7‑Zip has quietly carried the internet for 25 years… built by one developer. In 1999, Igor Pavlov shipped 7‑Zip LZMA and basically embarrassed the competition on compression. The wild part? The .7z format can shrink files ~30–70% more than .zip depending on what you’re compressing — and that tech ended up everywhere (Linux, Android firmware images, game installers). WinRAR became the meme. 7‑Zip stayed free. The UI still looks like Windows XP… but it just works. Follow for more underrated tech s
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7‑Zip has quietly carried the internet for 25 years… built by one developer. In 1999, Igor Pavlov shipped 7‑Zip LZMA and basically embarrassed the competition on compression. The wild part? The .7z format can shrink files ~30–70% more than .zip depending on what you’re compressing — and that tech ended up everywhere (Linux, Android firmware images, game installers). WinRAR became the meme. 7‑Zip stayed free. The UI still looks like Windows XP… but it just works. Follow for more underrated tech s
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