Gilles Vollant WinImage is a shareware program that can be used to copy disks as images, and this software also has an integrated set of features that can allow users to create, view and edit supported disk image formats. It can reproduce data from partitions of physical drives like USB data storage devices, CD-ROMs, internal hard disks, VHDs and floppy disks, as well as from entire directory libraries (Linux, ISO, DMF, FAT, NTFS, VHD). The data included in the disk image can then be viewed and accessed from a virtual drive. From the image, files can be extracted, formats changed, new indexes added, and the image itself can be defragmented. WinImage can be used to create programs that remove viruses or customized boot disks. Several functions can also be automated through its Batch Assistant function. It can also serve as a backup for the user’s hard disk. WinImage is available in versions that are suitable for Windows 95/98, and Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and displays the Windows interface. Gilles Vollant WinImage is shared on the website of the Association of Software Professionals and may be used on trial for 30 days.
The PeaZip for Linux software is a freeware which allows managing, archiving and compressing different files in Linux environment. It uses graphical images to interact with users and was based on Lazarus IDE of Free Pascal compiler. Developed by Giorgio Tami and released its first version Peazip for Linux v1.6 in April 2007. This software can be used in KDE, Gnome, Xfce or any other desktop manager. Peazip for Linux can be installed directly to the operating system or as a standalone program by using a removable device. In KDE desktop, the installer instantly creates menu entries while in Gnome it requires copying an archiving folder to another system’s scripts folder. It has the ability to extract more than 150 different file types and create various data compression files. It is available for users of Linux QT and GTK2 (DEB, RPM and TGZ) widget toolkit. Aside from archiving files, it also offers special security features with its password and keyfile authentication.
The PeaZip for Windows tool is an application that is categorized as a freeware file compression tool. This program allows users to manage, compress and archive data contained in one or more files or folders. This software is integrated with compatibility support for the Microsoft Windows environment. This program is implemented with graphical images that users can interact with in order to access its integrated features. The file compression specifications that are used by this application include data encoding and compression algorithms similar to those used by Lazarus IDE of Free Pascal compiler. This software can be used in x86-32 and x86-64 Microsoft Windows platforms. It is capable of creating, converting and extracting a total of 150 different file formats. Aside from its easy to use graphical interface, it allows user to drag and drop regular or compressed files into the interface without requiring a temp folder. It is also integrated with the context menu of Windows Explorer so it allows user to access the program just by right clicking on the file. The installer package also offers a bundled Anti-Virus Guard (AVG) Security Toolbar adware or the plain software package. In case the bundled with adware is downloaded the user can still optionally decline the adware.