Entropy Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Entropy for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Entropy and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Entropy are PeaZip, WinRAR, Keka and MacPacker.

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  1. 7-Zip icon
     4902 likes

    Feature-rich archiving software with top-tier compression in 7z, integration in Windows Shell, AES-256 encryption, and multi-format support, including TAR, ZIP, RAR. Offers strong file management tools and a command line version for Linux/Unix systems.

    134 7-Zip alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2008

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Arch Linux
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  2. WinRAR icon
     1204 likes

    Powerful file compression and archiving tool supporting numerous formats. Offers secure file transfer, efficient storage, cross-platform compatibility, and multi-language support.

    109 WinRAR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2008

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS
    • MS-DOS
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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  3. Keka icon
     116 likes

    Keka is the macOS file archiver.

    74 Keka alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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  4. MacPacker icon
     17 likes

    Browse archives like folders. Preview files without extracting. Drag out only the ones you need, or create and edit ZIP archives.

    57 MacPacker alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Bandizip icon
     173 likes

    Enables ultrafast compression and decompression of over 30 formats, supports multi-core optimization, AES256 encryption, ZIP repair, selective extraction, password management, antimalware scans, image previews, archive integrity checks, and Windows integration.

    103 Bandizip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. The Unarchiver icon
     249 likes

    The Unarchiver is a small and easy to use program that can unarchive many different kinds of archive files. It will open common formats such as Zip, RAR (including v5), 7-zip, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2. It will also open many older formats, such as StuffIt, DiskDoubler, LZH, ARJ and...

    107 The Unarchiver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. WinZip icon
     74 likes

    A versatile file archiver offering compression and decompression, native ZIP/ZIPX support, encryption, and extensive sharing via email, cloud, social media, integrating with various platforms and formats.

    116 WinZip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2008

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • ReactOS
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  8. Arclite Pro icon
     5 likes

    Open and explore ZIP, 7z, RAR, and many more archives without extracting. Create and edit archives with encryption and advanced compression. Open, search, and share files directly from the archive.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. B1 Free Archiver is a free multi-platform universal archiver. Currently it works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android; moreover B1 Online Archiver allows you to uncompress .b1, zip, rar or .7z archive from your computer directly online.

    91 B1 Free Archiver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  10. BetterZip icon
     34 likes

    Supports creating and extracting over 30 archive formats, enables archive editing, strong AES-256 encryption, password management, Finder and sharing integration, preview without extraction, Windows compatibility features, ePub modification, and split file joining.

    90 BetterZip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. p7zip icon
     29 likes

    p7zip is a port of the command line version of the 7-Zip file archiver to POSIX-conforming operating systems like Unix (Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Cygwin, AIX, ...), MacOS X and also for BeOS and Amiga.

    93 p7zip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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