admin – PowerArchiver https://www.powerarchiver.com Compress, Encrypt, Exchange and Backup your data. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:33:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 https://www.powerarchiver.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-palogo-512-32x32.png admin – PowerArchiver https://www.powerarchiver.com 32 32 PowerArchiver 2023 – update to version 22.10.02 https://www.powerarchiver.com/2025/12/04/powerarchiver-2023-update-to-version-22-10-02/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:08:51 +0000 https://www.powerarchiver.com/?p=25102 Dear PowerArchiver users,

PowerArchiver has been updated to version 22.10.02!
This is a maintenance release focused on stability and compatibility improvements.

What’s new:

  • Updated certificate – Updated code signing certificate to continue support for Windows 10/11 shell extensions.

PowerArchiver 2023, with the Advanced Codec Pack (.PA), is available for download through Patchbeam and at our download page.

Thank you for your support since 1998!

]]> PowerArchiver 2023 – update to version 22.00.09! https://www.powerarchiver.com/2023/06/27/powerarchiver-2023-update-to-version-22-00-09/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 05:40:35 +0000 https://beta.powerarchiver.com/?p=25027 Dear PowerArchiver Users,

Please find the new update to the preview version of PowerArchiver 2023 available for download.
As we approach the final release, this is an update that addresses a few issues that were present and were reported to us from our forums.
The fixes are listed below, among a few minor bug fixes, a new Minimalistik skin has been implemented and OneDrive support has been updated with more to come.
We appreciate your patience while we finalize and release the final version of PowerArchiver 2023.

Thanks to everyone for your contributions and please check out the details below.

** Fixed in this update:

  • [PA-3031} – Files not erased from Temp folder when extracting via Drag/Drop in W11
  • [PA – 3027] – Cloud upload/download progress dialog disappear when clicking out of it
  • [PA – 3025] – Cloud: Large filesnot completing upload
  • [PA – 3024] – Cloud: OneDrive not uploading files over 100mb
  • [PA – 3030] – 7z and PA files extract archives when testing them via Shell
  • New Minamimlistik skin added plus other minor bug fixes


    • PowerArchiver 2023, with the Advanced Codec Pack (.PA), is available through our special offer that we are sending through email today and will be widely available everywhere soon. PowerArchiver 2023 is still in the process to be complete for the final release with more improvements to come. You can download the latest version of PowerArchiver 2023 preview on our download page.

    We are continuously monitoring feedback from PowerArchiver users, please join us in discussing PowerArchiver 2022/2023 and more on our forum. Thank you for your support since 1998!

    ]]>         PowerArchiver 2021 – Update to version 20.10.03 https://www.powerarchiver.com/2021/07/06/powerarchiver-2021-update-to-version-20-10-02-3/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:24:38 +0000 https://beta.powerarchiver.com/?p=22479 Dear PowerArchiver Users,

    As we continue to work on PowerArchiver 2021, we are releasing another update to version 20.10.03. This update addresses and improves on a few cosmetic issues that we, along with reports from PowerArchiver users, have been able to detect.
    Thanks to everyone who has contributed by reporting issues either on our forum!
    More to come!

    ** Bugs and improvements

  • [PA-2899] – PowerArchiver icon should be yellow for shell and main interface
  • [PA-2906] – Add Window size should be remembered
  • [PA-2901] – Cloud: when started as standalone, skin should be fully applied
  • [PA-2896] – Cloud config window not skinned in Dark Ribbon skin
  • [PA-2900] – Cloud: close button enabled when no connection, should be disabled
  • [PA-2902] – Cloud: change name of Amazon option in cloud


    • PowerArchiver 2021, with the Advanced Codec Pack (.PA), is available for download at our download page. Thanks for your help and support in making it the best version of PowerArchiver yet!

    We are continuously monitoring feedback from PowerArchiver users, please join us in discussing PowerArchiver 2021 and more on our forum. Thank you for your support since 1998!

