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bsdtar (libarchive) vs Universal Extractor 2: catalog facts
bsdtar (libarchive)	Universal Extractor 2
Free Free and open source with no paid tier.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Windows
One tool reads many formats, including zip, rar and ISO Automatic format and compression detection	Extracts installers as well as ordinary archives Lets you unpack setup files without running them
Writes fewer formats than it reads; rar is read-only Command-line only	Windows only Code activity has slowed, with the last push in mid-2024
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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