File Compression Software Comparison
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Compare the file compression features of StuffIt for Windows with those of WinZip 12 program.
Discover why StuffIt Deluxe is the most complete tool available.
Compare the file compression features of StuffIt for Windows with those of WinZip 12 program.
Discover why StuffIt Deluxe is the most complete tool available.
| Compression & Expansion Technology | StuffIt 2009 Standard | StuffIt 2009 Deluxe | WinZip 12 Standard | WinZip 12 Pro |
| Only one tool needed - Expands more than 25 compression file formats | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Better performance - Optimized for the latest multi-core microprocessors | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Duplicate Folding™ - stores only one copy of duplicate items | Yes Patent Pending |
Yes Patent Pending |
No | No |
| Compresses JPEGs up to 30% with no quality loss | Yes Patent Pending |
Yes Patent Pending |
Yes | Yes |
| Pixel-perfect compression of 24-bit images (Patented), e.g. GIF, BMP, PSD, PNG & TIFF | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Special compressors for MP3, PDF and Microsoft Office 2007/2008 documents | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Create StuffIt X archives | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Create LHa & Tar archives | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Create ZIP archives (100% compatible) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fully featured Self Extracting Archive (SEA) creation tool | Only Simple | Yes | Only Simple | Only Simple or extra purchase |
| Automatic preview thumbnail galleries of your compressed images | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browse compressed archives without expanding | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browse & search offline archives | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Search for files within .zip and .sitx archives by date, name, and more | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Security Technology | StuffIt 2009 Standard | StuffIt 2009 Deluxe | WinZip 12 Standard | WinZip 12 Pro |
| Password protect your archives | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 512-bit Encryption for StuffIt X archives | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| 256-bit Encryption for .zip archives | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Archive integrity test | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Verify archive integrity with MD5 or SHA-1 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| System Integration | StuffIt 2009 Standard | StuffIt 2009 Deluxe | WinZip 12 Standard | WinZip 12 Pro |
| StuffIt Droplets -store your settings and options to simple drag-and-drop applets | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Access all features from the system tray | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| One click compress & email (all MAPI email clients) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Integrates with your anti-virus software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cross Platform Support | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Archive your photos & files directly to FTP | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Console Application (Note: a separate download for WinZip) |
No | Yes | Yes extra download |
Yes extra download |
| Microsoft Office Suite Integration | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Adobe Photoshop Integration - open pictures stored in archives - archive to FTP or CD/DVD from within Photoshop - archive and email from within Photoshop - Photoshop CS2-CS4 support |
No | Yes | No | No |
| Backup | StuffIt 2009 Standard | StuffIt 2009 Deluxe | WinZip 12 Standard | WinZip 12 Pro |
| Fully automate your backups with easy schedules | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Create Archive Index files for all your backups | No | Yes | No | No |
| Create small proxy archives that you can use for offline backups | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Compress & Burn files direct to CD / DVD | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Compress & Burn files direct to BlueRay / HD-DVD | No | Yes | No | No |
| Print archive manifests for your CD/DVD's | No | Yes | No | No |
