PeaZip 6.0.0 released

PeaZip 6.0.0 is now online.
The new major release consolidates and further improves the many updates of the over-two-years long 5.x line history:
- full cross platform Unicode-awareness for archive management (including PEA format) and file management functions, thanks to new Lazarus 1.6 / FreePascal 3.0 IDE
- improved file manager and more readable archiving/extraction UI thanks to new cleaner icon theme and flat design with better designed tabs, option menus, and progress bar

Release 6 comes with updated 7z 15.14 / p7zip 15.09 backend with faster and improved 7z compression (LZMA2 as default algorithm, sort by type for solid compression), and full support to new RAR5 format both in Windows and Linux without resorting to external non-Free Software components.

Other improvements are the ability of delete / secure delete open archive, and to recursively extract archives from path - unlike most archivers, PeaZip lists archives sent to extraction to allow double-checking and refining the selection before starting the operation.

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PeaZip 5.5.2 was released yesterday, updating 7-Zip's 7z back-end to latest 9.35 beta version for supporting mainstream archive formats - currently 181 file extensions are recognized by PeaZip file manager.

Alongside other improvements in support for WIM and ZIP files, and enhanced speed for modern CPU, the new back-end set LZMA2 as new default compression algorithm for .7z files, replacing older LZMA, enhancing compression ratio and efficiency.

This release was also focused on improving on-demand archive scan of files, both in filesystem and inside archives, detecting a wider selection of anti-virus and anti-malware products.
Current version automatically recognize and configures:
Avast
AVG / AVG Free
Avira AntiVir Personal
ClamWin
Comodo Cleaning Essentials
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
ESET Smart Security
Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware
Microsoft Windows Defender
Microsoft Security Essentials
Spybot - Search & Destroy
VirusTotal Uploader

PeaZip 5.4.1 was published yesterday, completing the transition to an up to date GUI focused on an improved presentation of information and options, for navigation, file compression, and archive extraction.

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