File Compression

If you're downloading files off the Internet, or sending projects to our Prepress Department, you'll need a compression utility to make your files smaller. The applications listed below offer a wide range file formats, including .sit, .zip, .bin, and .hqx. This list of File Compression software is a good starting place for tools to send or archive your files.

Windows

• StuffIt Deluxe/Stuffit Expander
  Stuffit Deluxe offers file compression and decompression in over 2 dozen file formats. Free StuffIt Expander offers expansion only in the same wide range of formats.
  
  
  
• WinZip
  WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of Zip files and other compression formats. The optional wizard interface makes zipping and unzipping easier than ever. WinZip features built-in support for CAB files and for popular Internet file formats such as TAR, gzip, UUencode, BinHex, and MIME. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported via external programs. WinZip interfaces to most virus scanners.
  
  
  

Macintosh

• StuffIt Expander/DropStuff
  Stuffit Deluxe for Macintosh is a powerful tool that can expand and compress .sit, .zip, .tar, .hqx, .sitx, .mime, .yenc, .bin, .tgz, and many other formats. Free StuffIt Expander offers decompression only.