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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 2.2.1:
Enhancements:
- Allow merging of folders and “keeping both” when adding items that already exist in the archive.
- The “Open With” menu is sorted and displays better results now.
- Fixed a possible crash when deleting an archive in the Finder while it was visible in the favorites sidebar.
- Fixed a possible crash when using the “open with” menu with unknown file types.
- The percentage badge on the BetterZip icon in LaunchPad could get stuck.
- In some cases BetterZip was not able to track moved or deleted archives.
Version 2.2.1:
Enhancements:
- Allow merging of folders and “keeping both” when adding items that already exist in the archive.
- The “Open With” menu is sorted and displays better results now.
- Fixed a possible crash when deleting an archive in the Finder while it was visible in the favorites more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
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| Downloads:98,844 |
| Version Downloads:2,596 |
| Type:Utilities : Compression |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:22 Mar 2012 |
| 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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❧ Preview pane in BZ is really great, useful in situations UI-wise where quicklook in an archive isn't (which both do support).
❧ Favourites pane in BZ is very useful.
❧ BZ presets are wonderfully powerful! They enable specific sets of extract/save archive management operations and can be easily accessed. Things like automagically extracting a zipped app to /Applications and running it.
❧ Single-click extraction can be toggled when opening archives via keyboard in BZ, very useful.
In Entropy's favour it does RAR built-in, BZ requires downloading a command-line util from RAR themselves, Entropy automates this.
This is not a comparison, but I will emphasise that Robert, the Betterzip developer, is wonderfully communicative and helpful, always an important factor in choosing an app.
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Phoenix⚡⚡ reviewed on 07 Mar 2012
The Betterzip Passwords Manager fail to save any password!
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Yes I'm already check and enable it as "Always try passwords"
I use BetterZip and Password Manager for a year, the Password Manager worked great and very useful for me.
Now, i did restore the old BetterZip (2.1.2) on my iMac and the Password Manager back to work again.
thadon reviewed on 01 Mar 2012
and the small icons are terrible, i would like too be able to see instantly where the zip files and so on are. something colorful or at least a bigger icon than a micro box in the middle.
Other than that, a great tool
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gd020188 reviewed on 09 Oct 2011
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.
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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.
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When does V2.1 come to the Apple Store version?
Mine is stuck on V2.0.2
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Reowen reviewed on 21 Sep 2011
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.
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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.
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Moofing reviewed on 16 Aug 2011
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.
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gd020188 reviewed on 07 Aug 2011
I would like to thanks the developer to his patience about explaining me how to add the RAR compress.
5 Star.
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Yuriy Georgiev reviewed on 03 Aug 2011
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.
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i have sent e-mail for this for your reference. thanks for your kind interest.
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