The application features an attractive graphical user interface that is user-friendly. It uses a tile-based design like Windows 8, which provides quick access to its essential features. You can re-arrange the tiles depending on your individual preferences. It also displays progress on the task-bar and supports jumping lists.

It allows you to create and extract TAR, CAB, 7-ZIP and ZIP archives while you can decompress more than 30 different archive formats. You can even use it to extract all forms of encrypted ZIP archives as it supports AES encryption with 256 bit strength.

The program allows you to manage large archives in different ways. In addition to creating and extracting such archives, you can also split them to create multiple volumes. If you have a broken archive, you can use this tool to repair it. The application also allows you to create self-extracting archives.

Ashampoo Zip FREE integrates with Windows Explorer, allowing you to either compress or decompress files with single mouse clicks. You can preview the contents of archives without extracting them. The program supports previewing of different file formats, including text and images. You can opt for the pro version if you want even more features.