    ]]>         PowerArchiver 2021 – What’s New? – Video https://www.powerarchiver.com/2021/05/31/powerarchiver-2021-what-is-new-video/ Mon, 31 May 2021 08:19:15 +0000 https://beta.powerarchiver.com/?p=22475 Dear PowerArchiver Users,

    PowerArchiver 2021 has been released for a few months already. Since then, with the help of our dedicated users, we have made significant updates to it with various fixes and optimizations.
    In this article, please find a quick list of the improvements and additional features found in PowerArchiver 2021 as well as quick video showcasing some of them:

    New Tabbed Internal Editor/Viewer features

  • Internal tabbed editor for text files – edit and save text files inside archives(tab) with syntax highlighting for over 40 languages.
  • Internal tabbed viewer for PDF, Images, Hex, RTF – View PDF, Image, Hex and RTF files in the internal viewer and automatically opened in additional tab. Extensions fully configurable in the Configuration menu.

    • New PowerArchiver Cloud features

  • PowerArchiver Cloud is now fully integrated into panel view inside the PowerArchiver application for more convenient file management.
  • We have improved our caching system for cloud, so when you have >100,000 of files there, you will be able to browse them much, much faster.
  • Significantly improved download/upload speeds when using cloud.
  • Improved support for Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive (v3 API), Box – Cloud support for Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, has been updated and improved.
  • New support for Hidrive, Yandex Disk– PowerArchiver Cloud will support Hidrive and Yandex Disk in PowerArchiver 2021.
  • Support for Downloading/Uploading folders– PowerArchiver can download/upload full folders now.
  • Drag and Drop support– Drag and Drop your files/folders from the cloud directly into opened archives or hard drive.


    • Many other improvements

  • Acrylic background support for Modern Windows 10 skin – caption, status bar and app bar on the side now support customizable acrylic option, that makes PA 2021 look great!
  • Add encryption to existing ZIP/7z/PA archives – This option will Encrypt Zip/7z/PA archives directly, without creating a new archive.
  • Remove Archive Encryption for ZIP/7z/PA archives– This option will remove encryption from Zip/7z/PA archives directly.
  • Optimize ZIP/7z/PA archives– PowerArchiver 2021 will optimize your archive for better compression. The same archive will be optimized without an additional archive created.
  • Optimized shell extensions – Shell extensions have been moved into separate dll’s, to improve stability.
  • Redesigned tile in PowerArchiver applications with Acrylic support– redesigned tile to look better in Backup, Burner, Encryption Suite and Virtual Drive. It is fully configurable in the Configuration menu where it can be turned on/off and the alpha transparency can be adjusted.
  • Favorites Filter/Search– favorites menu has been improved is now faster and includes filters when searching for your favorite archives


    • PowerArchiver 2021, with the Advanced Codec Pack (.PA), is available for download at our download page. Thanks for your help and support in making it the best version of PowerArchiver yet!

    We are continuously monitoring feedback from PowerArchiver users, please join us in discussing PowerArchiver 2021 and more on our forum. Thank you for your support since 1998!

    ]]>         PowerArchiver 2021 Preview – build 53 – many improvements! https://www.powerarchiver.com/2020/07/08/powerarchiver-2021-preview-build-53-many-improvements/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:47:58 +0000 https://www.powerarchiver.com/?p=19697 Dear PowerArchiver Users,

    We are pleased to announce immediate availability of PowerArchiver 2021 20.00.53.
    This preview build focuses on many small improvements and fixes. We have improved the look and feel of the Dark Ribbon mode which now works really well and skins the complete application. There is also an Automatic mode that determines Dark/Light modes based on your Windows 10 settings.

    • Windows Ribbon updates – Dark mode updates for Windows Ribbon interface, completely themed and native.
    • Improved ZIP speed– Tweaked ZIP speed settings for default mode (faster than before).
    • Preview window improvements – Added proper hide mode for Preview window, so it closes when there is no file to preview.
    • Various fixes and improvements – Over 20 other fixes and improvements.

    You can see detailed What’s New at our forums.

    PowerArchiver 2021, with the Advanced Codec Pack (.PA), will be available for download at our download page for PowerArchiver users with an active Select Plan.

    For Preview versions, only users with active select plan are able to register PowerArchiver 2021, with their online activation code which does not change. Not only will PowerArchiver be available for PC, as always, but PowerArchiver 2021 will also be available for MacOS for the first time. Read more about it here. Join us in discussing PowerArchiver 2021 and more on our forum. Thank you for your support since 1998!

