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DESCRIPTION
If the command line is not your thing - here's a GUI front-end for unrar. Drag-and-Drop extraction. Built-in par2 recovery. Written by Peter Noriega. See the About UnRarX menu for more info. Based on unrar 3.60
WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.2:
  • Universal Binary version of UnRarX is now available.
  • Version 2.2 includes current universal binary versions of unrar and par2 command line applications.
  • UnRarX now includes automatic update functionality thanks to Sparkle Framework by Andy Matuschak.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.2 or later.

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Developer:Peter Noriega
Downloads:170,554
  - Version d/l:129,052
Utilities:System
License:Free
Date:10 Jul 2006
Platform:PPC/Intel
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Sep 6 2009
*****

JILL PAT  Still the best unrar available for OS X. Period !  
(Version 2.2)

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Sep 5 2009

FORMICA  I love this old app, but it has a major problem, and I don't know if it's just because I'm running it on a modern Intel system using OS 10.5.8 when it was probably designed on a Lisa-II (it's nearly that old).

The problem is that unchecking the preference to "Overwrite existing files" does not stick (meaning it's not persistent after the app has been shut down), so it always starts up with that pref checked, and that means that I can't just double-click on a .rar file to start the extraction if I don't want to overwrite the original archives (which I never do). So, I always have to open up unRarX 2.2 first and uncheck that pref before selecting the file(s) to extract, adding a step that most such apps long ago made erroneous when they added double-click-the-archive-to-start functionality.

It's not that big a deal, but it is just the kind of annoyance that will make me turn my head when some other cheap, nubile young unarchiver comes on the market.  
(Version 2.2)

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Aug 18 2009
*****

JILL PAT  Old but still the best unrar util for osx.

Simple

Fast

Does the business

And free  
(Version 2.2)

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Apr 9 2009

MRPHANTOM  Another happy ending. My standard rar expander program on mac was not doing the trick so I tried with unrarX... done deal. Two thumps up.  
(Version 2.2)

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Jun 8 2009

MARINAC.  I select the file i want to extract and the application is asking me for a password.

i dont know of which password he's talking about.

any suggestions???  
(Version 2.2)

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Mar 28 2009

ROBOTANK  Very nice. Today I suddenly ended up with a rar that Path Finder's built in Stuffit engine wouldn't handle properly (the first time that's ever happened). unRarX expanded it no problem.  
(Version 2.2)

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Feb 27 2009
*****

ALBABE  unRar opened .rar files that Stuffit kept reporting errors on.

The "Password" box took me a few seconds to find. Be aware.

Great Ap!  
(Version 2.2)

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Feb 23 2009

FRINGEWOOD  Very handy in most RAR cases.

Needs a password dialog.

It would be handy when the archive contained multiple files, to create a folder to contain it all, rather than let it flood the current folder. It's a hassle to create a new folder and drag the archive into it every time to be safe.  
(Version 2.2)

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Jan 10 2009

APPLECRYPT MODS  sry but I find this app often unreliable at times with large rar/split archives. It reports CRC errors, but I use the freeware tool Stuffit Expander and this works perfectly. Then again, UnRARx hasn't been updated in a long while... ?  
(Version 2.2)

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Nov 28 2008

TOROSROSS  Great lil' proggie. I love it.

My only suggestion is to make this option available:

IF "All OK" THEN QUIT unRarX :)

Cheers!  
(Version 2.2)

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Mar 6 2008
****.

MIKURO  This is probably the best rar expander for Mac. It has successfully expanded split rars that The Unarchiver could not handle. While the interface is not the best, it's easy enough, and it gets the job done.

The Unarchiver is still my primary archive expander, since it handles just about every format and works well 99% of the time. But when it comes to troublesome rars, unRarX is excellent.  
(Version 2.2)

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