Utilities macOS
The Unarchiver for macOS
Extract RAR, ZIP, 7z and older archive formats on Mac with The Unarchiver, a free utility that also handles non-Latin filenames.
- Operating system
- macOS 10.13 or later
- Architecture
- Not established from the inspected publisher page or HEAD response
- Download package
- DMG disk image
Publisher offers older releases separately. The installer was not downloaded or executed.
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What is The Unarchiver?
The Unarchiver opens compressed files on macOS, including RAR, ZIP, Zipx, 7z, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2 archives. It is useful for unpacking downloads and recovering files from less common formats such as StuffIt or LZH. The publisher provides it free of charge, with no in-app purchases for additional features.
You can associate archive types with The Unarchiver through Finder’s Get Info window so they open with it by default. Its filename handling supports non-Latin characters, and RAR support includes encrypted and multi-volume archives.
Support varies by format rather than covering every archive equally. StuffIt X support is partial and excludes JPEG compression, while Ace 2.0 and later archives are unsupported. The linked DMG is offered by the publisher for macOS 10.13 or later; CPU architecture was not established from the inspected download evidence.
What it offers
- Extract ZIP, Zipx, RAR, 7z, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2 archives.
- Open encrypted and multi-volume RAR archives.
- Handle filenames containing non-Latin characters.
- Extract older formats including StuffIt and LZH, subject to format-specific limits.
- Set archive file associations through Finder’s Get Info and Open with controls.
Good to know
- StuffIt X support is partial: some features and JPEG compression are unsupported.
- Ace 2.0 and later archives are not supported.
- The current publisher download requires macOS 10.13 or later; earlier systems need a separate older release.
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