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The Unarchiver vs ShichiZip: catalog facts
The Unarchiver	ShichiZip
Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.	Free Free, with source code on GitHub.
macOS	macOS
Opens almost any archive format with no configuration Handles legacy filename encodings that other extractors mangle	Full 7-Zip format support Native macOS interface
Extraction only; it cannot create archives	macOS only Small single-developer project
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	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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