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BetterZipMacWinZipper
Paid

One-time purchase of $35 with a 30-day full-featured trial and no subscription.

 Freemium

Free with no ads since version 2.7.1; a paid licence, bought via PayPal, adds extraction…

macOS macOS
  • Edits archives in place without re-extracting
  • Opens over 30 formats, including split files and winmail.dat
  • Prevents garbled Japanese and other non-ASCII filenames on Windows
  • Strips .DS_Store and resource forks automatically
  • macOS only
  • Creating RAR needs the separate command-line tool
  • Extracting ZIP files requires the paid version
  • Free encryption is limited to a 4-digit number
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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