The Unarchiver
| Version | 4(as of 4/14/2023) |
| Platform | Mac |
| License | Freeware |
| Category | Utility |
Main Features
- Can decompress and extract files from nearly any archive
- Is free, easy to set up, and easy to use
- Opens archives that have non-English characters in their filenames
Software Overview
The Unarchiver is a free archive decompression utility for macOS. It supports many more formats than macOS's default Archive Utility and is easy to set up and use.
After you install The Unarchiver, right-click an archive file (such as a .ZIP or .RAR file) and select . Then, in the section, select The Unarchiver and . This will set The Unarchiver as your default archive decompression utility.
You can view the types of archives The Unarchiver opens from the app's menu. From this menu, you can also modify some advanced extraction settings (though you likely will not need to).
Summary
The Unarchiver is a big upgrade to Apple Archive Utility. And since The Unarchiver is free (and doesn't show ads), there's no reason every macOS user shouldn't install it.
Primary File Type
.ZIPZipped File
Supported File Types
| Extension | File Type |
|---|---|
| .ZIP | Zipped File |
| .001 | Split Archive Part 1 |
| .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 |
| .GZ | Gnu Zipped Archive |
| .GZIP | Gnu Zipped File |
| .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 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 |
| .WARC | Web 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 |
| .ADZ | Compressed Amiga Disk File |
| .AS | AppleSingle File |
| .BIN | MacBinary Encoded File |
| .BZIP2 | Bzip2 Compressed Archive |
| .CAB | Windows Cabinet File |
| .CBR | Comic Book RAR Archive |
| .CDI | DiscJuggler Disc Image |
| .CPIO | Unix CPIO Archive |
| .DEB | Debian Software Package |
| .DMS | Amiga Disk Masher Image |
| .EXE | Windows Executable File |
| .GTAR | GNU Tar Archive |
| .GZ2 | Misnamed BZ2 File |
| .HA | HA Compressed Archive |
| .HQX | BinHex 4.0 Encoded File |
| .ISO | Disc Image File |
| .LBR | LU Library Archive |
| .LQR | Squeeze-Compressed LBR File |
| .LZR | Crunch-Compressed LBR File |
| .MACBIN | Macbinary Encoded File |
| .MDF | Media Disc Image File |
| .MSI | Windows Installer Package |
| .NRG | Nero CD/DVD Image File |
| .RPM | Red Hat Package Manager File |
| .SDZ | NCI Compressed Database |
| .SIT | StuffIt Archive |
| .TAR.GZ2 | Misnamed BZ2 Tarball |
| .XAR | Extensible Archive Format File |
| .XIP | macOS Signed Archive |
| .Z02 | Second Split Zip File |
| .Z03 | Third Split Zip File |
| .Z04 | Fourth Split Zip File |
| .ZOO | Zoo Compressed File |