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cabextract vs Universal Extractor 2: catalog facts
cabextract	Universal Extractor 2
Free Free software under the GNU GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows
Supports all Microsoft cabinet formats and Windows CE installers Finds cabinets embedded in other files	Extracts installers as well as ordinary archives Lets you unpack setup files without running them
Extracts only; it cannot create CAB files Releases are infrequent, the latest being 1.11 from February 2023	Windows only Code activity has slowed, with the last push in mid-2024
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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