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ShichiZipBetterZip
Free

Free, with source code on GitHub.

 Paid

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

macOS macOS
  • Full 7-Zip format support
  • Native macOS interface
  • Edits archives in place without re-extracting
  • Opens over 30 formats, including split files and winmail.dat
  • macOS only
  • Small single-developer project
  • macOS only
  • Creating RAR needs the separate command-line tool
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed 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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