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BetterZip
BetterZip 2.1.2
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Archive inspection tool.   Shareware ($19.95)
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BetterZip lets you quickly inspect archives without first extracting their contents.
  • Extract Only Files You Really Need: If you only need a few files or folders from a larger archive, you don't have to extract the whole thing. Simply drag the files you need from the BetterZip window to any Finder window or the desktop.
  • Open Archives Without Extracting: Not only can BetterZip open archives without first extracting them but you can also search for a file using the iTunes-like interface. BetterZip can open and extract archives with the most
What's New
Version 2.1.2:

New Features

  • Added a Russian localization.
Enhancements
  • Hold down the Cmd key while dropping a folder in the queue window to recursively extract all archives in it.
  • Hold down the Alt key while dropping an archive in the queue window to force compression.
Bug Fixes
  • When starting BetterZip through one of the services in the Services menu, no empty archive window will be opened.
  • Fixed a possible crash when quitting BetterZip with the favorites sidebar opened.
  • The registration window could lead to an inifinite loop under certain circumstances.
  • The split size for 7z archives was limited to 4GB.
  • Fixed a bug in handling "additional options" when creating archives.
  • Using the option "show save panel" together with the queue could lock up BetterZip.
  • Trailing numbers are no longer cut off from the filename when saving with automatically created archive names.
  • Fixed "reuse passwords for subsequent archives" in queue.

Version 2.1.2:

New Features

  • Added a Russian localization.
Enhancements
  • Hold down the Cmd key while dropping a folder in the queue window to recursively extract all archives in it.
  • Hold down the Alt key while dropping an archive in the queue window to force compression.
Bug Fixes
  • When starting more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later.







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BetterZip User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 2.x:
(24)
Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
(77)

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burypromote
+1

+2

gd020188 reviewed on 09 Oct 2011
A little bug that needs to be correct.

If I go to Preferences/File Associations and deselect "Java ZIP Archive" thans BetterZip isn't the default app to open simple ZIP archives while if I select "Java ZIP Archive" BetterZip is the default app to open either JAR archive than ZIP archive. You should separate JAR to ZIP.

Thanks.
[Version 2.1.1]

2 Replies

burypromote
+1
Macitbetter (developer) replied on 12 Oct 2011
JAR and ZIP are separated in BetterZip. However, if you have other archivers installed as well, the system's file type database can get confused. If you deselect Java archives in BetterZip, what other application is displayed that will handle those file types?
burypromote

+2
gd020188 replied on 12 Oct 2011
The problem is not with JAVA Archive, but with ZIP Archive and strangely is connected with the option for JAVA Archive.

I downloaded Unison of Panic Company to evaluate it: I downloaded a .ZIP Archive. Well:
• If I select "Java ZIP Archive" then the .ZIP Archive is opened by BetterZip
• If I deselect "Java ZIP Archive" the the .ZIP Archive is opened by Utility Compression of OS X Lion.

With .JAR Archive is all OK: if I select "Java ZIP Archive" the .JAR is opened by BetterZip and If deselect "Java ZIP Archive" then the .JAR is opened with Apple Java Script. The mysterious problem is with .ZIP Archive: the control of .ZIP Archive is determined by option about .JAR Archive!

Thanks.
burypromote
+3

+23
Robfol commented on 25 Sep 2011
Nice app
When does V2.1 come to the Apple Store version?
Mine is stuck on V2.0.2
[Version 2.1]

2 Replies

burypromote
+2
Macitbetter (developer) replied on 01 Oct 2011
It's not stuck, but Apple has to review every small update before accepting it into the App Store. This review process usually takes 1-2 weeks, sometimes even longer. I submit every version to Apple on the same day I release it here and on my server. Version 2.1.1 should be available in the App Store shortly.
burypromote
+2

+23
Robfol replied on 01 Oct 2011
Thanks for response Macitbetter - Cheers Robert
burypromote
+1

+48

Reowen reviewed on 21 Sep 2011
I mostly use Springy to create cross-platform archives stripping Mac-specific data, and it makes that very easy by offering a service (and as of 1.2 you can hold down the option key if you don't want the default settings!. Most of the competition makes this simple task much too difficult (DropStuff and Spring, the two I used to use, are exceptions).

Being able to look inside archives is also very useful, of course, but I do that much less often.

I've never had any problems with the software and the developer was very kind about a few suggestions I made, and added them to version 1.2.

Easy to use, powerful, stable and well supported. Well worth the price.
[Version 2.1]

1 Reply

burypromote
+1

+48
Reowen replied on 21 Sep 2011
Sorry, I mean I mostly use BetterZip.... I wish there was some way to edit entries.
burypromote
+1

+15
iPoopStore commented on 20 Sep 2011
I love the speed of BetterZip 2. I love the new features. But there is one feature that is missing! I really want to to abandon using BetterZip 1.8.3 but there is one giant problem with BetterZip 2 and it has no option to calculate file sizes in Base 10. For the love of God please add a preference setting to change from Base 10 to Base 2 or vice versa.

