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ouch vs patool: catalog facts
ouch	patool
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
One command handles tar, zip, gzip, bzip, xz, zstand and more, picking the format from the file name…	One command set for many archive formats Can repack archives between formats and compare them
It wraps the common formats rather than replacing specialist tools, and it has no interface beyond the terminal.	Depends on external archive programs for many formats No graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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