2016 01 01 5.9.1 CODE CLEANUP (Windows) Improved path finding removing legacy code with ShGetSpecialFolderLocation function, replaced by windir.GetWindowsSpecialDir based on SHGetFolderPath Less verbose interactive error reporting FILE MANAGER Real-time search can filter the archive/file browser content (browsing, flat view, or search result) while typing in address bar Updated translations 2015 11 29 5.9.0 BACKEND (Windows) 7z 15.12 (Linux) p7zip 15.09 PeaZip can now extract RAR5 files on Linux without resorting on separate UNRAR5 Plugin (still available as optional alternative extraction engine) Pea 0.52 CODE Improved UTF-8 support in Windows Improved application startup and configuration process to make it more robust in case of random / system errors last good configuration is saved and automatically used as first restore attempt if configuration fails to load if configuration errors are detected anyway, volatile mode (using embedded configuration) is automatically activated FILE MANAGER Improved secure delete, free space delete, and hashing / analysis functions operations can be stopped by users more information and is shown while running the task and progress is more accurate, based on input size more information is provided by hashing / analysis tool for each subdirectory it is reported the content in files, folders and bytes (hinting possible duplicate directories) first / last 32 bytes of files are shown for a quick preview (for hashing and content preview modes) report can be sorted for any column and can be exported to tabbed txt or to csv File hashing / analysis tools added in Test dropdown group in application tool bar EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING Automatically removes redundant intermediate directory when extracting to new folder for better visibility option is also shown in main extraction form and in Extract dropdown group (in application tool bar) LINUX INSTALLERS Moved various backend (arc, lpaq, paq, zpaq, quad, and upx) into Optional Formats plugin, in order to reduce dependencies the main software package needs to satisfy to install (not needed by Portable versions) 2015 10 21 5.8.1 BACKEND (Windows) Updated to 7z 15.09 FILE MANAGER Improved file rename added option to mass-rename adding timestamp easy rename clicking already selected item rename dialog shows quick editing options: lowercase, uppercase, add timestamp Various aspect improvements more elements follows the system color scheme improved aspect of Address and Search bar added reset search button in Search Bar EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING Improved UTF-8 support in Windows can now correctly browse 7z-backend supported archives with UTF-8 characters in path/file name can now drag and drop (from filesystem and from archives) to target with UTF-8 characters in path name can now perform all delete operations (send to recycle bin, fast delete, zeroing, secure delete) on files/folders with UTF-8 characters in path/file name can now copy and move files with UTF-8 characters in path/file name cannot yet copy directories, or copy file over itself if UTF-8 characters are involved in the command 188 file extensions supported Added support for EXT2, EXT3 and EXT4 filesystem image files (usually IMG extension), and multi-volume VMDK disk images 2015 10 04 5.8.0 BACKEND (Windows) Updated to 7z 15.07, adding support to QUEMU, VirtualBox, and VMWare virtual machine's disk image formats CODE "Free Software compliance" directive (Options > Advanced, previosly named LIBRE_DIRECTIVE) can be either set in configuration or hardcoded at compile time (HLIBRE_DIR const) 1 allow only use of Free Software components 2 allow only use of Free Software components and open archive formats (not encumbered by patents for read nor for write) Various fixes FILE/ARCHIVE MANAGER (Windows) Improved UTF-8 support PeaZip can now create and extract archives with UTF-8 filenames, both from application and from system context menu browsing archives with UTF-8 filenames is possible but it is still under development (warning icon is displayed) console tab shows if action can be exported as script ANSI-safe (can run on legacy systems regardless the encoding), codepage-safe (can run on legacy systems with same codepage of original device), or if requires full UTF-8 environment (system, command/script interpreter) Some file management functions now supports UTF-8 filenames Improved password management If password is set to not being kept for the entire session, it is cleared after every operation (archiving, extraction, browsing the filesystem) except while browsing archive file, as password may be needed for listing the archive content Number of files/folders selected for cut/copy is displayed in Clipboard panel and in status bar's hint 188 file extensions supported Added support for CPGZ, GPT (GUID Partition Table), QCOW2 QUEMU image, VMDK VMWare Virtual Machine Disk, VDI Oracle VirtualBox Virtual Drive Image 22015 08 30 5.7.2 BACKEND Updated to 7z 15.06 (Windows) Users can chose to extract RAR5 files alternatively using 7z (default) or