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Introducing MP3 compression in PowerArchiver (Advanced Codec Pack) – fastest & strongest compression!

Dear PowerArchiver users, You might have noticed in last few versions of PowerArchiver 2017 that we have added a new mp3 compression codec to Advanced Codec Pack (.PA format). It has been tested with our own alpha tester team for half a year before we introduced it in the final release. The MP3 codec has…
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PowerArchiver 2017 17.00.92 released!

Dear PowerArchiver users, We have released another minor update - version 17.00.92 today, with some minor fixes and improvements. This update was added to the fast ring on the 08/18. After short testing period, it is available for all of our users. Don't forget to set your update settings to fast ring if you want…
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PowerArchiver 2017 17.00.91 released!

Dear PowerArchiver users, We have released minor update - version 17.00.91, that fixes several reported issues since final release. Please use Patchbeam for the update for best experience (only 1.7MB download). Thank you for your feedback! Release Notes - PowerArchiver - Version 17.00.91 Improvement [PA-1085] - turn on preview for archive mode when browsing hdd…
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PowerArchiver 2017 officially released!

Dear PowerArchiver Users, We are pleased to announce that PowerArchiver 2017 has been officially released after 8 months of public testing! PowerArchiver 2017 is the most important release of PowerArchiver ever, due the to the new Advanced Codec Pack (.PA format). Advanced Codec pack features a comprehensive collection of filters and codecs that let you…
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PowerArchiver 2017 Release Candidate 2 released!

Dear PowerArchiver users, We are proud to announce that we are releasing PA 2017 RC2 today. This build is an important one as we have made a number of important adjustments in the Advanced Codec Pack - .PA format. Most importantly, we have added an MP3 codec under new feature - experimental codecs, letting you…
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PowerArchiver 2017 Release Candidate 1 is here! (17.00.77)

Dear PowerArchiver users, We are excited to announce that based on your feedback, we are releasing PA 2017 RC1 today. As we get closer to the official PowerArchiver 2017 release, we have made some important changes in this build. The biggest improvement is the ability to influence compression settings in Advanced Codec Pack (.pa) when…
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PowerArchiver 2017 Beta 2 is here (17.00.68)!

Dear PowerArchiver users, Thanks to your feedback, we are releasing PowerArchiver 2017 Beta 2 today. Since the release of PowerArchiver 2017 Beta 1 in late March, we have already published several versions to our fast update ring. Today's build improves on those versions with some updates to the Advanced Codec Pack (.pa), with faster updating…
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PowerArchiver 2017 Beta 2 released!

Dear PowerArchiver users, Thanks to your feedback, we are releasing PowerArchiver 2017 Beta 2 today. Since the release of PowerArchiver 2017 Beta 1 in late March, we have already published several versions to our fast update ring. Today's build improves on those versions with some updates to the Advanced Codec Pack (.pa), with faster updating…
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PowerArchiver for Office (PAOP) 3.04 is out!

Dear users, We are pleased to introduce new generation of PAOP, now called PowerArchiver for Office. As you can see from name change, we have significantly expanded PAOP features to work in other Office applications: Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. Now you can compress, encrypt and send your documents directly from Microsoft Word and Microsoft…
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