ANaniviacat·Sep 22, 2026Submission
NanaZip: The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience
1 points · Open discussionM2Team
NanaZip
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M2Team / NanaZip
NanaZip
The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience
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13 sourcesI migrated from 7-Zip to NanaZip, a fork with modern Windows features that the original developer refuses to implement.
https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
In 7zip.com Is Serving Malwarehttps://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
It includes the above patches as well as few QoL features.
In 7-Zip for Windows can now use more than 64 CPU threads for compressionI prefer NanaZip[1]. It has all the features of the ZS and NSIS fork while being fully compatible with the new Windows context menus.
[1]: https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
In 7-Zip 25.00There is also NanaZip which aims to be a more modern Windows application and I think also incorporates the additions of the 7zs fork https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
In 7-Zip 25.00Ah, I think I might remember a couple RCE they had... [0]
So for Windows use I then started to recommend a fork called NanaZip [1] that enabled some Windows security features (CFG, CET, Package Integrity Check...) and added support for additional formats that other forks already had [2] [3].
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0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Zip#Security
1: https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
2: https://github.com/mcmilk/7-Zip-zstd
3: https://github.com/myfreeer/7z-build-nsis
In Rsync replaced with openrsync on macOS SequoiaAs an aside, NanaZip[0] is a 7zip derivative with better shell integration. Also available on winget
[0] https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
In Windows 11 adds native support for RAR, 7-Zip, Tar and other archive formatsAnd on the Windows side of things, there's NanaZip
https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
which gives 7-zip better integration with W11 context menus, and a better file manager UI
In WinRAR sold 5,449 licenses in a dayNanaZip: The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience
5 points · Open discussionAlthough potentially missing the point of the original submission:
https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
imo better integration with Win 10/11 context menus and more compression codecs
In Seven.zipI haven’t use it, but this fork of 7zip claims to have added some security features including Control Flow Guard and Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) Shadow Stack: https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
In Windows 11 x64 security hardening guideIt would be nice if 7-zip added support for the new Windows 11 context menu. It requires that each context item is registered to an application and gets removed when the app is uninstalled, instead of the current free-for-all. [1] There's a fork, NanaZip, that adds this and a few more features, although the way it's structured makes it a non-trivial patch. [2]
[1] https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2021/07/19/extend...
[2] https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
In 7-zip 22.00 – APFS, Posix TAR, high precision timestampsIve been a user of 7-zip for years. I've recently switched to NanaZip which is a fork which works with windows 11 new context menu and adds in some other niceties. https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip
In Don't Use RAR