RarLab's unrar plugin, setting "7z/p7zip UNRAR5" switch in Options > General FILE MANAGER Improved file/archive browser sorting WINDOWS INSTALLER Fixed bug not removing PeaZip group entry on uninstall (affected 32 bit version, W7+ only) 2015 08 16 5.7.1 FILE MANAGER Breadcrumb can display in-archive paths for quick browsing EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING Added option to customize timestamp style (Options > Settings > Archive Manager) Added option to split self extracting archives in 7z format split sfx archives will result in a small extraction executable, and n volumes of desired size spanning sfx archive allows to prevent the resulting archive being larger of the maximum executable size allowed for the target OS to extract a split sfx archive, place extraction executable and all volumes in the same directory extraction executable will start pre-set extraction procedure without need of external software alternatively, volume with .001 extension can be opened with an external archiver to browse/extract the entire archive Updated file split pre-sets added 25 GB Blu-Ray pre-set size custom pre-set size modified in 100 MB assumed lower, more fail-safe pre-set maximum size values for disk formats, to improve compatibility with most supports WINDOWS INSTALLER Updated to Innosetup 5.5.6, switched to unicode installer, improved Windows 10 / 8.1 support 2015 07 22 5.7.0 BACKEND (Linux) Added read only support (list, test, extract) to RAR5 format through RarLab-based unrar-nonfree; due the non-OSI compatible unrar restriction the software is available as separate plugin on Add-Ons page of PeaZip website (Linux) Updated p7zip backend to 9.38.1 beta (Windows) Updated 7z backend to 15.05 beta CODE Updated IDE to Lazarus 1.4.0 Updated libraries: crc_hash_2014-08-25, util_2015-05-04 Various fixes and updates FILE MANAGER Improved management of plug-ins In About screen, missing and installed plugin are repported, and it is shown a link for checking plugin and addon online When opening an archive format (ACE, RARv5) requiring a plugin, user is informed if the plugin is missing, and how to download it Information popup is limited to one per plugin type per session 2015 06 14 5.6.1 BACKEND Added read only support (list, test, extract) to RAR5 format through RarLab's unrar currently the plugin is available only for Windows or Wine/ReactOS, Linux version will be analyzed and tested for future updates due the non-OSI compatible unrar restriction (even if the software provides sources and is royalty-free) the software is available as separate plugin on Add-Ons page due the different syntax between RarLab's unrar and 7z/p7zip's unrar, following differences apply when handling RAR5 format recursivity with advanced filters is always enabled renaming options always rename the file being extracted CODE Added LIBRE_DIRECTIVE option to disallow any call to software which is non-free under OSI definition if set to 0 (permissive) PeaZip will use all available backend, both free-as-in-freedom and royalty-free if set to 1 (flexible) PeaZip will disallow any call to royalty-free but non free-as-in-freedom backend, currently: unace and unrar binaries if set to 2 (strict) PeaZip will disallow calls even in case of dubious status, currently apply to unrar functions in 7z/p7zip due to non-reversibility clause Various minor fixes 2015 04 26 5.6.0 BACKEND Added full read/write support to BCM file compressor Updated to ZPAQ 7.05 improved support, now it is possible to add content to existing zpaq archive FILE MANAGER Archive selection dialogs improved with custom filters for common archive types File submenu improved with direct links to update, convert and extract archives new hotkeys: Shift+F5 add selected to archive, Ctrl+F5 extract selected, Alt+F5 extract archive (opens archive selection dialog) Tray icon menu improved with direct links to update, convert and extract archives Improved dialog for setting custom applications and scripts, moved in Options Fixed custom applications not found in some cases on Win64 systems both 32 and 64 bit program paths are scanned, 64 bit version have the priority Improved Help and About screens F4 now shows navigation menu, jump to archive/computer root moved to Ctrl+Shift+F4 Alt+0 toggle application's tool bar Various improvements and fixes EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING PeaExtractor 1.1 code merged in pealauncher component Created default location to save archive layout files Non-verbose mode for archive conversion (default option) 182 file extensions supported added full read/write support to BCM compression format 2015 01 18 5.5.3 BACKEND (Windows) Updated to 7z 9.38 beta FILE MANAGER Improved application's context menu and navigation menu Improved address breadcrumb: separator icons can now be clicked to display directories in the selected node Various fixes 2014 12 23 5.5.2 BACKEND (Windows) Updated to 7z 9.35 beta LZMA2 is the new default algorithms for .7z format defaults updated accordingly new reference settings for 7z new 7z version drops support for Windows 9.x, which