unpkg
4.7
What is unpkg for Mac
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:
- Universal Binary, 10.4.11 and above
- 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 unpkg
Version 4.7:
- Native Apple Silicon support: rebuild w/ arm64 and x86_64 binaries
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Aug 6 2020
Version: 4.6
Signed in just to say a massive thank you! Works like a charm :)
Feb 22 2013
Version: 4.5
This is a very handy application. Works as advertised in 10.6.8.
Just say "No" to blindly installing packages.
Sep 22 2011
Version: 4.5
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!
Jan 17 2009
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.
Jan 17 2009
Version: 4.0
Works fine for .pkg's but it doesn't work with .mpkg
Might prove handy down the road anyways.
Thanks
Aug 1 2005
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
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
Version: 1.5
Works as advertised! But it would be nice if it could extract individual files from the package, too.
Nov 28 2004
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
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.)
Nov 8 2004
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.
Nov 7 2004
Version: 1.2
Finally. I can unpack .pkg without having to go and get my father to enter his password!
Free
App requirements:
- Intel 64
- ARM
- OS X 10.9.0 or later
- Apple Silicon Native Support
License:
Free • Absolutely Free
Downloaded & Installed 144,551 times
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