Fixed a bug that the program cannot open some corrupted ZIP archives
Other modifications

v7.20

Oct 6, 2021

Fixed a security issue that may occur when decompressing NSIS and TAR archives (KVE-2021-1017)
Added the feature "parallel extraction" for ZIP archives
Fixed a bug that some split-archived ZIP files cannot be opened
Fixed a bug that some NSIS files cannot be opened
Other modifications

v7.19

Sep 8, 2021

Improved the feature "Repair Archive"
Improved the program's stability
Fixed a bug that the progress bar does not reach 100% sometimes when the program decompresses ARC, LZMA, TBZ, TGZ, XZ, and Z archives
Improved the processing speed when decompressing a ZPAQ archive
Other modifications

v7.17

Jun 16, 2021

Added a feature decompressing DAA (v1.0) archives
Fixed a bug that the progress bar is not displayed correctly when the program handles an XZ archive
Fixed a compatibility issue with screen-reading apps for visually impaired users
Fixed a bug that the Honeyview requires the password again when opening image files in an encrypted archive (Honeyview v5.36 or later required)
Fixed a bug that occurs with the "Compress to custom filename" feature
Fixed a compatibility issue between the installer and screen-reading apps
Added -date switch inserting the current system time in an archive's path
Improved the program not to create an empty archive when compressing a locked (being used by another process) file
Added a feature decompressing DEB archives
Improved the program not to delete a newly created archive when "Test archive" is canceled in the midst
Fixed a bug that the program does not automatically handle the request for administrative privileges when decompressing a ZIP archive containing symbolic links
Improved the installer and updater
Fixed a bug related to the image preview in an archive
Added a feature testing an archive after its compression
Added a feature scanning malware in an archive before its decompression
Other modifications

v7.16

Apr 5, 2021

Fixed a security issue that may occur when decompressing archives in some formats
Fixed a bug that some split-compressed RAR archives cannot be decompressed
Fixed buffer overflow and buffer overrun vulnerabilities that may occur when handling ALZ, ARJ, EGG, RAR, TAR, and ZIP archives
Fixed a bug that the program may crash when handling ACE, ALZ, BH, and RAR archives
Fixed a bug that some data remain in the registry even after the program's uninstallation
Improved the feature undoing file associations
Improved the "New Folder" on the right-click menu to create a folder at the point of the Desktop where the user right-clicks (System restart required)
Fixed a bug that symbolic links in a ZIP archive are incorrectly processed
Added support for the split-archive formats created by HaoZip (.haozip01.zip, .haozip02.zip, ...)
Fixed an issue that the program may crash when used with some antivirus software supporting AMSI
Fixed some bugs that occur in the "Snap Window" feature
Fixed a bug that the program may crash if the dialog box closes in the midst of opening an archive
Improved the program's stability
Other modifications

v7.15

Mar 3, 2021

Added the feature decompressing 7Z archives compressed with LZ4, LZ5, Lizard, and Deflate64 algorithms
Fixed a bug that the program crashes when compressing files under certain conditions
Improved the feature decompressing a UDF archive
Fixed a bug that decompression cannot be done if a filename inside the archive contains some special characters
Improved the program's stability
Other modifications

v7.14

Feb 22, 2021

Fixed a bug that occurs when decompressing an archive whose name ends with a blank space
Improved the handling of a program crash
Added a feature storing symbolic links in a TAR archive
Fixed the web browser control to make it run at a low integrity level
Added a feature decompressing ZIPX archives compressed with ZSTD algorithm
Improved the processing speed when decompressing a UDF archive
Fixed a bug that the program crashes when opening an archive under certain conditions
Fixed a bug that the program cannot decompress a ZIP archive whose local file header does not include the filename
Added a feature storing an archive comment in the advanced ZIP compression settings
Added a feature turning on and off filename encryption in the advanced 7Z compression settings
Improved the preview of thumbnail images
Added a feature storing hard links in a TAR archive
Fixed a bug related to -ex: switch
Added a feature applying ICC profiles to the internal image viewer
Fixed a DLL hijacking vulnerability (CNVD-C-2021-22156)
Added a feature processing junctions in a RAR5 archive
Improved the error message displayed with AMSI initialization failure
Fixed a bug that some TAR files cannot be processed
Fixed a bug that files without extensions cannot be processed on CLI
Other modifications

