BACKEND
Fewer FreeArc's SFX modules are now embedded by default: arc-tiny.linux.sfx, freearc.sfx, freearc-installer.sfx, freearc-tiny.sfx. If needed, other self extracting modules can still be downloaded from FreeArc's official website for free.
Main executables are no longer compressed with UPX, resulting in a bit larger disk occupation (about 7MB) but smaller installer (about 1.5 MB) and less RAM usage (each instance does no longer need to be uncompressed in memory to run)
If it is critical to reduce disk occupation, executables can be compressed with UPX through PeaZip itself
FILE MANAGER
Added history popup menu rightclicking on refresh button in address bar
Added search history popup menu rightclicking on search button in address bar
Changed low contrast text color to avoid it being the same color of default form color in Classic Windows theme for Vista/7
Minor fixes
EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING
Fixed speed calculation for jobs lasting past midnight
WINDOWS INSTALLER
64 bit version has now WIN64 in application name
New icons for most common archive formats 7Z, RAR and ZIP/ZIPX

_http://peazip.googlec....1.WINDOWS.exe

_http://peazip.googlec....1.WINDOWS.zip

_http://peazip.googlec....9.1.WIN64.exe

_http://peazip.googlec....9.1.WIN64.zip

FILE MANAGER
(Windows) File manager shows image thumbnails and information about graphic files, only while browsing/searching the filesystem
thumbnails does not get stored
thumbnails calculation generates a set of 4 dedicated threads, if folder or search filter is changed a new set of threads is created and old threads are stopped as soon as possible (file level and thread level granularity: each thread can be stopped separately, at the completition of each image)
Organize > Show picture thumbnails in main menu toggle the feature on/off
No file is selected when an archive is opened (generally, anytime listing root level of the archive), so by default extract button performs "extract all"
F2 remapped to rename file(s) as in Windows' file explorer
Unchanged: Ctrl+F2 browse desktop, Shift+F2 browse computer root, Ctrl+Shift+F2 browse archive's root
EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING
PeaLauncher improved as standalone application, at startup accepts drag and drop of a single archive to be extracted (or alternatively it can start file selection dialog)
Elapsed time string shows minutes and seconds if the job takes more than one minute

_http://peazip.googlec....0.WINDOWS.exe

_http://peazip.googlec....0.WINDOWS.zip

_http://peazip.googlec...-4.0.WIN64.exe

_http://peazip.googlec...-4.0.WIN64.zip

BACKEND
Pea 0.39
CODE
Optimized installer, help file is now by default online, users save it locally only if desired
FILE MANAGER
File tools
Checksum/hash (selected/displayed) files fully integrated in file manager, algorithm can be selected from a wide array of 15 algorithms: Adler32, CRC16/24/32/64, eDonkey, MD4, MD5, Ripemd160, SHA1, SHA224/256/386/512, Whirlpool512
Fast duplicate finder (selected/displayed) fully integrated in file manager, can find duplicate files in directories or search filters, uses the algorithm selected for Checksum/hash function
Split/Join file entry hidden in File tools submenu, as the features are fully integrated in Add/Extract
Fixed: quick and secure delete functions can now operate on read only files (Windows)
Improved handling potentially lengthy job interacting with file manager
checksum, find duplicates and rename displays progress in title bar, and have an uniform activity indicator (progress bar in address bar), and uniform model for stopping (stop button in address bar)
Improved address bar
Added history context menu to back and forward icons
Added computer's root icon in address bar's breadcrumb
Added context menu with synthetic quick jump list (most common filesystem paths and bookmarks 1..8) to computer's root icon
Keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl+F2 copy to
Shift+F2 move to
Ctrl+F4 browse computer root (Ctrl+U removed)
Shift+F4 browse desktop
F7 add to bookmarks
Ctrl+F7 open in a new instance of PeaZip
Shif+F7 open command prompt in selected path
Alt+F7 explore selected path
Advanced filters shortcut changed to Shift+F9
Ctrl+F10 run as different user
Alt+F10 run as administrator
F11 toggle maximized mode
Rename single or multiple selected files using middle mouse button
Search
Searching from filter field now apply recursivity, if set, as searching with F3
Simple search mode in Organize menu (optional, flagged by default) for easier searches
Various speed and responsiveness improvements
(Windows Vista and newer) UAC integration: main menu Options > Run as administrator (Alt+F10) to perform operations requiring elevated permission
(Linux) fixed problem in Ctrl+A to select all
EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING
Archiving path is cheched if accessible and writeable before attempting to write the output file
More information given in the graphic wrapper during extraction/archiving operations

