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unpkg

Version 4.8

Unpack .pkg files.

4.5
Based on 15 user ratesRead reviews & comments
Free
Absolutely Free

unpkg overview

unpkg is a utility that simply unpacks all the files in a Mac OS X package (.pkg file) into a folder. Very handy, and GNU GPL free too!

Features:
  • Super quick, no non-sense unpacking
  • Easy drag-'n'-drop interface
  • Extracts both standard packages and metapackages (.mpkg files)
  • Does not require any passwords (unpack all those archives that want Administrator privileges!)
  • Unpacks both old-style (10.4 and before) and new-style (10.5 and later) packages, even on 10.4
  • Automatic unpacking of files to a folder named after the package in the same directory if possible, or the Desktop
  • Good package detection (unpkg will not try to unpack something that's not a package, and easily handles malformed packages)
  • Licensed under the GNU GPL
  • On GitHub. Clone and fork away

What’s new in version 4.8

Updated on Apr 05 2022

  • Ported from Python 2 to 3 due to the former's deprecation in macOS 12.3

Information

License

Free

Size

344 KB

Developer’s website

https://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/

Downloads

151548

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • OS X 10.9 or later
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Saratxe
Saratxe
Mar 20 2021
4.7
5.0
Mar 20 2021
5.0
Version: 4.7
Very useful! Thank you very much!
nekrosounds
nekrosounds
Aug 6 2020
4.6
5.0
Aug 6 2020
5.0
Version: 4.6
Signed in just to say a massive thank you! Works like a charm :)
bbw7
bbw7
Feb 22 2013
4.5
5.0
Feb 22 2013
5.0
Version: 4.5
This is a very handy application. Works as advertised in 10.6.8. Just say "No" to blindly installing packages.
manzanat
manzanat
Aug 30 2012
4.5
5.0
Aug 30 2012
5.0
Version: 4.5
Does what it says on the tin perfectly.
GeogProf
GeogProf
Sep 22 2011
4.5
5.0
Sep 22 2011
5.0
Version: 4.5
Really great app, saves lots of time in the course of an average workweek. It’s even better when you can read the contents of a .pkg using Suspicious Package before unpacking it with unpkg (http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/26833/suspicious-package). Thanks to the developer for making it free!
Tice
Tice
Jan 17 2009
4.0
5.0
Jan 17 2009
5.0
Version: 4.0
Great app. I nearly allways use it to or before installing pkg's. I don't know about .mpkg, but in earlier versions it worked to rename the file to .pkg and then use unpkg.
Shotgunweddings
Shotgunweddings
Jan 17 2009
4.0
0.0
Jan 17 2009
0.0
Version: 4.0
Works fine for .pkg's but it doesn't work with .mpkg Might prove handy down the road anyways. Thanks
Guest
Guest
Aug 1 2005
1.61
3.3
Aug 1 2005
3.3
Version: 1.61
Dropped 3 different packages on this. For 2 of them it kicked out empty folders. I doubt a 1.2 MB file contained nothing.
Guest
Guest
Jun 22 2005
1.6
0.0
Jun 22 2005
0.0
Version: 1.6
I've never seen this much discussion about an icon before. Interesting as it is, an icon is an icon, it doesn't matter.
Guest
Guest
Mar 6 2005
1.5
3.3
Mar 6 2005
3.3
Version: 1.5
Works as advertised! But it would be nice if it could extract individual files from the package, too.
Guest
Guest
Nov 28 2004
1.4
3.3
Nov 28 2004
3.3
Version: 1.4
The word 'platypus' itself is not in any way copyrighted or owned by the Olympic Committee, but that particular image of an animated platypus is in-fact a mascot from the Sydney 2000 games. Do a bit of research and you'll see for yourself.
Guest
Guest
Nov 27 2004
1.3
3.3
Nov 27 2004
3.3
Version: 1.3
The Developer might want to change the icon, or he might end up in a law suit. (The animal, being a platypus, was a mascot of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.)
Tenjinando1
Tenjinando1
Nov 8 2004
1.2
0.0
Nov 8 2004
0.0
Version: 1.2
I have downloaded both the previous version and this. In both cases all I get is "drag package to unpkg" but no unpacking whatsoever.
White-Fire
White-Fire
Nov 7 2004
1.2
4.3
Nov 7 2004
4.3
Version: 1.2
Finally. I can unpack .pkg without having to go and get my father to enter his password!
Guest
Guest
Nov 4 2004
1.0
3.3
Nov 4 2004
3.3
Version: 1.0
great application.
Guest
Guest
Nov 4 2004
1.0
3.3
Nov 4 2004
3.3
Version: 1.0
Works as described. Very cool.
Dolphinboy2u
Dolphinboy2u
Jan 4 2022
4.7
5.0
Jan 4 2022
5.0
Version: 4.7
Sushi
Sushi
May 26 2021
4.7
4.0
May 26 2021
4.0
Version: 4.7
nekrosounds
nekrosounds
Aug 6 2020
5.0
Aug 6 2020
5.0
Version: null
leedo
leedo
Jul 25 2014
5.0
Jul 25 2014
5.0
Version: null
chawya22
chawya22
Feb 1 2014
1.0
Feb 1 2014
1.0
Version: null
davyboy
davyboy
Oct 7 2013
5.0
Oct 7 2013
5.0
Version: null
bbw7
bbw7
Feb 22 2013
5.0
Feb 22 2013
5.0
Version: null
manzanat
manzanat
Aug 30 2012
5.0
Aug 30 2012
5.0
Version: null
GeogProf
GeogProf
Sep 22 2011
5.0
Sep 22 2011
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jan 15 2011
5.0
Jan 15 2011
5.0
Version: null
Tice
Tice
Jan 17 2009
5.0
Jan 17 2009
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Aug 1 2005
3.3
Aug 1 2005
3.3
Version: null
White-Fire
White-Fire
Nov 7 2004
4.3
Nov 7 2004
4.3
Version: null
iMac Apps
iMac Apps
Jan 11 2030
4.7
5.0
Jan 11 2030
5.0
Version: 4.7
Saratxe
Saratxe
Jan 11 2030
4.7
5.0
Jan 11 2030
5.0
Version: 4.7
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