If you want a Bandizip alternative without ads, HanFlow Zip is one option: it extracts and compresses from the right-click menu, lets you look inside an archive without extracting, opens 26 formats and has no ads and no sign-in. Below is what each tool offers, based on their own pages, so you can choose for yourself.
Why people look for a Bandizip alternative
Bandizip is a well-known archiver. Its own page says you can use it without paying, including at work, and lists the license as advertising-supported software, with some features such as archive repair, password recovery and image preview kept for the paid Professional edition (Bandisoft). People who search for an alternative usually want one of these: no ads, a tool that also runs on a Mac, or a simple one-time license.
What HanFlow Zip does
- Right-click in Explorer: Extract here · Extract to folder · Extract each separately · Add to zip · Compress each separately.
- Look inside without extracting: browse, search, add, delete and rename inside an archive, then drag out only the files you need.
- Opens 26 formats, including zip, 7z, rar, tar, gz, iso, egg and alz, and creates 14, including zip, 7z and tar variants.
- Compress safely: five compression levels, split archives, ZIP passwords (AES-256) and a test after compression.
- No ads, no sign-in, 26 interface languages.
Windows and Mac
HanFlow Zip runs on 64-bit Windows and on macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon. Bandizip lists Windows 7 to 11 on its page and has a separate macOS page. If you move between a Windows PC and a Mac, check that the formats you use most are supported on both.
Trial and license
HanFlow Zip has a 30-day trial with every feature, and no payment method is needed to start it. After the trial you can still open, view and extract existing archives; creating new archives is what needs a license. It is sold as a perpetual license — see pricing for the current price.
Which one to choose
- Choose Bandizip if you are happy with its no-cost edition and its ads and only use Windows.
- Choose HanFlow Zip if you want an archiver without ads that also runs on Apple silicon Macs, with a one-time license.
- For extract-only needs, Windows can open plain zip files on its own.
Frequently asked questions
Does HanFlow Zip show ads?
No. HanFlow Zip has no ads and needs no sign-in.
Can HanFlow Zip open rar and 7z files?
Yes. It opens 26 formats including rar, 7z, tar and iso. rar, egg and alz are extract-only.
What happens after the 30-day trial?
You can keep opening, viewing and extracting archives. Creating new archives needs a license.