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Universal Extractor 27-Zip
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.

 Free

Free software with open source. The site states you can use 7-Zip on any computer…

Windows Windows, Linux, macOS, Command line
  • Extracts installers as well as ordinary archives
  • Lets you unpack setup files without running them
  • High compression ratio in the 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2
  • Packs 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM and unpacks dozens more, including RAR, ISO, MSI and…
  • Windows only
  • Code activity has slowed, with the last push in mid-2024
  • The Linux and macOS builds are console versions; there is no official graphical app on those platforms
  • The Windows interface has not changed much in twenty years
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: LGPL-2.1
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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