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BetterZipThe Unarchiver
Paid

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

 Free

Free to download and use. The software is closed source.

macOS macOS
  • Edits archives in place without re-extracting
  • Opens over 30 formats, including split files and winmail.dat
  • Opens almost any archive format with no configuration
  • Handles legacy filename encodings that other extractors mangle
  • macOS only
  • Creating RAR needs the separate command-line tool
  • Extraction only; it cannot create archives
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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