v7.13

Nov 30, 2020

Added the feature decompressing hard-linked and symbolic-linked (Unix) files in a RAR5 archive
Added the feature decompressing 7Z archives compressed with ZSTD and Brotli algorithms
Improved the processing of hard-linked and symbolic-linked files in a TAR archive
Fixed a bug that some UDF files (.iso) of large sizes cannot be decompressed
Fixed a bug that some NSIS files (.exe) cannot be decompressed
Improved the processing of command-line commands
Improved the feature repairing a ZIP archive
Improved the processing of 7Z compression
Improved the processing of an app crash
Improved the Password Recovery
Other modifications

v7.12

Oct 28, 2020

Stability improvements and bugfixes

v7.11

Oct 27, 2020

Fixed a bug that some split-archived RAR5 files cannot be opened
Fixed a bug that setting a password is unavailable when creating an SFX file
Fixed a bug that some TAR files are incorrectly processed
Fixed a bug that the processing speed is low when compressing files of small sizes in 7Z format
Improved the processing speed when decompressing a 7Z archive
Added the feature "Select toolbar buttons"
Fixed a bug that translation using a code page does not work properly when decompression needs administrative privileges
Improved the feature "Image Preview in Archive" for a solid-compressed 7Z archive
Added -cp:NN switch specifying the code page for opening or extracting files
Added the feature setting the font for a file list from an archive
Fixed a bug that the program crashes when opening some RAR5 files
Fixed a bug that the program crashes when opening some UDF files
Fixed a bug that the program crashes if the system clock is before the year 1970
Fixed a bug that the program crashes under certain conditions
Other improvements in the program's stability

v7.10

Sep 8, 2020

Fixed a buffer overrun vulnerability (KVE-2020-0652)
Fixed a bug that the context menus on the File Explorer are displayed only in English when signing in with another Windows account in which the program has never been run
Added -t:NN switch specifying the number of CPU threads to be used for compression
Fixed a bug that a folder created by the "New folder" context menu on the File Explorer is not displayed properly sometimes
Fixed a bug that -r switch does not work when decompressing an archive
Fixed a bug that HiDPI support does not work on older versions of Windows 10
Fixed a bug that -cmtfile: switch is ignored when creating an SFX file
Improved the feature "Image Preview in Archive"
Other modifications

v7.09

Jun 26, 2020

Fixed a bug that the Password Recovery does not work on the Standard Edition
Added /D: switch to the installer, which enables the user to select the installation folder
Fixed a bug that (de)compression on CLI cannot be done if the full path exceeds 260 characters
Fixed a bug that the program crashes when decompressing some CAB files
Fixed a bug that decompression is not done properly if the size of the original file is exactly 4294967295 bytes
Other modifications

v7.08

Jun 10, 2020

Added "Skip this version" on the update notification
Fixed a bug that the program sometimes crashes when using "Compress to each File/FolderName.zip"
Fixed a bug that the program sometimes crashes on a high DPI system
Other modifications

v7.07

Jun 4, 2020

Fixed a bug that font size in a dialog box becomes too large when displaying languages of the Latin alphabets
New feature that a user can resize thumbnails of "View large icons" by using [Ctrl + Scrolling the mousewheel] or [Ctrl and +/-]
Fixed a bug that occurs when processing an extended header of TAR format
Other modifications

