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unar vs cabextract: catalog facts
unar	cabextract
Free Free and open source under the LGPL.	Free Free software under the GNU GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Same format support as The Unarchiver, in a terminal Runs on macOS, Windows and Linux	Supports all Microsoft cabinet formats and Windows CE installers Finds cabinets embedded in other files
Windows build is slightly outdated No graphical app outside macOS	Extracts only; it cannot create CAB files Releases are infrequent, the latest being 1.11 from February 2023
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-2.1-or-later	License: GPL
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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