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WinZip

Summary

WinZip is an application software[1]. WinZip ranks in the top 9% of application_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WinZip's instance of is recorded as application software[3].
  • WinZip's instance of is recorded as file archiver[4].
  • WinZip was published by Q10393853[5].
  • WinZip's developer is recorded as Alludo[6].
  • WinZip's developer is recorded as Q10393853[7].
  • WinZip's copyright license is recorded as shareware[8].
  • WinZip's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • WinZip's operating system is recorded as macOS[10].
  • WinZip's operating system is recorded as iOS[11].
  • WinZip's operating system is recorded as Android[12].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 21.0[13].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 21.5[14].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 22.0[15].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 22.5[16].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 23.0[17].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 24.0[18].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 25.0[19].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 26.0.14610[20].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[21].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5[22].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[23].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[24].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0[25].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0[26].
  • WinZip's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include application software[3] and file archiver[4].

History and Context

April 3, 1991 marks the founding of WinZip[28].

Why It Matters

WinZip ranks in the top 9% of application_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month).[2] WinZip has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] WinZip is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Android application Corel iOS macOS Microsoft Windows optical disc image Virtual Hard Disk Virtual Machine Disk

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . winzip.com. winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . support.winzip.com. support.winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . support.winzip.com. support.winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . support.winzip.com. support.winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . support.winzip.com. support.winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . support.winzip.com. support.winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . support.winzip.com. support.winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . support.winzip.com. support.winzip.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    License → —
    Writable file format → ZIP, LHA
    Copyright license → shareware
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||no, th, nb */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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