    ]]>         PowerArchiver 2021 Preview – build 46 – easy FIPS 140-2 modes! https://www.powerarchiver.com/2020/06/03/powerarchiver-2021-preview-build-45-easy-fips-140-2-modes/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 11:37:28 +0000 https://www.powerarchiver.com/?p=19337 Dear PowerArchiver Users,

    We are pleased to announce immediate availability of PowerArchiver 2021 20.00.46.
    In new Preview build, we are introducing completely re-worked FIPS 140-2 for our business customers that need more assurance they are complying with FIPS 140-2 properly.
    Now you can easily enforce FIPS 140-2 settings (3 modes are available) so your end-users have to create archives with FIPS 140-2 validated encryption.

    • FIPS 140-2 modes – Reworked our FIPS 140-2 encryption modes for business users.
    • Batch ZIP improved – Batch ZIP tool has been improved and gui re-arranged for easier use.
    • Preview window improvements – Added proper hide mode for Preview window, so it closes when there is no file to preview.
    • Translations updated – Over 30 translations have been updated!
    • Various fixes and improvements – This is large update with over 60 other fixes and improvements.

    You can see detailed Whats New at our forums.

    PowerArchiver 2021, with the Advanced Codec Pack (.PA), will be available for download at our download page for PowerArchiver users with an active Select Plan.

    For Preview versions, only users with active select plan are able to register PowerArchiver 2021, with their online activation code that does not change. Not only will PowerArchiver will be available for PC, as always, but PowerArchiver 2021 will also be available for MacOS for the first time. Read more about it here. Join us in discussing PowerArchiver 2021 and more on our forum. Thank you for your support since 1998!

    ]]>         PowerArchiver’s FIPS 140-2 validated solutions for data encryption at storage and transport with open formats https://www.powerarchiver.com/2020/05/18/powerarchivers-fips-140-2-validated-solutions-for-data-encryption-at-storage-and-transport-with-open-formats/ Mon, 18 May 2020 10:07:22 +0000 https://www.powerarchiver.com/?p=19314 Dear users,

    For customers of you that use PowerArchiver in Government environment, we have fully validated end-to-end solution for data storage and transport. For data storage and exchange, we use ZIP AES (public and open data standard) and for transport we use secure ftp client (both SFTP and FTP over SSL, both public transport standards). Both solutions use FIPS 140-2 validated components and are in compliance with all legal requirements for open data storage and transport as well as data protection standards.

    More about FIPS 140-2 standard

    Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) is entitled “Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules.” It’s a standard that describes government requirements that hardware and software products should meet for Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) use. The standard was published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been adopted by the Canadian government’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE), and is being adopted by the financial community through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

    FIPS 140-2 requires federal government agencies that use cryptographic-based security systems to protect sensitive information to comply with the standards. Any organization that does any kind of business with any government agency is also required to comply with the standards.

    More about White House Executive order on open data storage

    To promote continued job growth, Government efficiency, and
    the social good that can be gained from opening Government data
    to the public, the default state of new and modernized
    Government information resources shall be open and machine
    readable. Government information shall be managed as an asset
    throughout its life cycle to promote interoperability and
    openness, and, wherever possible and legally permissible, to
    ensure that data are released to the public in ways that make
    the data easy to find, accessible, and usable. In making this
    the new default state, executive departments and agencies
    (agencies) shall ensure that they safeguard individual privacy,
    confidentiality, and national security.

    Summary

    You can use PowerArchiver Professional/Toolbox to securely exchange encrypted sensitive information with any US or Canadian government agency in full compliance with FIPS 140-2 standards as well as Executive order from White House on mandatory use of Open data formats.

    Please read more on PowerArchiver Professional for Government use at following link.

    ]]>         PowerArchiver 2021 Preview – build 32 is out today! https://www.powerarchiver.com/2020/04/08/powerarchiver-2021-preview-build-32-is-out-today/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:33:38 +0000 https://www.powerarchiver.com/?p=18586 Dear PowerArchiver Users,

    We are pleased to announce immediate availability of PowerArchiver 2021 20.00.32.
    Major addition to build 32 is ZSTD codec for ZIP format, and now our users can enjoy full compatibility with ZIPX archives created by WinZip 24. ZSTD is one of the new generation codecs, also present in .PA format for a long time, that is stronger and faster than deflate when compressing. One of the major features of ZSTD is super fast decompression that goes up to 1600 MBs, or 4x faster than standard ZIP deflate codec. Of course, we always recommend using our own PA format where you will gain even more speed and security compared to the ZIP.

