
The module has limited performance compared to other archive software. Meanwhile, this opportunity can be leveraged not only to add tar support, but to rewrite the entire module in C# and address existing usability issues. The module supports the zip32 format only.NET 7 is planned to support the tar archive format, so there is an opportunity to support an additional archive format by taking advantage of these new APIs. The goal for the Archive module is to build a high-performing and maintainable module that offers high utility and works cross-platform (especially with regard to file paths).Ĭurrently, the archive module has a number of limitations. For more information on what is proposed in this rewrite, or to give feedback on the design please refer to the RFC. Please note that this release only contains the Compress-Archive cmdlet and is only compatible with PowerShell 7.3.0-preview5 and up. This release is the first preview release of a rewrite of the module and is not feature complete.

We are excited to announce that the first preview of a rewrite of, the module that lets you create and extract archives, is now available on the PowerShell Gallery.
