Alternatives to BetterZip
A macOS archive utility for opening, editing and creating ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR and DMG files. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
BetterZip
A macOS archive utility for opening, editing and creating ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR and DMG files.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as BetterZip.
Archiver
A macOS app for extracting, creating, previewing and encrypting RAR, Zip, 7z and other archives.
Archiver is another paid macOS app that previews, extracts and encrypts archives with AES-256, but version 5 requires macOS 26.
Keka
macOS file archiver for 7z, ZIP, TAR and more, with password protection.
Keka is an open source macOS archiver, free as a direct download, with encrypted and split archives, though it cannot create RAR or edit archives in place.
The Unarchiver
macOS extractor that opens archive formats Finder cannot.
The Unarchiver is a free macOS extractor that opens almost any format and handles legacy filename encodings, but it cannot create or edit archives.
PeaZip
A cross-platform archive manager that reads over two hundred formats and has a real file manager built in.
PeaZip is free and open source across macOS, Windows and Linux with over 200 formats, though its macOS build sees less testing and it cannot create RAR.
Bandizip
Fast archiver for Windows and macOS with strong Unicode handling.
Bandizip is a freemium archiver for macOS and Windows with strong Unicode handling and multi-core compression, but its free edition shows ads and is closed source.
WinZip
A commercial archiver for Windows and Mac that zips, unzips, encrypts and shares files.
WinZip is a paid commercial archiver with Windows and Mac editions and built-in encryption and backup, needing purchase after a 21-day trial.
PowerArchiver
A commercial archive manager for Windows and macOS that opens over 60 formats and encrypts archives.
PowerArchiver is a paid archiver for macOS and Windows that opens over 60 formats with AES-256 encryption and a command-line edition.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Commander One
A dual-pane file manager for macOS with FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, cloud storage and archive support.
Marta
A native, extensible dual-pane file manager for macOS with archive support and a Lua plugin API.
WinRAR
The archiver that created the RAR format, sold as shareware whose trial has never really expired.
p7zip
Command-line port of 7-Zip's compression tools for POSIX systems.
