12Ghosts Zip

12Ghosts Zip is a tiny utility that enables you to compress files and extract content from archives. It can be seamlessly handled, even by first-time users.

The interface of the program is plain and simple to navigate through. When creating a new archive, you can get started by establishing its output filename, directory and format (ZIP, EXE).

You can add files to compress (including TXT, DOC and XLS items) and select the action between adding and replacing files, refreshing the existing ones, moving items, or updating and adding files.

You can pick the compression mode, assign a password, set attributes (e.g. include system and hidden files), include subfolders, add items with wildcards, and make the app save the extra folder information.

You can sort items in the file list by various criteria (e.g. by name, type, date or size), integrate 12Ghosts Zip into the Explorer context menu and set it to automatically verify for the ZIP association at program startup.

The simple-to-use tool runs on a very low amount of CPU and system memory, has a good response time and includes user documentation. We have not come across any issues during our tests; 12Ghosts Zip did not freeze, crash or pop up error dialogs. Its interface could use some improvements in the visual department.