Download WinZip Mac Pro for Mac

In the edit

You have a batch of RAW files to send to a client, or a folder of layered TIFFs that needs to leave your Mac without the metadata getting in the way. WinZip Mac Pro handles that kind of job: compress, encrypt, then push the archive straight to iCloud Drive, Dropbox or Google Drive. No extra upload step.

Works on your Intel or Apple Silicon Mac

WinZip Mac Pro 12 works on macOS 10.15 and later, and it runs on both Intel (x86 64-bit) and Apple Silicon Macs. If your machine is a 2020 M1 MacBook Air or a 2019 Intel iMac, it will install and run the same way.

Compress and send without fuss

Drag a folder of wedding proofs onto the window, and the archive is ready in a moment. The interface is fresh for this version, and the drag-and-drop archiving means you spend less time clicking through menus.

Encrypt before you share

When a client contract or a gallery of finished edits needs to travel, the built-in encryption keeps it locked. You choose the password, send the archive, and the rest is handled.

A session with WinZip Mac Pro, step by step

Monday morning, and I have a client's edited album — about forty TIFFs, a PDF of the print order, and a folder of web-sized JPEGs — sitting on my desktop. Here is how that plays out.

I open WinZip Mac Pro and drag the whole folder onto the window. The app reads the contents and shows me what is going in. I notice it flags two files with the same name — a duplicate detection I had not thought about. I remove the copy, choose ZipX as the format for better compression, and tick the encrypt box. A password later, the archive builds. I click the cloud button and send it straight to the Dropbox folder I share with the lab. No Finder window, no upload dialogue, no second app.

Another day, a different scenario: a wedding client sends me a RAR archive of their raw phone footage because they do not know I use a Mac. WinZip Mac Pro converts it on the spot — LZH, LHA, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, all the formats I rarely touch become a plain Zip or ZipX without me hunting for a converter. I open the converted archive, drag the clips into my editor, and move on.

Then there is the clipboard trick. I copy a selection of files in the Finder — a few contracts, a style guide, a mood board — and paste them straight into a new Zip file inside WinZip Mac Pro. It feels like pasting text, but it is a dozen files landing in one archive. That saves me from creating a folder, naming it, dragging items in, and then compressing it.

Interface refresh helps you work faster under pressure

Version 12.0.7282 is the current build, and the changes that matter most during a busy season are small but noticeable. The interface got a refresh, so the buttons and panels feel cleaner when you are working fast. The cloud connections to iCloud Drive, Dropbox and Google Drive are right there in the toolbar — no separate setup screen each time you want to upload. For someone who sends archives daily, that shaves off a few clicks per job.

The format conversion also works from the main window now. I used to open a separate utility to turn a 7Z file into a Zip; now I drop the foreign archive into WinZip Mac Pro and it converts it in place. The duplicate file detection is another addition that saves time when you archive a messy folder full of 'final_final_v3' versions. You see the duplicates listed, pick the one you want, and the archive stays lean.

Requires macOS 10.15 or later and runs on recent Macs

WinZip Mac Pro 12 asks for macOS 10.15 or later, and it runs on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. If you are on a recent MacBook Pro, an iMac from the last few years, or a Mac mini with an M-series chip, it will install without extra steps. The installer includes activation instructions, so you do not need to search for a serial number or sign into an account before you start compressing.

The app does not demand a specific amount of free disk space beyond what the archive itself needs. It works with files stored on your local drive, on an external SSD, or in a cloud folder that is synced to your Mac. You can keep your working files where they are and just point WinZip Mac Pro at them.

Keeps your wedding galleries small and secure

WinZip Mac Pro is for anyone who sends files regularly and wants to keep them small and secure. If you are a wedding photographer like me, you send galleries, contracts, and print orders every week — compressing and encrypting becomes part of the routine rather than an extra chore. The cloud upload feature matters most when you work from a laptop and do not want to juggle Finder tabs and browser uploads.

Graphic designers and illustrators who share layered TIFFs or large InDesign packages will appreciate the format conversion. When a collaborator sends a RAR or 7Z file from a Windows machine, you do not need to ask them to re-zip it. Mac users who manage a mix of personal and professional archives — tax documents, scanned receipts, family photo collections — will find the duplicate detection and clipboard paste helpful for keeping things organised. Anyone who has ever emailed a folder full of files and watched it fail because of attachment size limits will find a use for the compression and the cloud send.

New this release

Mac it needs

• macOS 10.15 or later
• Intel 64-bit or Apple Silicon processor
• Interface language: English