The Unarchiver Alternatives for Windows

The Unarchiver is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows 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 The Unarchiver and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to The Unarchiver are PeaZip, NanaZip, Bandizip and FreeArc.

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The Unarchiver alternatives are mainly File Archivers but may also be File Compressors or File Managers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of The Unarchiver.
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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...

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The Unarchiver alternatives page was last updated Sep 14, 2021
  1. PortableApps.com AppCompactor icon
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    AppCompactor allows you to easily compress applications to decrease size on disk and increase performance when running from slow media, like flash drives. It's packaged as a portable app, so you can work with your apps anywhere.

    71 PortableApps.com AppCompactor alternatives
    Main options

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    PortableApps.com AppCompactor Features

    1.  Portable
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  2. ArcThemAll! icon
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    A simple software to multiple compress files and folders. ArcThemAll provides compression and extraction of batches of multiple folders or files with simple drag&drop loading. It includes an intelligent UPX compression mode, the support to self-extracting archives creation...

    82 ArcThemAll! alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ArcThemAll! Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    Last updated on October 26, 2013.

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  3. WinArchiver icon
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    WinArchiver is a powerful archive utility, which can open, create, and manage archive files. It supports almost all archive formats, including zip, rar, 7z, iso, and other popular formats. WinArchiver can also mount the archive to a virtual drive without extraction.

    61 WinArchiver alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinArchiver Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Virtual Disk
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  4. PowerArchiver icon
     32 likes

    PowerArchiver is a proprietary file archiver for Microsoft Windows. It supports full read-write access to several different archive formats, including ZIP, 7z and Tar. Additionally, read-only (decompression) support includes RAR, ACE and various disk image formats.

    86 PowerArchiver alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PowerArchiver Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  Supports Zip files
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  5. Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR icon
     3 likes

    ZIP Extractor is a free, open-source application for decompressing ZIP files into Google Drive.

    104 Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Drive

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  File Archiving
    2.  File Compression
    3.  Portable
    4.  AES-256 Encryption
    Discontinued

    From GitHub: "No longer maintained. No further updates will be made."

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  6. Unarchiver One icon
     3 likes

    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
    Unarchiver One screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  No registration required
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  7. KGB Archiver icon
     16 likes

    KGB Archiver is the compression tool with an unbelievably high compression rate. Unfortunately, in spite of its powerful compression rate, it has high hardware requirements (I recommend processor with 1,5GHz clock and 256MB of RAM as an essential minimum).

    78 KGB Archiver alternatives
    KGB Archiver screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    KGB Archiver Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    2.  KGB file support
    Discontinued

    Software no longer updated since 2 years ago. Site domain is on sale.

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  8. Info-ZIP icon
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    Info-ZIP is a set of open-source software to handle ZIP archives. It has been in circulation since 1989. It consists of 4 separately-installable packages: the Zip and UnZip command-line utilities; and WiZ and MacZip, which are graphical user interfaces for archiving programs in...

    87 Info-ZIP alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Cross-Platform
    Discontinued

    No updates since 2008

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  9. Zipware icon
     20 likes

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

    62 Zipware alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  PDF compression
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Supports RAR files
    4.  Integrated Virus scanner
    Discontinued

    This application hasn't been updated since 2018.

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  10. ExtractNow icon
     29 likes

    ExtractNow is a simple utility that allows you to extract multiple archives quickly and easily.

    36 ExtractNow alternatives
    Main interface

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine

    ExtractNow Features

    1.  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Folder Mirroring
    3.  Drag and Drop
    Discontinued

    Last version is from April 23rd, 2017.

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  11. Zipeg icon
     16 likes

    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
    Zipeg screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Zipeg Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    2.  Supports RAR files
    Discontinued

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

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  12. Explzh for Windows icon
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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
    Main Window

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Explzh for Windows Features

    1.  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
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