StuffIt Deluxe 7.5

by Smith Micro Software Inc.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000066963
• Item model number: SDW75BX
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,693 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #66 in Software > Utilities > File Compression & Decompression
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

While Aladdin System's StuffIt compression and decompression software has been available for Windows for quite a while, it's the last few versions that have really started giving Windows stalwarts PKZIP and WinZip a run for their compression.

The latest Windows incarnation, StuffIt Deluxe 7.5, includes a variety of features that make it worth the upgrade. Integrated with Microsoft Office, the OfficeReady StuffIt component of StuffIt Deluxe lets users automatically compress or compress and e-mail a file from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint with a single click. (Note: It does require at least Microsoft Outlook 98 to e-mail the compressed files.)

Aladdin claims that StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 offers the tightest compression of any zip application out today and our informal tests backed up their claim. Compressing a 50 MB video file with both WinZip and StuffIt resulted in a 45 MB and a 44.4 MB archive, respectively. And when we compacted five PDF files (with a total size of 691 KB), WinZip compressed them down to 569 KB while StuffIt managed slightly better, packing them down to 567 KB. Neither StuffIt compression job was that much smaller than WinZip, but the .6 MB on the video file could make a difference when storing it or transferring it online.

StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 also includes 128-bit encryption built in. If you couple that with its password-protection capabilities, you can ensure that your archives are for your eyes only--or for those recipients to whom you supply the password.

But it's the easy-to-use interface that has always held appeal for StuffIt users. You can easily compress or decompress files by dragging and dropping them into the StuffIt window. After you customize a few settings (where to expand an archive, what panes to have in the window, etc.), you don't even have to click through any options. And the cross-platform capability means that you can share your files with Macintosh users as well as users with Linux and Solaris machines.

StuffIt Deluxe can also search through archives on your computer--both ZIP and SIT archives--to find files that are buried within. And StuffIt Deluxe includes a full self-extracting archive-creation tool that now lets you send a text message with the archive and receive an e-mail confirmation when the archive has been opened (for sharing presentations or other work with collaborators).

StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 also includes the personal edition of StuffIt Express, which integrates with Windows Task Scheduler to automate functions such as performing backups or transferring archives to an FTP site, so you can schedule the entire process of backup and offsite upload of your data.

You can download StuffIt Expander for free, but the relatively inexpensive cost of StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 is definitely worth considering if you share a lot of Microsoft Office files or have the need to create your own self-extracting archives. --J. Curtis

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stuffit Deluxe is wonderful, September 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 (CD-ROM)

and it does compress to zip files. Almost as well as sit files. for cross platform compatibility, it does better than most programs designed to do just that. I'd purchase this product if you are looking for any sort of pc to mac transfer at all. it makes things so much easier.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars StuffIt, January 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 (CD-ROM)

StuffIt was the premiere archiving utililty for the Macintosh. The Windows version is just an adequate product. It serves it's purpose well, but .SIT files are rather rare on the Windows platform. If you need interchangeability, look for WinZIP or WinRAR. Both .ZIP and .RAR files are much, much more common in Windows than are .SIT files.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great archiving and compression utility, January 14, 2003

By 

sundeep (mechanicsburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 (CD-ROM)

StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 includes a variety of features that make it worth the upgrade.
It is tightly integrated with Microsoft Office.It lets users automatically compress
or compress and e-mail a file from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint with a single click.

Compressing a 100 MB video file with both WinZip and StuffIt resulted in a 90 MB
and a 90.2 MB archive, respectively.

StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 also includes 128-bit encryption built in. If
you couple that with its password-protection capabilities, you can ensure
that your archives are protected. Only those persons can open it who have the password.

You can easily compress or decompress files by dragging and dropping
them into the StuffIt window.The cross-platform capability means
that you can share your files with Macintosh users as well as users with
Linux and Unix machines.

StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 also includes the personal edition of StuffIt Express,
which integrates with Windows Task Scheduler to automate functions such as
performing backups or transferring archives to an FTP site.