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MacPackerThe Unarchiver
Free

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

 Free

Free to download and use. The software is closed source.

macOS macOS
  • Browse archives without extracting them
  • Opens nested archives directly
  • Opens almost any archive format with no configuration
  • Handles legacy filename encodings that other extractors mangle
  • Creating and editing is limited to ZIP
  • macOS only
  • Extraction only; it cannot create archives
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 Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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