sarensw / MacPacker

MacPacker
 The archive manager for macOS that should have existed all along. 
 Browse archives like folders, preview files without extracting, and drag out only the ones you need.
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MacPacker is a free and open source archive manager for macOS. It opens 40+ archive, disk image, and compression formats, lets you peek inside without extracting, drills into nested archives, and hands you exactly the files you want via drag & drop. Open source, because essential tools should be free. Inspired by 7-Zip, but built natively for the Mac.
## Features
- **Peek inside** — Browse the full contents of any archive without extracting a single byte.
- **Nested archives** — Archives inside archives? Drill in seamlessly, with no intermediate extractions.
- **Selective extraction** — Drag out exactly the files you need. No more 2 GB extractions for one config file.
- **Edit & save** — Modify and re-save ZIP archives in place. Editing for more formats is on the way.
- **Quick Look** — Preview archive contents straight from Finder with the spacebar.
- **Finder integration** — Right-click any archive to extract here or to a folder, without opening the app.
- **Encrypted archives** — Open password-protected and encrypted archives.
- **Built for the keyboard** — Navigate archives with the same keys you use in Finder, with breadcrumbs and sortable columns.
- **Smart detection** — Recognizes formats by their magic number, not just the file extension.
- **Speaks your language** — Available in 13 languages.
## Supported Formats
MacPacker reads and extracts 40+ formats across archives, disk images, and compression containers. ZIP archives can also be edited and re-saved.
| Category | Formats |
| --- | --- |
| **Archives** | 7z · ar · arj · cab · chm · cpio · deb · exe · lha · lzh · lzx · msi · pkg · rar · rpm · sea · sit · sitx · tar · xar · zip · zipx |
| **Disk images** | dmg · fat · iso · ntfs · qcow2 · squashfs · vdi · vhd · vhdx · vmdk · wim |
| **Compression** | bz2 · gz · lz4 · xz · z |
| **Tarballs** | tar.gz (tgz) · tar.bz2 (tbz2) · tar.xz (txz) · tar.lz4 · tar.z (taz) |
See the full format reference and per-format guides on the website.
## Installation
**Requirements:** macOS 14.6 or later. (macOS 13 was supported through v0.14.1.)
Pick whichever you prefer — all builds are sandboxed, signed, and notarized by Apple.
| Method | How |
| --- | --- |
| **Homebrew** | `brew install --cask macpacker` |
| **Direct download** | Grab the `.dmg` or `.zip` from macpacker.app or GitHub Releases, then move the app to Applications. |
| **Mac App Store** | Download on the App Store |
> [!NOTE]
> App Store releases land a few days after the GitHub and direct downloads, because every build goes through Apple's App Store review. For the newest version, use Homebrew or the direct download.
## Support the Project
MacPacker is free and built in the open. If it saves you time, here are a few ways to give back:
**Sponsor the