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DESCRIPTION
StuffIt Expander easily expands and decoded all the files you download from the Web or receive in your email. StuffIt Expander can expand over 30 formats including StuffIt, RAR, 7zip, split and segmented archives.
Are you getting "Operation Not Permitted" errors when you try to open a Zip archive? Try StuffIt instead. StuffIt can open those password protected Zip archives.
Other Features:
- Automatically expand archives added to your designated "Watch Folder"
- Automatically scan expanded content with your AV app.
- Automate Expander with AppleScript
The full list of supported files:
ARCHIVES
- StuffIt X archives (.sitx)
- Legacy StuffIt 5 and older StuffIt archives (.sit)
- Legacy StuffIt 5 and older Mac Self-Extracting archives (.sea)
- Zip archives - including encrypted and Zip64 archives (.zip)
- Windows Self-Extracting archives - created with StuffIt for Windows or Windows Zip utilities (.exe)
- RAR archives - including encrypted archives (.rar)
- 7-Zip archives (.7z)
- TAR archives or UNIX Tape Archives (.tar)
- Compressed TAR archives or tarballs
- Gzip Compressed TAR (.tar.gz, .tgz, .taz)
- Bzip Compressed TAR (.tar.bz, .tbz)
- Bzip2 Compressed TAR (.tar.bz2, .tbz2)
- UNIX Compressed TAR (.tar.Z, .tz)
- LZMA Compressed TAR (.tar.lzma, .tlzma)
- Compact Pro archives - including self-extracting archives (.cpt, .sea)
- Windows CAB Files (.cab)
- Lha archives (.lha, .lzh)
- Arj archives (.arj)
- Arc archives (.arc)
- Comic Book Archives
- CBZ (.cbz)
- CBR (.cbr)
- CBT (.cbt)
- CB7 (.cb7)
SEGMENTS
- StuffIt X segments (.part01.sitx, .part02.sitx, etc.)
- StuffIt 5 and older segments (.sit.1, .sit.2, etc.)
- Zip segments (.z01, .z02, etc.)
- RAR segments (.r01, .r02, etc.)
- Split Archives - used by some Zip, Rar and 7-Zip implementations (.001, .002, etc.)
COMPRESSED FILES
- StuffIt SpaceSaver compressed files (n/a)
- gzip compressed files (.gzip, .gz)
- bzip compressed files (.bzip, .bz)
- bzip2 compressed files (.bzip2, .bz2)
- UNIX compressed files (.z, .Z)
- lzma compressed files (.lzma)
ENCODED FILES
- AppleSingle encoded files (n/a)
- Binhex encoded files (.hqx)
- MacBinary encoded files (.bin)
- UUencode encoded files (.uu, .uue)
- Base64/MIME encoded files (.b64, .mme, .mime)
- yEncode encoded files (.yenc, .ync)
- BtoAText encoded files (.b2a, .btoa)
ENCODED ARCHIVES
- Binhex encoded StuffIt X archives (.sitx.hqx)
- Binhex encoded StuffIt archives (.sit.hqx)
- Binhex encoded Self-Extracting archives (.sea.hqx)
- MacBinary encoded StuffIt X archives (.sitx.bin)
- MacBinary Encoded StuffIt archives (.sit.bin)
- MacBinary encoded Self-Extracting archives (.sea.bin)
- UUencode encoded Zip archives (.zip.uu, .zip.uue)
OTHER
- PrivateFile encrypted files .pf)
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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| StuffIt Expander 2010 User Reviews (66 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Nov 2 2009 |
RUFTY TUFTY "The Unarchiver" should be able to do most of what you need, but if you really need Stuffit Expander, here's a link to the current direct download (no email address required). http://tinyurl.com/4aow4b
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| Oct 12 2009 |
JOBBY Can we at least go back to the good old days when clicking the Download link just, you know, DOWNLOADED THE FILE? Smith Micro will only let you have their precious program if you "agree" to let them spam you forever. No "agree", no program this sort of coercion SHOULD be illegal. Consent not given freely is no consent at all. To anyone thinking of sending me a .sitx file you'll need to recompress it as .zip, because I'm not playing Smith Micro's games, and I strongly encourage you not to as well. We don't need spam-pushers like this around.
