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MacPackerBetterZip
Free

Free and open source, available directly or from the App Store.

 Paid

One-time purchase of $35 with a 30-day full-featured trial and no subscription.

macOS macOS
  • Browse archives without extracting them
  • Opens nested archives directly
  • Edits archives in place without re-extracting
  • Opens over 30 formats, including split files and winmail.dat
  • Creating and editing is limited to ZIP
  • macOS only
  • macOS only
  • Creating RAR needs the separate command-line tool
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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