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The Unarchiver for Mac

The Unarchiver 2.2

  -  3.64 MB  -  Open Source

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of The Unarchiver 2.2.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of The Unarchiver for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- Korean and Traditional Chinese translations.
- Support for the XZ compression format, along with support for embedded XZ in RPM and XAR files.
- Support for LZMA2 and some more filters in 7-zip.
- Support for NSA and SAR.
- Better support for unicode in Zip files, and some bugfixes for Korean.
- Better support for MacBinary in Zip.
- Fixed an issue where the final file in a Zip file created on OS X might get lost.
- More robust reading of gzip files.
- Fixed an issue with the interface, where the window was sometimes left open.