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BetterZipPacifist
Paid

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

 Paid

A license is sold on the developer's site.

macOS macOS, Command line
  • Edits archives in place without re-extracting
  • Opens over 30 formats, including split files and winmail.dat
  • Reads macOS packages, disk images and common archive formats
  • Lets you inspect install scripts before running an installer
  • macOS only
  • Creating RAR needs the separate command-line tool
  • macOS only
  • Requires a paid license
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 1, 2026

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