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 | Oct 6 2009 |
NONTROPPO This app is the way Stuffit keep their proprietary format and company alive, they force you to install this if you want to open an archive or something from their new connect service. The other formats this supports are all open-able with many alternatives. If someone you know is dumb enough to use SITX (7zip or RAR are better) or Stuffit Connect (many online sharing services don't lock you into proprietary formats) when better solutions exist, then by all means use this. But for everything else, The Unarchiver or BetterZip are much better and less bloated improvements to Stuffit.
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| Oct 5 2009 |
GAZMAN @LOKHEED "Using a proprietary format should be criminal." ROFL. By your definition Apple, Microsoft, Adobe and pretty much all other large software companies should all be in jail.
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| Sep 29 2009 |
LOKHEED Who cares. Stuffit is dead. And thank goodness. Using a proprietary format should be criminal. Stop feeding this awful program. If you come across a stuffit file, email the owner and ask them to replace it with a ZIP. Free and open to everything to extract and compress. And built into OS X natively. Stop lining the pockets of people that would have you sitting in a dark room with your hands tied. Open a window and say no to monopolization!
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| Sep 29 2009 |
ST00P!D M0NK3Y You guys are being a little biased here. It's a FREE program that you are paying NOTHING for... and it decompresses literally every file type. Not to mention the fact that if you set StuffIt as the default file type decompressor, it creates the BEST looking icon files I've seen for any app. Very modern looking. They're like 3D high quality cubes. And StuffIt expands multiple piece compressed files and password protected files, whereas other free apps just bring up an error message if something is password protected. I understand the hate for proprietary formats, but as a free decompression application, it works perfectly. Oh, and it's... it's... FREE. What is there to complain about? I use it as my default decompression app, but I still send people .ZIP and .RAR files. Nobody is forcing you to use their propietary format, but the free decompressor aspect works just fine. Oh yeah, and it's free.
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| Sep 29 2009 |
ST00P!D M0NK3Y On a side note, despite my long rant, I completely forgot about The Unarchiver. I read a few comments down and forgotten the app even existed. The Unarchiver is better... download it. Seriously.
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| Sep 28 2009 |
TFINDLAY What do you use for expanding stuffed files?
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| Sep 28 2009 |
TFINDLAY Thanks, I'll give it a try.
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 | Sep 29 2009 |
GARY30 I keep it around for OLD archives from the 90's that I think I might be interested in, but really am not. The download bills itself as an installer. Basically, all it does is annoy you and try to confuse into becoming a paying customer as it delivers its payload. Pure rubbish. I hazily recollect that one version of this product a few years ago put something on my machine that popped up every so often and try to sell me something. So, I go straight to "Show Package Contents" rummage until I find the Payload folder (yes, there is a folder so named) and copy the application itself to my Utilities folder rather than even bothering to run the installer. Works perfectly and no surprises. In the next year I will probably run it once or twice--maybe.
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| Sep 28 2009 |
DLWHITE I haven't tested recent versions of Stuffit against the zip compression included in the Mac OS. A few years ago, Stuffit was able to make considerably smaller files than the standard zip compression, so lots of my vendors kept purchasing updates as they were released (a bit too frequently for my wallet). Does anyone know if Stuffit still makes smaller files? Or has the zip compression improved to the point where Stuffit is simply unnecessary?
(Version 2010 14.0) | |
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| Sep 28 2009 |
ROBACKJA Try looking into 7za or Bzip2 compression (plenty of free tools also). ZIP is by far the worse compression (especially for things like text) but is also the most compatible.
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| Sep 28 2009 |
MISHA StuffIt's .sitx compression does produce smaller files (especially if you set it to maximum compression, which takes longer). The downside is ONLY StuffIt can decompress .sitx, so whoever you're sending the file to will be forced to download Expander. Also, in the age of $75 1TB hard drive and 20Mbps bandwidth, I question whether making a 10MB file 5MB (with .sitx) or 7MB (with .zip) really makes any difference (my example is arbitrary, btw, I'm not saying .stix compress that much more than .zip).
