Compression utility
Updated: 07/31/2022 by Computer Hope
A compression program or compression utility is a program that compresses and decompresses various file types.
Most operating systems include tools for compressing and uncompressing files. For example, latest versions of Microsoft Windows include a compression utility for creating and extracting .zip files and Linux has tools for both .tar.gz and .zip. Other compressed files, like .7z and .rar, require a third-party compression utility to be installed, such as the ones listed below.