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Ultra7z Archive Optimizer 1.14

Ultra7z Archive Optimizer
Optimize and convert your 7z (rar, zip…) to smaller 7z archives! Auto switch PPMD/LZMA/LZMA2/DEFLATE/DELTA/BZIP2 during creation 7z-archives (+ improved (tuned) lzma for jpg, bmp, wav, exe…) Full compatible with original 7z format. High compression ratio – better than non tuned 7-zip original. Batch processing of archives (drag-n-drop). Fast and Ultra modes for repacking! Reduce the size of your old and new archives in one click! Save space on your computer or cloud storage, and don’t overpay for storing your files!
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Ultra7z Images to AVIF Smart Converter 1.05

Ultra7z Images to AVIF Smart Converter
Convert your pictures JPEG/PNG/WEBP to smaller AVIF files (up to 10-50%)! High compression ratio – better than your programs / photo camera or smartphone. AVIF is a modern image format that provides superior lossy compression for images on the web. Using AVIF, webmasters and web developers can create smaller, richer images that make the web faster. It uses program avifenc.exe from LibAvif. Batch processing of files (drag-n-drop). Reduce the size of your image files in one click with ot without quality loss! Program optimizes your file to new one with «_optimized» name ending (source file will remain intact). Option for smart level of compression (based on SSIM). AVIF images are 50% smaller in size compared to JPEG and 20% to WEBP. Google Chrome released with full AVIF support.
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Ultra7z Images/Photos to JPEG XL (jxl) Converter/Optimizer 1.04

Ultra7z Images/Photos to JPEG XL (jxl) Converter/Optimizer
Convert and optimize your pictures JPEG/PNG/WEBP to smaller JPEG XL files (up to 10-60%)! Optimizer for JPEG XL (*.jxl) files (10-15% smaller) in lossless mode. JPEG XL (.jxl) is the next-generation, general-purpose image compression codec by the JPEG committee. It was based on Google’s Pik proposal and Cloudinary’s FUIF proposal (which itself was based on FLIF). High compression ratio – better than your programs / photo camera or smartphone. Lossless JPEG transcoding – about 20% smaller. JPEG XL is a modern image format that provides superior lossy and lossless compression for images. Using JXL, webmasters and web developers can create smaller, richer images that make the web faster. It uses program cjxl.exe. Batch processing of files (drag-n-drop). Program optimizes your file to new one with «_optimized» name ending (source file will remain intact). Reduce the size of your image files in one click with ot without quality loss! JPEG XL images are 60% smaller in size compared to JPEG and 35% to PNG.
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Ultra7z Video to AV1/H265/H264 Converter 1.03

Ultra7z Video to AV1/H265/H264 Converter
Video converter to modern formats AV1/H.265(HEVC)/H.264(AVC) with fast GPU acceleration for free! AV1 has high compression ratio – better than H.256/H.264. It allows you to save disk space for video storage. AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) is a modern open video format that provides superior lossy and lossless compression for video files (replacement for H264/265). One of the interesting features is that you can specify the desired file size, for example, 1400 MB for a movie (or as a percentage, for example, 80% of the original size), and the program will automatically select the conversion settings for the best quality. Support for encoding and decoding on AMD and Nvidia video cards provides very fast video conversion (several times faster than on the processor). Multithreading support also speeds up the video encoding process. Important: AV1, unlike H. 265 (HEVC), is open, meaning no one has to pay to use it. It uses program ffmpeg.exe. Batch processing of files and drag-n-drop. Program optimizes your file to new one with «_optimized» name ending (source file will remain intact). Reduce the size of your video files in one click! AV1 video files are 50% smaller in size compared to H.264 and 30% to H.265.
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Ultra7z Archivers Chart

Last update: 09.12.2023
Full table here
09.12.2023 – Tested Zstandard 1.5.5 (very fast decompression and good compression compared to classic ZIP),
WinRAR 7.0b2 (worse than the previous version, because strong methods have been removed),
BCM 2.03, BCM 1.65 (-b2047), PPMX 0.09, SQUID 0.03,
kanncompr 3.0 (based on artificial neural networks, very slow, but interesting).

