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bsdtar (libarchive)cabextract
Free

Free and open source with no paid tier.

 Free

Free software under the GNU GPL.

Windows, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • One tool reads many formats, including zip, rar and ISO
  • Automatic format and compression detection
  • Supports all Microsoft cabinet formats and Windows CE installers
  • Finds cabinets embedded in other files
  • Writes fewer formats than it reads; rar is read-only
  • Command-line only
  • 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: BSD-2-Clause License: GPL
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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