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gcab vs cabextract: catalog facts
gcab	cabextract
Free Free software under the LGPL-2.1-or-later license.	Free Free software under the GNU GPL.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Works with Windows cabinet archive files	Supports all Microsoft cabinet formats and Windows CE installers Finds cabinets embedded in other files
Command-line interface	Extracts only; it cannot create CAB files Releases are infrequent, the latest being 1.11 from February 2023
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-2.1-or-later	License: GPL
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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