remains supported by PeaZip 5.5.1 and previous FILE MANAGER (Windows) Improved on demand scanning integration, up to 8 concurrent antivirus / antimalware, both in-archive (compressed files) and in filesystem Added support for Avast Pro / Internet Security, ClamWin, Comodo Cleaning Essentials, ESET NOD32 / Smart Security EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING Added hint overlays on extraction and archiving screens, overlays are replaced by standard popup hints when clicked, and when some input files are already selected 2014 12 09 5.5.1 FILE MANAGER (Windows) Added support for scanning with Windows Defender Information column, when browsing files, shows a note about file types which can be handled through PeaZip '+' known archive file type, open with double click '.' known file type usually not handled as archive, open with context menu "Open as archive" (i.e. MS Office files) Improved links to online resources EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING While operating, Pause button is highlighted instead of Stop by default, to prevent unaware click canceling running tasks Fixed extraction to new folder from application's drag and drop context menu WINDOWS INSTALLER New installation mode: "Update only" install new program's files and keeps existing system integration unchanged (file association, context menu, send to menu) Installer shows link to Help and FAQ pages ISO files are not associated to PeaZip by default, to avoid overriding system's defaults unless explicitly requested by user Configure system integration tool starts Custom installation mode by default, to prompt user all options 181 file extensions supported, added support for Microsoft's .mlc Language Interface Pack and .mui Multilingual User Interface 2014 10 19 5.5.0 BACKEND PeaZip Additional Format Plugin 2, now containing also quad and balz binaries FILE MANAGER Image manager Added 4K and 8K formats pre-sets in fit image to resolution Added JPEG quality 90, 75 and 50 to Image manager pre-set context menu entries Added TIFF, PPM, and XPM formats as image conversion options Added to context menu (in Image manager group) common pre-set entries for resize, fit, and convert operations New advanced rename functions (context menu): uppercase, lowercase, add string at fixed position, delete n chars at fixed position, replace/remove string (optionally case sensitive), change file extension New file rename dropdown menu also featured in File management tool bar New advanced selection features Starting with same character (optionally case sensitive) of selected object Size similar to selected object; size smaller/larger than Date similar to selected object; current hour, day, week, month, year Advanced selection dialog Select..., features add/subtract to current selection, available in toolbar, address bar (search group) and context menu New Copy path feature: copy current path or selected items paths as UTF8 string for any use Various fixes EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING Added "Halt system after task completion" flag in Advanced compression/extraction options tab Added option to remove single intermediate directory upon Extract to new folder operation in Options > Settings > Archive management PeaLauncher New task options dropdown menu in the button on the left of "Cancel", showing thread priority option and "Cancel all" "Cancel" notification no longer trigger additional message box New "Cancel all" function stop the sequence of following tasks 179 file extensions supported Added support for .xzm Porteus Linux packages 2014 08 13 5.4.1 FILE MANAGER New design update New Tabs area for easier use of options screens Improved Layout context menu in Crete/Extract screens Path submenu in context menu for exploring bookmarked/recent paths so files/folders can be dragged to the application Advanced submenu grouping layout/task management entries Scan actions and Hexadecimal preview are now featured also in Test button dropdown menu Various improvements and fixes EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING Improved information during multiple extraction and archiving tasks Quicker access to last used directory in Output path menu 2014 07 08 5.4.0 BACKEND ZPAQ backend updated to 6.54 FILE MANAGER New UI design Tabs replaced by new option menu button on the bottom left corner of the form on Add, Extract, Password, Password Manager, and PeaLauncher Tabs replaced by new side tab bar for unified Settings/Theme screen Improved archive manager tool bar, with visible dropdown menus for quick access to archiving and test functions Improved and simplified various menus New navigation (bookmarks, filesystem, history, and functions) menu set as primary address bar's navigation menu New "functions" menu mode, providing quick launcher for most used functions and A-Z functions list submenu, replaces functions button Improved breadcrumb menu, set as secondary navigation menu (alternate navigation menu, navigation bar context menu...) replacing older menus Improved "Open" branch in navigation bar merging Functions and Application