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Oka Unarchiver vs MacPacker

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Oka Unarchiver

6.0
Utilities

Free unarchiver

MacPacker

7.5
Utilities

Archive manager

Metric Oka Unarchiver MacPacker
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 6.0 7.5
30-day Installs 16 4.7K
90-day Installs 66 5.1K
365-day Installs 376 6.2K
Version 2.1.6 1.0.0
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 1 390
GitHub Forks - 18
Open Issues - 7
License — GPL-3.0
Language — Swift
Last GitHub Commit 8mo ago 7mo ago
First Seen Jan 15, 2023 Oct 17, 2025

Reviews

Oka Unarchiver

Oka Unarchiver is a free and user-friendly tool for extracting files from various archive formats. It supports multiple file types and is designed to handle common extraction issues like garbled text. Ideal for everyday users who need a reliable unarchiver.

Extracts files from various archive formats with ease.

Pros

  • + Free to use
  • + Supports multiple archive formats
  • + User-friendly interface

Cons

  • - Limited community support and engagement
  • - Unknown license and codebase details

MacPacker

MacPacker is a powerful open-source archive manager that allows users to preview nested archives without extraction and extract individual files. It supports multiple archive formats and is ideal for users who need quick access to archived content without full extraction.

MacPacker enables users to preview and extract files from archives without fully extracting them.

Pros

  • + Preview nested archives without extraction
  • + Extract individual files from archives
  • + Open-source and free to use

Cons

  • - Moderate install count suggesting niche appeal
  • - Limited support for some archive formats