ZNORT  I was happy with BetterZIP until know. But I think it´s time for an update now: Especially the long requested contextual menu or drag and drop ability to directly archive items in the Finder is missing for me.

I simply don´t like the fact that I have to click to many times to get a simple ZIP!

Please Devs, do something about it!  
(Version 1.8.3)

JOLLY_JOKER  I really like this application, I used it instead of the native Mac OS "Archive Utility". Lately however I had to download "The Unarchiver" because "BetterZip" was unable to extract the ".sitx" files.

I would ask if the developer can solve this problem in the next update so I will use only "Betterzip".  
(Version 1.8.3)

TEKL  Be careful when extracting multiple archives at once. BetterZip can't do that properly. In this case you have to use The Unarchiver or the included Unarchiver from OS X.  
(Version 1.8.3)

GECCOH  BetterZip is a wonderful and essential file compression manager. I have not come across any compression types that it cannot handle, and love its flexibility.

If I was pressed to make a suggestion on how to improve it, I'd ask the developer to add the work progress percentage bar to the dock icon, so you can tell at a glance an operation's progress. Also it would be nice if there where more control-click menu options (customizable in preferences).  
(Version 1.8.3)

PERSEP  It doesn't have a "Verify" file integrity option, so you have to extract the whole file to check it doesn't have any errors  
(Version 1.8.3)

DR. GIRLFRIEND  I don't know who to thank: BetterZip or Snow Leopard, but in this latest version I was able to unrar and join my multi-part archives without having to use a separate joining app. Normally I use Machacha or Ajoiner, but I haven't installed either one on Snow Leopard and my files still joined together quickly and smoothly -- even the files with passwords. What a wonderful surprise!

Thanks, Robert/MacItBetter and Apple! Nice work.   
(Version 1.8.2)

FUHAYER  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)

FUHAYER  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)

ULTIMA  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)

FORMICA  For UNPACKING archives, Zipeg is better, and it's FREE!

I spent a day upgrading my brother's family's three Macintoshes to 10.5 and partitioning each into main and emergency volumes, and I used Firewire drives and his new MacBook to backup and restore all the files and software of each. So, I was able to fully test BetterZip 1.8.1's unpacking capabilities. Two things drove me nuts: First, no matter how I set the preferences, BetterZip would never automatically unpack to the default location that I set (next to the archive), but instead would make me choose each time using the standard save-to dialog; Second, again despite my having set it to "Quit after last window closed," BetterZip would never automatically quit after unpacking an archive -- I always had to manually quit the application. For both these behaviors (and more), Zipeg is superior -- it unquestioningly saved all unpacked files in the same directory right next to their archives (just as I instructed in the preferences), and after first setting Zipeg to quit after a successful unpacking, it did so each time right after playing a little two-note song to signify completion. And as far as I can tell, Zipeg handles roughly the same types of archives as BetterZip, and it too allows you to see the complete contents of an archive before unpacking it. However, in my opinion the dialog Zipeg uses to display the contents of an archive before unpacking is more intuitive, more logical and easily understood. Of course, Zipeg is just an UNPACKER, and does not create archives like BetterZip can. However, there are several nice free utilities available for that as well (I like GUI Tar, but there are many), and for someone like me who does relatively little archive creating, those free alternatives are entirely sufficient. So for me, BetterZip slows down my workflow, while Zipeg speeds it up.  
(Version 1.8.1)