The Unarchiver Alternatives

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 100 alternatives to The Unarchiver for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, 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, MacPacker and Bandizip.

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  1. Yemuzip icon
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    YemuZip is an easy-to-use application for making zip files. Just drag, drop, name your zip file and you're done.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. unrar (or unrar-free in some Linux distributions) is a free software version of the non-free unrar utility that exists on many GNU/Linux systems today. It uses the GPL'd UniquE RAR Library by Christian Scheurer and Johannes Winkelmann.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
     
  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  4. BitZipper icon
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    Unzip WinZip, WinRAR, WinAce and many other types of archives as easy as 1-2-3! If you download files from the Internet, BitZipper is what you need to access them.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. WinUHA icon
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    WinUHA - powerful GUI (Graphical User Interface) for UHARC. UHarc (Uwe Herklotz archiver) is a high-compression 386+ DOS and Windows file archiver.

    71 WinUHA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Unzipped icon
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    Encrypted archive support, handling extractions and archive creation on macOS visionOS and iOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
     
  7. unpk.app icon
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    A free tool that unzips and extracts archive files directly in your browser, so nothing gets uploaded anywhere and no software needs installing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. CompressZIP.com is a free online tool designed to help you manage ZIP files effortlessly. You can compress large ZIP archives, convert ZIP to formats like JPG, PDF, and more, or extract files directly, all without installing any software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Zipora icon
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    Native macOS app for compression, extraction, and archive management featuring drag-and-drop, batch archiving, content preview with structure and timestamps, password protection, history tracking, archive editing, folder search, progress display, and multi-format support.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Secure Zip & Unzip is a lightweight, native macOS utility that makes ZIP encryption fast, automatic, and frustration-free. Every archive is encrypted using AES-256 — the same standard used by banks and governments — with no advanced setup or configuration needed.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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