When I segment a file into 200 MB chunks I want the file to be 200 MBs in Base 10 which is the normal way for most file host services.

With BetterZip 2 my file host reports the BetterZip 2's 200 MB chunk as 195.31 MB.

Seriously this alone has stopped me from upgrading. I have better things to do than pull out a calculator to find a optimum MB range if I need to split up a backup before I upload to my MediaFire folder.
[Version 2.1]

1 Reply

burypromote
+1
Macitbetter (developer) replied on 21 Sep 2011
How stupid. I'll have a fix for this soon. Sorry!
burypromote
+1

-1

Moofing reviewed on 16 Aug 2011
Just dang handy to be able to peek inside a zip.

A little annoyed they overwrote the app in the manner of an "update", with payable upgrade over the older version without clear warning. It basically left me back in demo mode, with the choice of pay-up, or waste time hunting for a backup to re-install.
[Version 2.0.2]

1 Reply

burypromote
+3
Macitbetter (developer) replied on 18 Aug 2011
The first paragraph in the upgrade window (I even colored it red) is a warning that BetterZip 2 is a paid upgrade for customers who purchased more than 21 months ago.
burypromote

+2

gd020188 reviewed on 07 Aug 2011
After some initial problems with BetterZIP due to the absence by default of RAR compressor, I can say that actually this is the best archive utility for OS X.
I would like to thanks the developer to his patience about explaining me how to add the RAR compress.

5 Star.
[Version 2.0.2]

1 Reply

burypromote
+1
Macitbetter (developer) replied on 18 Aug 2011
Thank you! :)
burypromote

+156

Yuriy Georgiev reviewed on 03 Aug 2011
Hello,
I'm the developer of sArchiver.
What can I say... that's the best competitor of sArchiver.
MacItBetter does some great work.

I wish you luck and success with your project.
Greets form Bulgaria.

P.S.: there is only one lack by my opinion, I see no art involved. please don't misunderstand me.
[Version 2.0.2]

2 Replies

burypromote
-1

+22
NachoCheeseDeath replied on 25 Sep 2011
sArchiver sucks.
burypromote

+156
Yuriy Georgiev replied on 30 Sep 2011
I'm sorry if you are not satisfied of sArchiver. If you like BetterZip more use it. It's a great utility. But don't say sArchiver sux cause it's just not true. :)
burypromote

+2

gd020188 reviewed on 18 Jul 2011
I would like to buy it but I see that it is missing support to create .RAR archives (and splitted .RAR volumes).
Is it correct or I am wrong?
Do you think it could be possible to implement support for RAR creation?

Thanks.
[Version 2.0.2]

1 Reply

burypromote
+2
Macitbetter (developer) replied on 19 Jul 2011
BetterZip can create (and split) RAR archives. Go to Preferences > helpers and click the button "Download & install RAR". Note that BetterZip does not include a license for rar.
burypromote
+2

+35
Jocatra commented on 08 Jul 2011
I bought this app through Apple AppStore, but up to this date the version 2.0.2 NOT is available to download... Please,fix it.

Thanks.
[Version 2.0.2]

4 Replies

burypromote
+2

+88
MacUpdate Warren replied on 08 Jul 2011
You are correct that the App Store version is still showing 2.0.1, but the version available through the developer (and the 'Download Now' link above) is at 2.0.2.
burypromote
+3

+35
Jocatra replied on 08 Jul 2011
Yes, really, but I can't change the version mine (2.0.1) from App Store to MacUpdate, for instance.

This is the message about my licence key: "Your license is not valid for this version of BetterZip, but our upgrade fees are very reasonable." Obviously, I don't intend pay it two times.

I would like the developer know and fix this annoying problem. ;)

Thanks.
burypromote
+1
Macitbetter (developer) replied on 10 Jul 2011
Apple has to review and approve every version that is released through the Mac App Store. This process usually takes a few days, in some cases two weeks or even longer. I have submitted 2.0.2 to Apple on the same day I uploaded it to my server. Please be patient, I am sure the new version will be available in the MAS soon.
burypromote
+1

+134
Thyx replied on 16 Jul 2011
The fun we have with the AppStore.
At least it's not a critiical issue, I hope.
burypromote
+2

+2
Balzercomp commented on 06 Jul 2011
Which version is current? 2.0.2 as listed above, or 2.0.1 as available on the Mac App Store?
[Version 2.0.2]


burypromote

+30
Peterpan23 had trouble on 22 Jun 2011
BetterZip attempts a Kernel Panic on Lion Preview 4
[Version 2.0]

