Review by T Anderson

I have not used WinZip for at least 10 years. I usually just use free tools like 7-zip and IZArc. It still pretty much does the same thing is always has, and that is compress and decompress files.

WinZip now integrates with online storage services like Dropbox, Google Drive, and Onedrive. I guess that may come in handy for some one that does not already have the clients loaded on their local systems.

I have a bunch of stuff on Microsoft OneDrive so I put this to the test and had it zip up some of my older folders.

I don’t know if this was their first release that integrates with these cloud services, but I am assuming it was. It is a slow synchronous process that blocks you from doing a second task with the tool, unless you want to open up a completely different instance.

The WinZip developers better learn how to do these jobs asynchronously and in the background so the UI can continued to be used.

Over all I found no real need to replace my current tools with it, but if you are looking for a tool, this may be the one for you.

They have been around for a very long time and I guess they will continue improving the responsiveness of the UI.