(Version 2010 14.0) | |
| Sep 28 2009 |
JAMUS DL, take a look at the JuneCloud Automator actions for making .zips. Here is what I wrote over on the paid Stuffit link... We had to stick with the paid Stuffit Standard in order to make "clean" .zip files without any of the Mac invisible/junk file data thrown in. Then I came across the JuneCloud "Create Clean Archive" Automator action.... Goodbye Stuffit. The actions are here: http://junecloud.com/software/mac/junecloud-automator-actions.html
(Version 2010 14.0) | |
| Sep 21 2009 |
ELHEROE The contextual menu stopped working in snow leopard, when will it be upgraded to work or is there a workaround?
(Version 13.0.3) | |
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 | Sep 29 2009 |
STUFFIT Per http://free.abracode.com/cmworkshop/macosx_10_6_snow_leopard_and_contextual_menu_plugins.html Contextual Menu Plugins in Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Snow Leopard does not support contextual menu plug-ins in 64 bit applications Apple removed native support for contextual menu plug-ins in Mac OS 10.6 in 64 bit mode and replaced it with services items. Even if the contextual menu plug-in is 64 bit, the applications will not load it. Almost all, if not all Apple applications shipping with Snow Leopard run 64 bit by default, including Finder, so your contextual menu plugins will not work.
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| Sep 29 2009 |
STUFFIT ...a portion of my post was cut off... The Services menu does not support the same "contextual behavior" (ie: presenting different commands depending on what files are selected). We are investigating alternate solutions. MagicMenu, which provides the identical features as StuffIt Contextual Menu, works fine under Snow Leopard in both 32 and 64 bit modes. Also, this comment was posted to the Expander product, but really only applies to the StuffIt Deluxe product.
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| Sep 20 2009 |
SZQ A while ago I was sent a stuffit file (does anybody really still use this format?). Anyway, I had to go find the 'free' expander. Trying to install the expander was greeted with the need to enter an administrator password, huh, really, No thank you! I opened the package and manually dragged out the stuffit expander application, which worked just fine without being 'installed'. To get the expander you have to jump through hoops on the web site and agree to be spammed, then when you get actual download they want your administrator password to install all kinds of more spam. The expander can be run as a stand alone application without being 'installed', yet the company do not want to do this, they want administrator access to your machine to do as they please. DO NOT PERPETUATE THIS COMPANIES SPAM MILL. AVOID CREATING STUFFIT FILES AND CREATE ZIP FILES INSTEAD. THEY CLAIM IT IS FREE, BUT IS GIVING AWAY YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATOR ACCESS TO YOUR MACHINE REALLY FREE??????
(Version 13.0.3) | |
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| Sep 21 2009 |
JOHN SAWYER CJS Lots and lots of applications require you to enter a Mac OS administrator password, especially newer ones, since they use Apple's "Installer" app, which always requires the user to enter an admin password.
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| Sep 28 2009 |
FOOFOORABBIT JOHN SAWYER CJS - Except that in this case it's unnecessary for Stuffit Expander. It asks for the admin password because Smith Micro insists on installing stuff in ~/Library. It's totally unnecessary. Other apps such as The Unarchiver handle all the decompression engines without having to install them anywhere.
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| Sep 29 2009 |
STUFFIT The stand-alone StuffIt Expander does not install any files into either the /Library or ~/Library directories. StuffIt Expander is completely self-contained. The installer presents the License Agreement and then copies the StuffIt folder from the disk image to the /Applications folder. The administrator password is required because not all users have write access to the Applications folder.
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| Sep 29 2009 |
FOOFOORABBIT I was curious to see whether your claim was true so I downloaded Expander. I see things have changed. Stuffit Expander used to install engines in /Library but I see this is not the case anymore. Good. But that doesn't excuse the fact that the installer is asking for an admin password on an admin account to install in /Applications.
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| Sep 16 2009 |
THREEDEE912 I have to say, although past versions have been bloated with ads for Deluxe or whatever, Stuffit has gotten better. When extracting a file a simple progress bar appears, uses Growl, and opens virtually any archive thrown at it (especially those old binhex and sit files). I use The Unarchiver myself, but I do admit Stuffit has done a decent job of improving their basic expander program.
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