    • ZIP/ZIPX added ZSTD – With this build, we added ZSTD codec support into the ZIP/ZIPX engine.
    • ZIP: Optimized Fast mode improved – Added ZSTD to intelligent Optimized Fast mode.
    • Improved Preview window behavior – Improved preview window with pin (hide) and close buttons now available.
    • Various fixes and improvements – Over 30 fixes and improvements.

    You can see detailed Whats New at our forums.

    PowerArchiver 2021, with the Advanced Codec Pack (.PA), will be available for download at our download page for PowerArchiver users with an active Select Plan.

    For Preview versions, only users with active select plan are able to register PowerArchiver 2021, with their online activation code that does not change. Not only will PowerArchiver will be available for PC, as always, but PowerArchiver 2021 will also be available for MacOS for the first time. Read more about it here. Join us in discussing PowerArchiver 2021 and more on our forum. Thank you for your support since 1998!

    ]]>         PowerArchiver 2020 for macOS coming soon! https://www.powerarchiver.com/2019/12/03/powerarchiver-2020-for-macos-coming-soon/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:47:58 +0000 https://www.powerarchiver.com/?p=17966 Dear PowerArchiver Users,

    We are happy to announce that PowerArchiver 2020 for macOS is coming soon.
    Over the past 10+ years, we have been asked by our loyal users which switched platforms, to creates a version of PowerArchiver for macOS, and it’s finally here!

    PowerArchiver 2020 for macOS will become a fully fledged member of the PowerArchiver family. From the start, PowerArchiver for macOS will have many of the usual and important PowerArchiver features such as support for wide variety of formats and the multi-extract tool.

    Here is a list of currently implemented features:

    • Full support for creating ZIP,7ZIP,TAR,TAR.GZ,TAR.BZ,TAR.XZ
    • Full support for extracting ZIP,7ZIP,TAR,TAR.GZ,TAR.BZ,TAR.XZ,RAR,CAB,LHA,ZOO,ARJ.
    • Support for secure encryption – ZIP AES 256bit.
    • Multiple tab support in main interface.
    • Multi-extract tool for extracting multiple archives via single action.
    • Opening archives via Finder
    • Drag and Drop support from Finder to PA application icon.
    • Several icon styles built in for customization.
    • Multilingual support with over 30 translations.



    We plan to keep adding new features to the macOS release in future updates. Next steps include implementation of the rest of our tools – such as Batch ZIP, Archive converter, Multi-Volume create/merge and more. We have been hard at work on porting our .PA format as well.

    PowerArchiver 2020 for macOS will be available for test within the next few weeks. Stay tuned and check our announcement emails for more information! If you would like early access to PowerArchiver for macOS, please visit our forums and let us know!

    ]]>         PowerArchiver 2019 – build 57 is out today! https://www.powerarchiver.com/2019/09/04/powerarchiver-2019-build-57-is-out-today/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 08:36:14 +0000 https://www.powerarchiver.com/?p=17926 Dear PowerArchiver Users,

    We are pleased to release the latest version of PowerArchiver 2019 – 19.00.57.

    Improvements

    • Modern Windows 10 interface improvements – Multiple improves to the Modern Windows 10 interface.
    • Windows Installer improvements – Windows Installer (.MSI) now uses different, more business oriented base settings.
    • SmartAI FIPS 140-2 mode improvements – Improved detection of Windows FIPS 140-2 setting.
    • Deflate64 detection– Now interface will show if files is compressed with Deflate64 mode that is not compatible with older Windows Explorer versions.
    • Various improvements– over 30 various improvements/issues completed since release .51. For more specific fixes go to the forums.

    PowerArchiver 2019 is the smartest release of PowerArchiver ever. New Modern Windows 10 interface uses simplified ribbon to look great, with three all new skins – don’t like the Windows 10 interface? You may still use the Classic and Windows Ribbon interfaces. SmartAI will optimize your compression, save your power, change to dark mode when necessary, enable FIPS mode system wide, enable you to work conveniently with touch screens. We made PowerArchiver ZIP compression faster. PowerArchiver Mini is back and lets you use the full power of PowerArchiver within the Windows Explorer Preview window. The Advanced Codec Pack – .pa format has been fine tuned for the best compression and speed on the market! For a list of additional changes in the new PowerArchiver 2019, please check out PowerArchiver 2019 Introduction.

    PowerArchiver 2019 , with the Advanced Codec Pack (.PA), is now available for download at our download page as well as Patchbeam for PowerArchiver 2019 users. Thank you for your support since 1998!

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