To add files / folders to a new archive or into an existing .7z file
Create 7z files from system file explorerContext menu entry TrineZip > Add to archive, shows archive creation screen, to set compression settings, output destination, encryption (password protection), and other archiving options.
As alternative, context menu entry Add to .7Z, starts compression without further interaction
Create 7z files from TrineZip
Use Add button (or Add context menu entry) to show archive creation screen
Drag and drop files / folders from the system to a TrineZip instance; if you are browsing an existing archive you will be asked if you want to add files to current archive or create a new one
2. Open 7Z files Open 7z files in TrineZip with double click, or context menu "Open as archive" entry, that will attempt to read any user provided file type regardless file extension associations 3. Extract 7Z files Decompress 7z files from the systemContext menu TrineZip > Extract... shows archive extraction screen, to set output path, password (if needed) and other options
Select one or more archives and use context menu Extract here or Extract here (to new folder) for quick extraction with no further confirmation
Decompress 7z archives from TrineZip applicationExtract button shows archive extraction screen providing access to all decompression options
Extract all to... button starts simplified unpacking procedure, only asking for output path
As alternative, simply drag & drop from the application to the system the items you want to extract