1 Reply

burypromote
Macitbetter (developer) replied on 25 Jun 2011
Thanks for letting me know! Do you have any more details, i.e., under which circumstances did the crash occur?
burypromote

+11
fuhayer had trouble on 04 Sep 2009
yes, it was multi-part archive with single file inside around 3GB size.
i have sent e-mail for this for your reference. thanks for your kind interest.
[Version 1.8.2]


burypromote
+1

+11
fuhayer had trouble on 03 Sep 2009
when i try to open a huge rar archive it asks for a password though archive does not have a password. i can open archive under windows without problem without password but this asks for a password. reason ? or what password should i enter to see the part of files in archive ?
[Version 1.8.2]

1 Reply

burypromote

+43
Robert (MacItBetter) (developer) replied on 04 Sep 2009
Is this a multi-part archive? Is any part missing? Please contact me by e-mail or through the support forum http://macitbetter.com/contact to track down and resolve the problem.
burypromote
+1

+1
ULTIMA had trouble on 26 Aug 2009
When I opened some compressed files of specific archive format (tar, gz, bz2) under Mac OS X 10.6 10A432, the items in the compressed files didn't show up in the window of Betterzip 1.8.1, but this trouble didn't happen when I opened ZIP or RAR files. Hope it can be fixed in the next version of Betterzip, thanks~
[Version 1.8.1]

1 Reply

burypromote

+43
Robert (MacItBetter) (developer) replied on 28 Aug 2009
A new version that fixes this problem with Snow Leopard is already in beta testing and will be out after the weekend. You can get the beta version by activating the update check function in the preferences window.
burypromote

+32
Gannet had trouble on 03 Feb 2008
The developer's site seems to be down. Hope everything's alright...
[Version 1.5.6]

4 Replies

burypromote
Macitbetter (developer) replied on 04 Feb 2008
No problems here.
burypromote

+32
Gannet replied on 04 Feb 2008
Curious, I've been getting no response for at least a week. However I can ping it so I have no idea what the problem might be.
burypromote
Macitbetter (developer) replied on 04 Feb 2008
Since I see no drop in accesses in my server's logs, the problem is probably on your end. Let's take this to e-mail, if you want to investigate this further.
burypromote

+32
Gannet replied on 04 Feb 2008
Nah that's okay, I'm sure there's nothing you can do.


tillkruess rated on 06 Jan 2012

[Version 2.1.2]




Janus Madsen rated on 26 Dec 2011

[Version 2.1.2]



-1

Shawnmack rated on 08 Dec 2011

[Version 2.1.2]




slpr rated on 18 Nov 2011

[Version 2.1.2]



+16

Moogan rated on 18 Nov 2011

[Version 2.1.2]



+1

Mrarlen rated on 28 Sep 2011

[Version 2.1]



+22

DJSquint rated on 26 Sep 2011

[Version 2.1]




Randylb rated on 10 Sep 2011

[Version 2.0.2]



+153

Gryphonent rated on 07 Sep 2011

[Version 2.0.2]




Chris95 rated on 05 Sep 2011

[Version 2.0.2]


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Version Downloads:3,832
Type:Utilities : Compression
License:Shareware
Date:18 Nov 2011
Platform:Intel
Price: $19.95
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BetterZip lets you quickly inspect archives without first extracting their contents.
  • Extract Only Files You Really Need: If you only need a few files or folders from a larger archive, you don't have to extract the whole thing. Simply drag the files you need from the BetterZip window to any Finder window or the desktop.
  • Open Archives Without Extracting: Not only can BetterZip open archives without first extracting them but you can also search for a file using the iTunes-like interface. BetterZip can open and extract archives with the most common formats: ZIP, SIT, TAR, XAR, GZip, BZip2, RAR, 7-Zip, CPIO, ARJ, LZH/LHA, JAR, WAR, CAB, ISO, CHM, RPM, DEB, NSIS, BIN, HQX.
  • Create Archives: Simply drag files and folders from your hard drives, disks, or network places into your new zip file. You no longer have to copy all the files into a temporary folder first. The supported formats are ZIP, TAR, GZip and BZip2 compressed TAR, XAR, 7-ZIP, and RAR (using the external RAR commandline tool). Large archives can also be split.
  • Protect Your Data: BetterZip can protect your data with a password and create WinZip compatible AES-256 encrypted archives. 7-zip and rar archives can also be protected.
  • Update Archives: Add new or updated files to existing archives. Remove any file or folder from an archive, or even move files around inside the archive as if it were a normal folder.
  • Make Archives Compatible: Strip Mac specific files and resource forks from archives for best compatibility with systems like Windows or Linux.
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