_http://peazip.googlec....1.WINDOWS.exe

_http://peazip.googlec....1.WINDOWS.zip

_http://peazip.googlec...-4.1.WIN64.exe

_http://peazip.googlec...-4.1.WIN64.zip

FILE MANAGER
Immersive mode for file browser (full screen, no window border), toggle with Ctrl+F11 (option is volatile, not saved in configuration, it is just meant for enhancing browsing space on request)
Improved custom applications menus allows 8 more applications, links or scripts automatically detects recent AVG versions, Microsoft Security Essentials, Google Chrome
Improved thumbnail viewer does not rebuild thumbnails when sorting free memory changing small/large icon size
Fixed: (Windows) browsing computer's root may fail at application startup
Fixed: (Windows) loading list of objects from system context menu may not work under some conditions, only the first time application runs in a session
Fixed: descending sorting is now remembered
Fixed: correct size is now reported in status bar for selected items over 2GB
Various minor fixes and improvements
EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING
ARC format, now archiving relative paths by default, optionally absolute paths can be stored (advanced options tab in archive creation interface)
More information dispayed in report tab during operation: completed strings are displayed
WINDOWS INSTALLER
Reduce packages size some superseeded formats (lpaq1/5, paq8f/jd/l) moved to external plugin uses uncompressed Winodws icons (package compression is more efficient)

_http://peazip.googlec....2.WINDOWS.exe

_http://peazip.googlec....2.WINDOWS.zip

_http://peazip.googlec...-4.2.WIN64.exe

_http://peazip.googlec...-4.2.WIN64.zip

BACKEND
Added support to open as archive EPUB ebook file format, a total of 135 file extensions are supported - formats usually not handled as archives can be opened from PeaZip's context menu "Open as archive" rather being associated with the application directly, which would be inconvenient for most users.
FILE MANAGER
Address field can now be set to be viewed as breadcrumb (default) or string, with "Show address as breadcrumb" flag in address bar navigation dropdown menu
Improved password management
Flag "Keep password for current session" (default) in password form, to remember password and keyfile for the current session; unflagging this option password and keyfile are kept until a new archive is browsed
Fixed bug in keeping "Show password" flag
Keyfile field now accepts paste and free edit
Password manager
passwords list (may even contain keyfiles name, if desired) can be saved with authenticated encryption and optional two factor authentication
a default password is used unless the user sets password and/or keyfile, recommended to keep privacy of data saved in the password manager
once password/keyfile is set, authentication will be required before accessing data from password manager
password list is shown in password form, in the dropdown menu on the left of password filed (when selected, are automatically applied to confirmation field)
password and notes can also be copied and pasted where needed, i.e. password manager can be used to store passwords for other applications, websites, etc
password list can be exported
as plain text file, containing unencrypted data, for any use
as encrypted file, for backup
a password list's .bak file can be manually imported back as password manager file, renaming it as pm (no extension) and copying it to PeaZip's configuration path (linked in Options > Settings); this file will have the same content and password it had when it was originally saved. This mechanism in example allows to roll back to a previous password list, or maintain various off line password lists, or exchange protected password lists with other users or other machines
Improved search
It is now possible to set search recursivity from search popup menu
It is now possible to set default for search recursivity
Fixed: create ARC with relative paths fails if path contains space
Open as archive moved to root level of file browser context menu for better visibility

_http://sourceforge.ne...S.exe/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...S.zip/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...4.exe/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...4.zip/download

FILE MANAGER
136 file extensions supported (added .oxt file format)
Fixed integration of PEA format with context menu
Fixed untranslated text in Password form
Improved extraction against unintended automatic extraction without paths: when extracting while browsing in flat mode the ignore paths directive is overridden
Improved deleting directories, first retry automatically (in case files temporarily locked by the system or resident software during the first attempt), then ask user about possible locked files
Improved -peazipreset switch for selective removal of configuration and of customizations (Applications, Bookmarks, and Password manager)
It is now possible to use only keyfiles for encryption (alongside only password, or both), consistently with Password manager encryption
Password manager shows up to date dropdown menu in Password form each time it is updated
EXTRACTION and ARCHIVING
Archiving and extraction interfaces were made simpler to read and use
Input area is now in the top side of the form in the first tab, output area (with output name and most important options) is in the bottom area
Removed redundant information and graphic
Improved aspect with larger fonts, and on Linux
In archiving interface compression level option was added in the first tab, and output name fild can be directly edited (changing archive type and using dialog displays standard name suggestion, as in previous versions)
WINDOWS INSTALLER
By default now only "Add to archive" and "Browse path with PeaZip" are created in SendTo menu

_http://sourceforge.ne...S.exe/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...S.zip/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...4.exe/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...4.zip/download