groups Added "most used", "last visited" and "date added" information stats to bookmarks, can be used for sorting bookmarks Unified "Save history data" (Options > Settings) checkbox controls saving list of last accessed archives, paths, searches, and bookmarks/history stats Updated pre-set web search and cloud services Yandex Disk and Sharepoint are now added by default to known cloud paths Various minor fixes and improvements EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING Implemented flags to remove 1) original archive(s) after extraction 2) original files after archival Always asks for confirmation during interactive tasks Can be saved/scheduled to scripts Apply (and remember) favorite deletion mode: recycle bin, quick delete, zeroing, secure delete 2014 05 04 5.3.1 Various fixes Improved handling of double file extension when creating archives Updated translations and Windows' context menu localization scripts 2014 04 13 5.3.0 BACKEND [Windows] Updated to FreeArc 0.67 alpha CODE Compiled with Lazarus 1.2.0 FILE MANAGER [W7+] Added localization for cascaded system's context menu entries [Windows, installable] Options > Settings > Reset now also asks if the user wants to reset system integration Bookmarks can now be sorted by name File browser (details mode) shows icons for special paths Find duplicate files and checksum/hash automatically switches browser to list mode to display results Multi threading option is remembered Navigation bar "+" button switches between navigation view and tree view Improved treeview sidebar, showing icons for folders, disks and special paths Function list moved to popup menu from button on the left of status bar New multi-functional popup menu on the left of address bar, toggle between bookmarks, filesystem and history Session history available as status bar view Updated "Seven" theme Various minor fixes and enhancements EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING Console field content is now automatically valorized when Console tab is accessed Enumerate folder content option is now set as a switch in archive creation screen Improved inclusion filters for archive creation "Include only" apply inclusion filter to input directories (files individually added are always archived) "Include also" allows to freely specify extra items/filters to be archived (works as inclusion filter worked in previous versions) inclusion and exclusion lists accepts drag and drop of items from system New Info mode for synthetic information about archive, old Info mode remapped to "List (with details)" New Compression profiles list, automating settings for most common compression task (i.e. best compression, fast compression, protect with password, self extracting, keep output under specified size...) the list is available in favourite formats dropdown menu, in Add button context menu (browser) and from arrow button on the left of OK (compression screen) New task progress bar identifies tasks that are paused (yellow) or ended in error (red) LINUX, Qt Recompiled with Qt bindings V2.5, compatible with Qt from 4.5 to 4.8 2014 02 25 5.2.2 FILE MANAGER Added preconfigured support for OneDrive path, when applicable Improved help system and updated documentation F1 points to translated tutorial (if available in selected language) featuring links to online resources and local help file Alt+F1 points to local help file (English, .pdf format) Shift+F1 points to online Support page, which features multilingual manuals, contacts etc Ctrl+F1 points to online FAQ page, which features question & answer type guide to common topics Existing language files were updated to include correct links to online resources and documentation Open with associated application: changed behavior, now open using standard system's file association, while doubleclick checks internal extended file association with uncommon formats with PeaZip before Standalone simplified GUI linked from main menu, Tools: PeaExtractor minimal GUI for extraction of single archives PeaUtils minimal GUI (new) for interactive use of file management features (hash, secure delete, etc) Various minor fixes and visual updates. 2013 12 26 5.2.1 FILE MANAGER Improved secure file delete and secure free space delete All modes with n>=4 iterations now uses overwrite with all 0 and overwrite with al 1 (FF byte) for the two first iterations (followed by n-2 iteration overwriting with random data), faster and more secure due to most recommendations for secure deletion protocols, as USAF System Security Instruction 5020, Schneier's Algorithm, Communications Security Establishment Canada ITSG-06, British HMG Infosec Standard 5 Enhanced Standard Updated Tracker link, and improved links to online resources WINDOWS INSTALLER Installer built with new InnoSetup 5.5.4 2013 11 25 5.2.0 BACKEND UPX 3.91 FILE MANAGER (Windows Vista and newer) Improved UAC integration for archiving and extraction functions Improved file deletion modes Added very_fast mode (single pass random data) to Secure delete Fast mode (two pass random data) is now default mode for secure delete Added Zero