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Universal Extractor 2 vs cabextract: catalog facts
Universal Extractor 2	cabextract
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free software under the GNU GPL.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Extracts installers as well as ordinary archives Lets you unpack setup files without running them	Supports all Microsoft cabinet formats and Windows CE installers Finds cabinets embedded in other files
Windows only Code activity has slowed, with the last push in mid-2024	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: GPL-2.0	License: GPL
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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