unxip
A macOS command-line tool for quickly extracting Xcode XIP archives to disk.
By The unxip contributors
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About unxip
unxip extracts Xcode XIP files and writes their contents to disk. Its goal is to improve on the performance and disk usage of the macOS Bom utility.
Precompiled binaries are available for macOS 12 and later, and the project can also be installed through package managers or built from source.
Strengths
- Built specifically for extracting Xcode XIP archives
- Available as a precompiled macOS binary
- Can be installed through Homebrew or MacPorts
Limitations
- Precompiled binaries support macOS 12 and later
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the LGPL-3.0 license.
- License
- LGPL-3.0-only
- Developer
- The unxip contributors
- Platforms
- macOS, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Mac developers who frequently unpack Xcode archives
- Categories
- Compression, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula
- Sources