Resources & Support

File Compression

When downloading items or sending artwork to us, you'll need a utility to compress and decompress your files. Compressing and archiving files together can make them substantially smaller in size, resulting in saved disk space, quicker transmission times and easier file management. If you're looking for a specific file compression utility, chances are that it appears below.

Windows

• ALZip™

  ALZip is a freeware archiving and compression utility designed for speed and ease of use. It supports 36 archive and compression file formats including Zip, opens CD image files (ISO, BIN), opens virtual CD files (LCD), creates eight archive and compression file formats, creates self-extracting files and splits compressed files for easy transfers.

• StuffIt Expander/DropStuff

  Print industry standard compression software. Used as the main compression software for file uploading in the print industry. Or if you're downloading files off the Internet, or sending files to friends and coworkers, you need this utility. StuffIt Expander allows you to decompress and use a wide range file formats, including .zip, .bin, and .hqx.

• WinRAR®

  WinRAR is a shareware file compression utility that features the ability to process non-RAR archive formats including Zip files, support for long filenames, self-extracting archives, the repair of damaged archives, authenticity verification and encryption.

• WinZip®

  WinZip is the popular compression utility for the Windows environment. Its tight integration with Windows and its optional wizard interface makes file compression quick and easy. In addition to support for the Zip standard, WinZip features support for RAR, CAB, TAR, gzip and other standards.

Mac OS X

• MacRAR™

  MacRAR is a shareware RAR file compression utility for the Mac. It features drag-and-drop support, an appearance manager and navigation services. It also has AppleHelp documentation, information on archived items and on the archive itself.

• MacZip™

  MacZip is a freeware tool that supports PKZip compression and extraction. MacZip can compress files for Mac, Windows, Unix and others. It also supports data encryption for secure archiving.

• StuffIt Expander/DropStuff

  Print industry standard compression software. Used as the main compression software for file uploading in the print industry. Or, if you're downloading files off the Internet, or sending files to friends and coworkers, you need this utility. StuffIt Expander allows you to decompress and use a wide range file formats, including .zip, .bin, and .hqx.

Linux

• GNU gzip

  The popular GNU Zip compression utility. It is commonly used with TAR to provide an excellent archiving format.

• StuffIt®

  The Linux version of the popular cross-platform compression utility, StuffIt supports all popular compression standards, including Zip, RAR, SIT and many more. The utility features lossless compression, 512-bit data encryption, password protection, and archive splitting for ease of file transfer.

• The Cool Zippi Tool

  An X-Forms-based compression utility that supports eight different compression formats, including Zip, gzip, bzip2, *nix Compress, tar, tar+gzip, tar+bzip2 and tar+Compress.