PeaZip 10.7.0 refines its file management and viewing experience with cross-platform thumbnail support, integrated viewers, and an overhauled codebase that improves speed, stability, and user privacy.
The open-source archiver PeaZip has released version 10.7.0, marking one of its most comprehensive updates in recent years. The new version focuses on usability, maintainability, and visual improvements, introducing key upgrades across macOS, Linux, and Windows platforms.
Among the most visible changes is the redesigned file manager, now capable of displaying image thumbnails across all supported systems. Thumbnails are generated dynamically and never cached, reinforcing PeaZip’s privacy-first approach. Users can toggle thumbnails automatically or on demand using the main menu or the Ctrl+Space shortcut. On macOS, PeaZip gains a more capable dynamic virtual mode and native Quick Look integration in the “Open with” menu.
A fully integrated image viewer debuts in this release, allowing users to preview, zoom (from 5% to 1000%), and navigate through images directly within archives or directories. The viewer supports immersive mode, renaming, and secure deletion, while keeping image management lightweight and consistent with the app’s broader design. The text viewer has also been improved, now offering search, line and word counts, encoding selection, and word wrap options.
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Under the hood, PeaZip 10.7.0 upgrades its backend to Pea 1.27 and compiles with Lazarus 4.2, retaining compatibility with Lazarus 3.x and 2.x. A major refactoring effort cleans up legacy code, improves naming consistency, and restructures crypto and hash libraries to support non-x86 architectures.
This version fixes multiple user-reported issues, including compression preset loading errors, CRC display inconsistencies on non-Windows systems, and focus-stealing behavior in Linux and BSD file browsers. Extraction performance has also improved, with more accurate Brotli and Zpaq progress reporting and an option to retain files if Zstd extraction fails.
PeaZip now supports 242 archive file extensions, strengthening its position as a versatile archiver and file manager. ClamAV integration has been enhanced for Linux and macOS users, offering more robust malware detection. The software continues to support translations in over 30 languages, with an open call for community contributors to maintain and expand localization coverage.
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