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7-Zip vs cabextract: catalog facts
7-Zip	cabextract
Free Free software with open source. The site states you can use 7-Zip on any computer…	Free Free software under the GNU GPL.
Windows, Linux, macOS, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
High compression ratio in the 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 Packs 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM and unpacks dozens more, including RAR, ISO, MSI and…	Supports all Microsoft cabinet formats and Windows CE installers Finds cabinets embedded in other files
The Linux and macOS builds are console versions; there is no official graphical app on those platforms The Windows interface has not changed much in twenty years	Extracts only; it cannot create CAB files Releases are infrequent, the latest being 1.11 from February 2023
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-2.1	License: GPL
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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