Name: unpkg
Rating: 4.5 (16 reviews)

unpkg overview

unpkg is a utility that simply unpacks all the files in a Mac OS X package (.pkg file) into a folder. Very handy, and GNU GPL free too!

Features:

Super quick, no non-sense unpacking
Easy drag-'n'-drop interface
Extracts both standard packages and metapackages (.mpkg files)
Does not require any passwords (unpack all those archives that want Administrator privileges!)
Unpacks both old-style (10.4 and before) and new-style (10.5 and later) packages, even on 10.4
Automatic unpacking of files to a folder named after the package in the same directory if possible, or the Desktop
Good package detection (unpkg will not try to unpack something that's not a package, and easily handles malformed packages)
Licensed under the GNU GPL
On GitHub. Clone and fork away

What’s new in version 4.8

Updated on Apr 05 2022

Ported from Python 2 to 3 due to the former's deprecation in macOS 12.3

Information

License

Free

Size

344 KB

Developer’s website

https://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/

Downloads

147118

App requirements

Intel 64
Apple Silicon
OS X 10.9.0 or later

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Saratxe

Mar 20 2021

4.7

5.0

Version: 4.7

Very useful! Thank you very much!

nekrosounds

Aug 6 2020

4.6

Version: 4.6

Signed in just to say a massive thank you! Works like a charm :)

bbw7

Feb 22 2013

4.5

Version: 4.5

This is a very handy application. Works as advertised in 10.6.8. Just say "No" to blindly installing packages.

manzanat

Aug 30 2012

Does what it says on the tin perfectly.

GeogProf

Sep 22 2011

Really great app, saves lots of time in the course of an average workweek. It’s even better when you can read the contents of a .pkg using Suspicious Package before unpacking it with unpkg (http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/26833/suspicious-package). Thanks to the developer for making it free!

Tice

Jan 17 2009

4.0

Version: 4.0

Great app. I nearly allways use it to or before installing pkg's. I don't know about .mpkg, but in earlier versions it worked to rename the file to .pkg and then use unpkg.

Shotgunweddings

Works fine for .pkg's but it doesn't work with .mpkg Might prove handy down the road anyways. Thanks

Guest

Aug 1 2005

1.61

3.3

Version: 1.61

Dropped 3 different packages on this. For 2 of them it kicked out empty folders. I doubt a 1.2 MB file contained nothing.

Jun 22 2005

1.6

Version: 1.6

I've never seen this much discussion about an icon before. Interesting as it is, an icon is an icon, it doesn't matter.

Mar 6 2005

1.5

Version: 1.5

Works as advertised! But it would be nice if it could extract individual files from the package, too.

Nov 28 2004

1.4

Version: 1.4

The word 'platypus' itself is not in any way copyrighted or owned by the Olympic Committee, but that particular image of an animated platypus is in-fact a mascot from the Sydney 2000 games. Do a bit of research and you'll see for yourself.

Nov 27 2004

1.3

Version: 1.3

The Developer might want to change the icon, or he might end up in a law suit. (The animal, being a platypus, was a mascot of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.)

Tenjinando1

Nov 8 2004

1.2

Version: 1.2

I have downloaded both the previous version and this. In both cases all I get is "drag package to unpkg" but no unpacking whatsoever.

White-Fire

Nov 7 2004

4.3

Finally. I can unpack .pkg without having to go and get my father to enter his password!

Nov 4 2004

1.0

Version: 1.0

great application.

Works as described. Very cool.