File Compression (36 programs)
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UnRarX 2.2
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- Free
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- English
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UnRarX is a free WinRAR-style tool for Mac which allows you to unzip RAR files. It's easy to use via drag and drop and is powerful enough to deal...
- Pros: Unzips RAR files easily just like WinRAR
- Cons: Doesn't create RAR archives
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The Unarchiver 3.11.1
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- Free
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- English
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The Unarchiver is designed as a more complete replacement for the Archive Utility app that's built-into OS X. The Unarchiver is better than the...
- Pros: Very fast
- Cons: No 64-bit version
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7zX 1.7.1
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- Free
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- English
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Most people on the Mac use Stuffit Expander to compress and decompress files but there are some occasions where this either doesn't produce the...
- Pros: Free to use
- Cons: Doesn't have a GUI - requires dragging and dropping of files
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WinZip Mac Edition 4
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- Trial version
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- English
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WinZip was on the first file compression and decompression applications for Windows and still remains popular. It's taken years to reach the Mac...
- Pros: Good integration with OS X
- Cons: Supports a few formats
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RAR 5.10
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- Trial version
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- English
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RAR for Mac is a lightweight compression tool for Macs, that can unpack most common compressed file formats such as ZIP and JAR. RAR is a powerful...
- Pros: Seamless compression resulting in low file sizes
- Cons: No GUI - command line only
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Stuffit Expander 15.0.7
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- Free
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- English
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Stuffit Expander is the most widely used expander and decoder utility on Mac. Although there are now several other options out there, Stuffit...
- Pros: Drag and drop interface
- Cons: Installs a lot of extra components
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RAR Expander 0.8.5
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- Trial version
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- English
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If you need to open RAR files on Mac then your options are more limited than on Windows. However, RAR Expander opens WinRAR archives quickly and...
- Pros: Simple and stable
- Cons: Limited to RAR files
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SimplyRAR 1.10
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- Free
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- English
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SimplyRAR is an easy-to-use file archiver for your Mac. One of the problems with RAR archivers for the Mac like RAR - which is essentially the same...
- Pros: Allows right clicking of RAR archives
- Cons: Developer no longer in business so no support
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Zipeg 2.9.2.1253
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- Free
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- English
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If you have to decompress files regularly, especially image files, you may find Zipeg interesting. It's definitely one of the nicest image...
- Pros: Allows you to thumbnail preview zipped images
- Cons: Previews can be slow in appearing
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ALZip 1.1
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- Free
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- English
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- Pros: Fast
- Cons: Few supported formats
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