v7.06

May 20, 2020

Support for Per-Monitor V2 DPI Awareness
( The new feature of Windows 10 allowing apps to be scaled automatically whenever the resolution changes )
Fixed a bug that a ZIP archive comment cannot be deleted
Fixed a bug that "Test Archive" does not work when adding a file to an archive
Fixed a bug that an encrypted 7Z archive cannot be opened even with the valid password if the password is entered incorrectly once
Fixed a bug that the image preview in an archive shows a wrong image under certain conditions
Fixed a bug associated with a self-extracting archive (SFX)
Fixed a bug that a file in a TGZ archive's subfolder cannot be decompressed when using Ctrl+F and drag & drop
New feature that a user can specify the number of CPU threads to be used for 7Z compression in the advanced compression settings
Other modifications

v7.04

Apr 17, 2020

Fixed a bug that the File Explorer crashes when right-clicking on a TGZ file
Fixed a bug that "Test Archive" does not work sometimes when creating an archive
Improved the installer
Other modifications

v7.03

Apr 14, 2020

Fixed a bug that extended headers of TAR format are incorrectly processed
Fixed a bug that folder timestamps are incorrectly processed when decompressing an archive
Fixed a bug that processing speed is low when previewing images on a folder which has a large number of images
Other modifications

v7.02

Apr 3, 2020

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

v7.01

Mar 16, 2020

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

v7.0

Mar 3, 2020

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

v6.26

Jan 23, 2020

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

v6.25

Aug 27, 2019

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

v6.24

June 27, 2019

SFX-related bug fixes

v6.23

June 24, 2019

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

v6.22

Mar 18, 2019

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

v6.21

Feb 23, 2019

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

v6.20

Jan 4, 2019

Fixed: Toolbar image related issue

v6.19

Jan 2, 2019

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

v6.18

Oct 18, 2018

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

v6.17

Sep 30, 2018

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

v6.16

Sep 27, 2018

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

v6.15

Sep 19, 2018

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

v6.14

June 19, 2018

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

v6.13

May 26, 2018

Updater bug fixed

v6.13

May 24, 2018

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

v6.12

Feb 7, 2018

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

v6.11

Feb 1, 2018

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

v6.10

Sep 18, 2017

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

6.09

Sep 6, 2017

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

6.08

Jun 25, 2017

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

6.07

May 14, 2017

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

6.06

April 30, 2017

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

6.05

April 23, 2017

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

6.04

April 15, 2017

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

6.03

April 9, 2017

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

6.02

April 1, 2017

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

6.01

March 28, 2017

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

6.0

March 26, 2017

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

5.17

12/23/2016

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

5.16

08/24/2016

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

5.15

06/23/2016

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

5.14

05/16/2016

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

5.13

03/28/2016

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.

5.12

02/25/2016

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.

5.11

01/28/2016

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.

5.10

11/11/2015

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.

5.09

09/08/2015

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.

5.07

08/13/2015

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.

5.06

07/17/2015

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.

5.05

02/12/2015

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.

5.04

01/28/2015

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.

5.03

10/17/2014

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.

5.02

10/07/2014

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.

5.01

08/12/2014

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.

5.00

06/03/2014

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.

3.11

04/29/2014

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.

3.10

01/24/2014

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

3.09

11/20/2013

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

3.08

08/21/2013

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

3.07

06/21/2013

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

3.06

06/18/2013

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

3.05

06/03/2013

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

3.04

05/16/2013

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

3.03

04/25/2013

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

3.02

04/17/2013

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

3.01

03/05/2013

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

3.00

02/28/2013

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

2.09

01/29/2013

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

2.08

12/11/2012

Added the Romanian language file by Mircea Voiculescu
Bugs fixed

2.07

08/23/2012

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)

2.05

06/08/2012

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

2.03

03/14/2012

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

2.01

02/23/2012

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

1.0.4

11/03/2011

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"

1.0.3

09/20/2011

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

1.0.2

09/08/2011

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

1.0.1

09/07/2011

Released the Bandizip official version

0.2.0

04/07/2011

Released the Bandizip beta version

0.0.1

04/06/2009

Started to develop archiving engine