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cabextract vs gcab: catalog facts
cabextract	gcab
Free Free software under the GNU GPL.	Free Free software under the LGPL-2.1-or-later license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Supports all Microsoft cabinet formats and Windows CE installers Finds cabinets embedded in other files	Works with Windows cabinet archive files
Extracts only; it cannot create CAB files Releases are infrequent, the latest being 1.11 from February 2023	Command-line interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL	License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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