Archive Utility Alternatives

Archive Utility is described as 'Is part of MacOS and supports ZIP, GZIP, and BZIP2 for expansion and CPGZ, CPIO, and ZIP formats for compression' and is a File Archiver in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Archive Utility for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best Archive Utility alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Archive Utility are PeaZip, WinRAR, Bandizip and The Unarchiver.

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Archive Utility is part of MacOS and supports ZIP, GZIP, and BZIP2 for expansion and CPGZ, CPIO, and ZIP formats for...

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    Best free compression, encryption and archiving tool for mac and Windows. Unrar and Unzip files in seconds | Unarchiver One can open and extract archive files including RAR, Zip, 7z, gzip, bzip2, ISO and more fast and easily.

    95 Unarchiver One alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required

    Unarchiver One VS Archive Utility

     
  2. Zipware icon
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    Zipware is simple and free zip software for Microsoft Windows that supports all major archiving formats including the new RAR5 format.

    62 Zipware alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    This application hasn't been updated since 2018.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PDF compression
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Supports Zip files
    5.  Supports RAR files
    6.  Integrated Virus scanner

    Zipware VS Archive Utility

     
  3. Zipeg icon
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    Zipeg is a universal open source archive extractor that supports ZIP and RAR (among other archiving formats). With just a click you can open a file and see what is inside.

    72 Zipeg alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.9.4, released in July 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Zipeg Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    2.  Supports RAR files

    Zipeg VS Archive Utility

     
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    Light archive manager "Kudesnik". Formats: ZIP, JAR, RAR, 7-ZIP. Create and decompress archives.

    91 Kudesnik Archiver alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Discontinued

    No longer available on Google Play store & no homepage info.

    Kudesnik Archiver Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  Supports Zip files

    Kudesnik Archiver VS Archive Utility

     
  5. Entropy icon
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    Easily create, open and preview popular archive files like ZIP, RAR, 7z, TGZ and more ( 30+ formats supported ).

    81 Entropy alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    No support for macOS Sierra. No Update since 13.12.2013 so since 3 years. See https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/entropy/id437151949

    Entropy Features

    1.  Supports Zip files

    Entropy VS Archive Utility

     
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    Explzh for Windows is a file operation tool created with the concept of treating archive files, CD-ROM virtual disk images (ISO-9660 / ISO-13346), and FTP hosts as virtual folders and handling them like an explorer.

    104 Explzh for Windows alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Explzh for Windows Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Context Menu extension
    4.  Shell integration
    5.  File Splitting
    6.  Search in Archives
    7.  AES Encryption
    8.  Installer extraction

    Explzh for Windows VS Archive Utility

     
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    The Archive Browser is a program that lets you browse the contents of archives, as well as extract them. It will let you open files from inside archives, and lets you preview them using Quick Look.

    77 The Archive Browser alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    The Archive Browser Features

    1.  Supports Zip files

    The Archive Browser VS Archive Utility

     
  8. Squeeze icon
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    Default archive manager for xfce. It can be used in ubuntu with perfect integration on pcman-fm

    76 Squeeze alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Discontinued

    No major update since 2008.

    Squeeze VS Archive Utility

     
  9. StuffIt icon
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    StuffIt is the right tool for people who just need very basic compression and expansion features. StuffIt has some great features that help you manage your workflow quickly and efficiently. Create both Zip and StuffIt X archives with or without encryption, and open compressed or...

    82 StuffIt alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    StuffIt Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    2.  Supports RAR files

    StuffIt VS Archive Utility

     
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    A new rewritten Alternative for Free ARC by Bulat Ziganshin.

    75 Free ARC NEXT alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last update is from September 2017.

    Free ARC NEXT VS Archive Utility

     
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    is a small perl script which makes extraction of any archive files a bit easier. It support several compressors and archiver programs.

    102 unp alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Terminal
    • Xfce

    unp Features

    1.  Supports tar files
    2.  Supports Zip files

    unp VS Archive Utility

     
  12. GUI Tar icon
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    During the command-line era of computing, archiving files involved cryptic commands such as tar -xvf somefile.tar. However, since those days, the masses have come to use computers, and they expect an easy to use system with graphical elements and interaction.

    74 GUI Tar alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer maintained since 2013. Last version, 1.2.4, is still downloadable together with its source from GitHub

    GUI Tar VS Archive Utility

     
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