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Deark vs Universal Extractor 2: catalog facts
Deark	Universal Extractor 2
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
Windows, Command line	Windows
Supports a wide range of older and obscure formats Can inspect metadata without extracting files	Extracts installers as well as ordinary archives Lets you unpack setup files without running them
Command-line utility with format support that varies by file type	Windows only Code activity has slowed, with the last push in mid-2024
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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