06.12.2023 – Tested Kanzi 2.2 (new very perspective powerful compressor with many compression options and algorithms for fast and strong compression/decompression and multithreading),
paq8px150 (-3)(relatively fast mode compared to newer very slow versions).

22.03.2021 – Tested BCM 1.60, BCM 2.0a3, Lzpm 0.18
22.04.2020 – Tested FP8v6 (4th place), bizp2 1.06, bzip2 (7-zip 19.0)
05.04.2020 – Tested Razor 1.03.7, Lzpm 0.17, PowerArchiver 2019, Balz 1.50, BCM 1.51
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Ultra7z PNG Picture Lossless Optimizer 1.07

Ultra7z PNG Picture Lossless Optimizer
Optimize and convert your graphic files/images to smaller PNG files (up to 5-30%) lossless! Full compatible with source PNG format. Convert from PNG, GIF, BMP, PNM, TIFF to smallest PNG! It uses 10 programs and selects the best result: OptiPNG, Pingo, TruePNG, ECT (Efficient Compression Tool), Zopfli, AdvanceCOMP, PNGWolfZopfli, OxiPNG, PNGOUT, DeflOpt, Defluff. You can enable or disable each of them. Batch processing of files (drag-n-drop). Reduce the size of your PNG files in one click without quality loss! Program optimizes your file to new one with «_optimized» name ending (source file will remain intact). Program will be especially useful for webmasters to optimize images on sites to increase places in search results.
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Ultra7z JPEG Archiver 1.01

Ultra7z JPEG Archiver
Archiver of JPEG-pictures to smaller JPEG XL files (*.jxl)! You can add to archive or extract your original photos from archive. Lossless JPEG transcoding – about 20% smaller. Existing JPEG files can be losslessly transcoded to JPEG XL, significantly reducing their size. These can be restored into the exact same JPEG file, ensuring backward compatibility with existing JPEG-based applications. These features are intended to provide a smooth transition from legacy JPEG platforms to the modern JPEG XL. Both the transcoding and restoration are computationally efficient. JPEG XL is a modern image format that provides superior lossy and lossless compression for images. Using JXL, webmasters and web developers can create smaller, richer images that make the web faster. It uses program cjxl.exe. Batch processing of files (drag-n-drop). Program optimizes your file to new one with «_optimized» name ending (source file will remain intact). Reduce the size of your image files in one click with or without quality loss!
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Ultra7z Images to WebP Converter 1.02

Ultra7z Images to WebP Converter
Convert your pictures JPEG/PNG to smaller WEBP files (up to 10-50%)! High compression ratio – better than your programs / photo camera or smartphone. WebP is a modern image format that provides superior lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. Using WebP, webmasters and web developers can create smaller, richer images that make the web faster. It uses program cwebp.exe from Google. Batch processing of files (drag-n-drop). Reduce the size of your image files in one click with ot without quality loss! Program optimizes your file to new one with «_optimized» name ending (source file will remain intact). WebP lossless images are 26% smaller in size compared to PNGs. WebP lossy images are 25-34% smaller than comparable JPEG images at equivalent SSIM quality index.
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Ultra7z RAR Optimizer 1.03

Ultra7z RAR Optimizer
Optimize and convert your RAR to smaller RAR archives! Auto switch PPMD/DELTA/AUDIO/EXE/RGB/RAR4/RAR5/standard during creation RAR-archives. Full compatible with original RAR format. High compression ratio – usually better than WinRAR original. Batch processing of archives (drag-n-drop). Fast and Ultra modes for repacking! Reduce the size of your old and new archives in one click! Save space on your computer or cloud storage, and don’t overpay for storing your files! Support for recovery record.
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Ultra7z FreeArc Optimizer 1.01

Ultra7z FreeArc Optimizer (English)
Optimize and convert your .arc archives to smaller ones! Auto switch LZMA/PPMD/GRZIP/EXE/DISPACK/DELTA/DICT/LZP/REP during creation arc-archives (+ improved (tuned) lzma for jpg, bmp, wav, exe…) Full compatible with original ARC format. High compression ratio – better than non tuned FreeArc original. Batch processing of archives (drag-n-drop). Fast and Ultra modes for repacking! Reduce the size of your old and new archives in one click! Save space on your computer or cloud storage, and don’t overpay for storing your files!
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