Convert cab to 7-zip

Conversion of cab file format to 7-zip file format ^beta

Search for cab to 7-zip converter or software able to handle these file types.

Convert Windows Cabinet Compressed Archive to 7z compressed archive.

We have found one software suitable in our database for this conversion.

This conversion basically represents repacking compressed archive from Windows Cabinet format (.cab) to 7-zip (.7-zip) format.

The most convenient way to convert cab to 7-zip would be to use a program that supports both of these compression formats, for example 7-zip or ALzip. But of course you can use one software to extract the contents of .cab file and use another to compress the files using 7-zip.

Worth mentioning is that 7-zip archives use like half dozen of various extensions for default archive, so sometimes a simple rename may associate you 7-zip file in your file manager.

Microsoft Windows software - convert cab to 7-zip on Windows

7-zip

Popular open source file archiver with a high compression ratio

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
Convert from cab file	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
to 7-zip file	Yes, 7-zip supports 7-zip file conversion as a target file type.	Yes	Yes	7-zip editor	Yes	No	No	Yes

The table with program actions contains information about what each program is capable of doing with their files. This may be a good pointer for further searches for certain file conversions and help you find the converter you are looking for if our search result is insufficient for you. However, it is far from perfect and may sometimes show results which are not really usable because of the nature of the software handles the files. So a conversion that appears as possible, just because of matched actions, may in fact not be possible.

Additional links: Open cab file, Open 7-zip file

CAB

A cab file extension is commonly used for compressed archives found in Microsoft Windows operating system.

7-ZIP

Files with 7-zip extension are compressed archives in the 7-zip compression file format used by 7-ZIP tool for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Igor Pavlov.

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