Mac app · MacPaw
The Unarchiver
Best for: Opening nearly any archive format.
- Best for
- Opening nearly any archive format
- Developer
- MacPaw
- Price
- Free
- Our testing
- Not yet hands-on tested
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The Unarchiver
Free
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Features
- Extracts RAR, 7z, ZIP, tar and many other formats
- Handles filename encodings
- Mac App Store install
- Simple preferences
- Small and fast
Benefits and disadvantages
Benefits
- Free
- Opens nearly every archive
- Super simple
- Lightweight
Disadvantages (cons)
- Extract only, cannot create most archives
- Limited options
- No password creation
- Less actively marketed or updated
Who should use The Unarchiver
- Anyone who receives odd archive formats
- Casual users
- People who just want to unpack files
Use cases
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