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Universal Extractor 2 vs Deark: catalog facts
Universal Extractor 2	Deark
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows	Windows, Command line
Extracts installers as well as ordinary archives Lets you unpack setup files without running them	Supports a wide range of older and obscure formats Can inspect metadata without extracting files
Windows only Code activity has slowed, with the last push in mid-2024	Command-line utility with format support that varies by file type
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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