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bsdtar (libarchive)unar
Free

Free and open source with no paid tier.

 Free

Free and open source under the LGPL.

Windows, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • One tool reads many formats, including zip, rar and ISO
  • Automatic format and compression detection
  • Same format support as The Unarchiver, in a terminal
  • Runs on macOS, Windows and Linux
  • Writes fewer formats than it reads; rar is read-only
  • Command-line only
  • Windows build is slightly outdated
  • No graphical app outside macOS
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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