delete, deletion mode overwriting existing file with all 0 (Windows) Introduced free space deletion modes Added Secure delete free space, overwriting with random data multiple times (same as secure file delete) Added Zero delete free space, overwriting with all 0 to improve compressibility of filesystem (i.e. disk image backup, virtual machine optimization) Re-introduced local help file for offline support Various fixes and improvements (Linux) fixed using output path as working directory EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING "Extract all to" starts from input folder (or default extraction path, if set) Implemented extract/archive to original input folder: multiple input files from different paths can be extracted/archived each in its own path in a single pass 177 file extensions supported Added support for .msu (Microsoft update) and .mpp (Microsoft Project file) 2013 10 06 5.1.1 CODE Recompiled with Lazarus 1.0.12 FILE MANAGER Added Box.com default directory as recognized cloud storage Keyboard shortcuts Backspace keyboard shortcut correctly mapped in order to allw backspace use for editing text strings Ctrl+Z/O/W changed to Shift+Ctrl+Z/O/W to avoid opening by mistake multiple instances to open selected objects Fixed: title sting correctly applied when returning from extraction screen using "extract all" switch Various minor fixes and improvements 2013 09 01 5.1.0 CODE Package naming convention changed to fixed mayor.minor.revision format in order to always have 5 byte size for version string FILE MANAGER (Microsoft Windows Vista and more recent) Added Schedule tab integrated with system Task Scheduler for ease of creating scheduled archiving/extraction (i.e. backup/restore) scripts from a single place Improved bookmarks: when all bookmarks are deleted from application, bookmark list stays empty; when bookmarks are deleted by application reset or deleting bookmarks file, default bookmarks are listed Various fixes EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING Added support for .ipsw iOS devices firmware packages, 175 file extensions are now supported WINDOWS INSTALLER Added "Check for updates link" in installer and system integration wizard 2013 07 21 5.0.1 CODE Compiled with Lazarus 1.0.10 Windows installer compiled with InnoSetup 5.5.3 FILE MANAGER Added file name information in non readable archive dialog Fixed special folders (desktop, root etc) are now translated in localization language Fixed some untranslated strings Fixed disabling unused keyboard shortcut in each context Fixed don't show file browser's hint if application is not in foreground (MS Windows installer, Vista and more recent) added option to reset current configuration during installation process Various minor fixes and improvements 2013 06 23 5.0.0 BACKEND PEA 0.44 UPX 3.09 CODE Code cleanup FILE MANAGER Bookmarks branch in navigation tree moved on first position, starts by default maximized and containing common useful locations Improved breadcrumb context menu, unified with refresh menu features history menu features entries to open in specified path the system's file explorer, command prompt, new instance of PeaZip, properties, and web search features quick access to relevat filesystem paths (same as "Filesystem" menu top level) Improved tasks wrapper (gwrap) for readability and clarity, explore input and output paths is now featured Improved Settings: reorganized and simplified Improved speed of adding items to archiving operations: by default directories' content is enumerated only on request (in layout's context menu) Improved tool bars, added New folder button in file manager bar and Rename in image manager Improved web search function for quick access to most relevant web resources New history menu containing recently visited pats and archives, session history and breadcrumb of current path (also in archive/extraction interface) System tools deduplicated and moved to context menu, always accessible, more tools available (Windows Vista and more recent) Added "Open PowerShell here" function Various fixes and improvements, including (Windows) Added quick links to user's music, pictures, and videos folders in browsing, and archiving/extraction interfaces (Windows) Free disk space and % displayed in standard status bar and in archiveing/axtraction interfaces (Windows) Improved adding multiple items from context menu functions Added support for displaying thumbnails of xpm, and pgm images Improved accessibility to various functions like bookmarks, web search, show thumbnails, open new instance, explore path... Uniformed various menus and submenus so same groups of functions are easier to find at first sight EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING Fixed: extract to new folder now ignored in drag and drop operations consistently to how most file archivers work Sizes of single input itmes in readable form 174 file extensions supported added support to .crx Google Chrome extension, .maff Mozilla archive format, .mdf Alcohol 120 image files, and OPC files .cddx and .appv (Microsoft Application Virtualization)