The Unarchiver AlternativesTop File Archivers and other similar apps like The Unarchiver

The Unarchiver is described as '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' and is a very popular File Archiver in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to The Unarchiver for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Web-based apps. The best The Unarchiver alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like The Unarchiver are PeaZip, NanaZip, Bandizip and Keka.

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  1. 7-Zip icon
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    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.

    111 7-Zip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
     
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    • Most users think 7-Zip is a great The Unarchiver alternative.

    • 7-Zip is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to The Unarchiver.

    • 7-Zip is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to The Unarchiver.

    • 7-Zip is Free and Open SourceThe Unarchiver is Free and Proprietary
    • 7-Zip is Lightweight, Security-focused and Privacy focusedThe Unarchiver is not according to our users
  2. PeaZip icon
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    PeaZip is free file archiver utility, based on Open Source technologies of 7-Zip, p7zip, FreeArc, PAQ, and PEA projects, for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    97 PeaZip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. Bandizip icon
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    Bandizip is a powerful archiver which provides an ultrafast processing speed and convenient features. Available free of charge, and its paid editions support a variety of advanced features.

    91 Bandizip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. MacPacker icon
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    Archive manager for macOS. Open source, because essential tools should be free. Preview (nested) archives without extracting them.

    51 MacPacker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
  5. Commander One icon
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    Commander One is dual-pane file manager for OS X created in Swift, which enables you to manage your files in the best possible way.

    90 Commander One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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    Folder Quick Look is a macOS extension that enhances the system’s Quick Look feature by allowing users to instantly preview the contents of folders and compressed archives without opening them. Once installed, you can simply select a folder or supported archive format (such as...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. WinZip icon
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    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.

    105 WinZip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • ReactOS
     
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    • Most users think WinZip is a great The Unarchiver alternative.

    • WinZip is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to The Unarchiver.

    • WinZip is the most popular commercial alternative to The Unarchiver.

    • WinZip is Paid and ProprietaryThe Unarchiver is Free and Proprietary
  8. FreeArc icon
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    FreeArc is a free and open source file archiver developed by Bulat Ziganshin. It uses LZMA, PPMD, TrueAudio and GRzip algorithms with automatic switching by file type, and also uses set of filters—for instance it can remove repetitions from text.

    81 FreeArc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. File Roller icon
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    File Roller is the archive manager of the GNOME desktop environment. It can extract, view, create and modify archives. File Roller is only a graphical interface to archiving utilities such as tar and zip.

    87 File Roller alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  10. BetterZip icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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