StuffIt is a file compression software that is easy to use and works well to compress PDF files, music and audio files. It can be used to free up space on your hard drive and to fit compressed files onto Cd’s, DVDs and other drives. StuffIt supports 12 compression formats. Some of them include ZIP, ARC, HQX, BTOA, BZ2 and Gzip. In addition, software offers a strong 512-bit encryption to protect your compressed files.

StuffIt supports 29 extraction formats. Some of them include, LHA/LZH, IZMA, MIME/B64, Bzip and CAB. StuffIt is one of the best known names in file compression software. It has an easy to use batch compression feature, with provisions to create new archives. More files can be added to the archive list effortlessly. All files and folders present in the list will be compressed into one batch archive.

Automatic creation of archives can be scheduled, and they can be sent via email or FTP, or you can burn them to Cd’s and DVDs. StuffIt can also be accessed using Windows Explorer. The best thing about the software is the fact that it creates self-extracting archives. StuffIt is compatible with different languages. Ultimately, the vast varieties of compression formats make StuffIt a very useful file compression software.