The Metro version of WinZip has received a new round of improvements today

Oct 1, 2013 05:44 GMT  ·  By

The Modern version of WinZip has received a brand new update this morning, getting full support for Windows 8.1 and compatibility with a few more cloud services.

According to the official release notes, WinZIP now comes on Windows 8 and 8.1 with support for 22 new archive formats, as it follows: .gz, .bz, .ISO, .CAB, .B64, .BHX, .BZ, .BZ2, .CAB, .HQX, .LHA and .LHZ, .MIM, .TAZ, .TBZ, .TBZ2 .TGZ, .TZ, .UU, .UUE .XXE, and .Z.

What’s more, the app can now work with the CloudMe storage service for ZIP and ZIPX files, while also comprising options to customize the app with various image backgrounds.

WinZip continues to offer support for all Windows 8 and 8.1 versions developed by Microsoft, including the tablet-oriented RT and the desktop x86 and x64 builds.

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