FILE MANAGER
Added keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl+Alt+F3 (web search form) and Shift+Alt+F3 (web search on peazip.org)
Ctrl+F5 (open path) Shift+F5 (open archive)
(Windows) New quick window docking menu: send PeaZip to the four sides and angles of the desktop with Ctrl+Alt+arrow
(Windows) Added "Properties" dialog in context menu
Added switches
-add2multiseparate: start a single instance, add multiple input to archive, each to separate archive
-add2multisplit (replaces add2split): start a single instance, add multiple input to file split (consolidate in tar if it is not a single file)
-ext2browseasarchive: force opening the file as archive
(Windows) Added "Check for updates" feature in help group
Fixed display the application in foreground when started
(Windows) Improved startup times in slow network environment
By default, does not get mapped network drives information
If set to get information, in case of failure the switch is ignored for the session, and then tried again in next sessions
Improved "Save job definition"
Featured as context menu in archiving and extraction interfaces
(Windows) by default saves as .bat file with default system's character encoding, so the script can be directly executed
It is now possible to save job definition for extracting multiple files at once
It is now possible to save job definition for archiving each input item to separate archives
Job definition scripts are saved by default in PeaZip's applications data path (user specific for installable version)
Improved file split/join features
(Windows) Split file featured by default in system context menu
Split is by default a favourite format (Add button's context menu, Archive interface)
Re-introduced file split/join entries in File tools submenu
Selecting Split format automatically switches volume size to Custom
Fixed a graphic glitch in displaying file split buttons
No checksum by default, consistently with default behavior of other file split utilities
Improved file/archive manager
Improved context menu, now divided in 3 functional areas
Archive management (top) add, extract, test, password...
Navigation (middle) navigation and organization features (browser mode, sorting, select)
File management (bottom) open with, rename, delete, properties...
Improved status area
Status area displays a quick switch button between views (same as Alt+8)
Status bar and Details bar displays basic controls to customize browser type and size
Improved Details view
Improved toolbar area, buttons are auto sized for optimal placement
Improved navigation bar
More prominence given to Open path, Open archive, and Search and drag here, moved in a top level branch expaneded by default
Application menu opens selected objects with chosen application, launches the application if nothing is selected
Added quick jump context menu to navigation bar (same popup menu as for the root of breadcrumb in the address bar)
Improved Web search adding search in Google+ and SourceForge
WINDOWS INSTALLER
(Windows 7+) Added option to use non-cascaded menu as alternative to default cascaded menus (flag Custom during installation, or run System integration wizard)
Added -ext2browseasarchive "Open as archive" action for any file type
Added "Extract archives" to any file type when the menu is cascaded, as quick shortcut to open extraction interface (accepts dropping files) or fallback if an archive type is not associated with PeaZip for any reason
Removed emergency Start menu link "Reset PeaZip", moved as .bat in PeaZip's /res folder
SendTo menu by default features Add, Extract, Open as archive, and Browse path with PeaZip entries

_http://sourceforge.ne...S.exe/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...S.zip/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...4.exe/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...4.zip/download

* Added support for Open Office 1.x fils (SX*/ST*), PCV MozBackup files, BSZ (BS Player), RMSKIN (Rainmeter), WSZ/WAL (Winamp), and WMZ (Windows Media Player) skin files
* Fixed untranslated strings in UI
* Fixed bug in navigating non mapped network paths from the breadcrumb

_http://peazip.googlec....1.WINDOWS.exe

_http://peazip.googlec....1.WINDOWS.zip

_http://peazip.googlec....5.1.WIN64.exe

_http://peazip.googlec....5.1.WIN64.zip

BACKEND
Pea backend updated to 0.40
UPX backed updated to 3.08
CODE
Updated used Wolfgang Ehrhardt's crypto libraries with packages crc_hash_2012-03-27, ppch_2012-03-27, and util_2012-03-27
FILE MANAGER
Added "Recent archives" group in Navigation bar
Added quick link to "Users" folder in Filesystem group (in Navigation bar and navigation menus)
Improved quick jump context menu (Navigation bar, breadcrumb), now displaying first 4 bookmarks and first 4 recent archives for quick access
Improved address bar dropdown menu bar
Improved application toolbar
Added secure delete and properties buttons to archive manager toolbar, improved additional functions drop down menu
New file manager toolbar containing buttons of most common file management features
"+" icon on the right of the toolbar area toggles archive manager and file manager toolbars, consistently with navigation and status bar
Improved handling of Pea file format and of utilities provided through Pea backend
PEA/UNPEA operations now takes password/keyfile from PeaZip consistently with other formats
Pea format volume check algorithm is now set in context sensitive way with PeaZip GUI, if password is set AES EAX256 encryption is used, else SHA hash is used
Pea executable auto closes if no error is encountered, improving its use for chained operations: PEA/UNPEA, file split/join, secure delete
Improved saving resource usage when displaying several thousands of items, update intervals are better scaled
Updated themes
Fixed: dynamically loading SHMultiFileProperties to allow running the application on Windows 2000 and previous systems
Various minor fixes and improvements
Added switches -add2archive-add add to existing archive (if found) and -add2archive-update as previous switch, but updates only if files in archive are older
Improved browsing UNC paths
Improved displaying file types and icons inside some types of archive
Reorganized System tools submenu
157 extensions supported: added support for IMA, IMG and IMZ disk images, and AIR Adobe installer files

_http://sourceforge.ne...S.exe/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...S.zip/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...4.exe/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...4.zip/download

* Added context menu to all "+" areas to quickly customize all function bars.
* Updated translations.
* Minor fixes.

_http://sourceforge.ne...S.exe/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...S.zip/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...4.exe/download

_http://sourceforge.ne...4.zip/download