The Unarchiver
| Version | 4(as of 12/18/2018) |
| Platform | Mac |
| License | Freeware |
| Category | Utility |
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Rating:2.6 | 119 Votes
Main Features
- Compress and decompress a wide range of file formats
- Open archives that have non-English characters in the filename
- Easily set up and use the program as a replacement for Mac Archive Utility
Software Overview
The Unarchiver is a free data decompression program for Mac that supports many different compressed formats. It was developed to be a replacement to the built-in Mac Archive Utility that doesn't support many formats.
The Unarchiver is designed to be easy to set up and use. After installing it all you have to do is set it as your default program for archive files (which can be done from easily within the program). It is also designed to flow better with the layout of Finder to help give you a more consistent computing experience.
The Unarchiver is a large step up from Mac Archive Utility. If you are looking for a free alternative for compressing and decompressing files and archives on the Mac, it is a great option.
Primary File Type
.ZIPZipped File
Supported File Types
| Extension | File Type |
|---|---|
| .ZIP | Zipped File |
| .001 | Split Archive File |
| .7Z | 7-Zip Compressed File |
| .ACE | WinAce Compressed File |
| .ADF | Amiga Disk File |
| .ALZ | ALZip Archive |
| .ARC | Compressed File Archive |
| .ARJ | ARJ Compressed File Archive |
| .BZ | Bzip Compressed File |
| .BZ2 | Bzip2 Compressed File |
| .CPGZ | Compressed CPIO Archive |
| .CPT | Compact Pro Archive |
| .DD | DiskDoubler Archive |
| .LHA | LHARC Compressed Archive |
| .LZH | LZH Compressed File |
| .LZMA | LZMA Compressed File |
| .LZX | Amiga LZX Compressed Archive |
| .PAK | PAK (Packed) File |
| .PAX | PAX Archive |
| .PIT | PackIt Compressed Archive |
| .RAR | WinRAR Compressed Archive |
| .SAR | SAPCAR Archive |
| .SEA | Self-Extracting Archive |
| .SITX | StuffIt X Archive |
| .TAR | Consolidated Unix File Archive |
| .TAR.GZ | Compressed Tarball File |
| .TAZ | Tar Zipped File |
| .TXZ | XZ Compressed Tar Archive |
| .XZ | XZ Compressed Archive |
| .Z | Unix Compressed File |
| .Z01 | First Split Zip File |
| .ZIPX | Extended Zip Archive |
Additional Related File Types
| Extension | File Type |
|---|---|
| .002 | Split Archive Part 2 File |
| .ADZ | Compressed Amiga Disk File |
| .BIN | MacBinary Encoded File |
| .BZIP2 | Bzip2 Compressed Archive |
| .CAB | Windows Cabinet File |
| .CBR | Comic Book RAR Archive |
| .CPIO | Unix CPIO Archive |
| .DMS | Amiga Disk Masher Image |
| .GZ2 | Misnamed BZ2 File |
| .LBR | LU Library Archive |
| .RPM | Red Hat Package Manager File |
| .SDZ | NCI Compressed Database |
| .SIT | StuffIt Archive |
| .TAR.GZ2 | Misnamed BZ2 Tarball |
| .Z02 | Second Split Zip File |
| .Z03 | Third Split Zip File |
| .Z04 | Fourth Split Zip File |
| .ZOO | Zoo Compressed File |
Updated 12/18/2018