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RipMe vs MacPacker

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

RipMe

6.0
Utilities

Album ripper for various websites

MacPacker

7.5
Utilities

Archive manager

Metric RipMe MacPacker
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 6.0 7.5
30-day Installs 21 82
90-day Installs 74 293
365-day Installs 297 802
Version 2.1.20-14-5a3070e4 0.14.1
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 4.1K 390
GitHub Forks 660 18
Open Issues 529 7
License MIT GPL-3.0
Language Java Swift
Last GitHub Commit 7mo ago 2mo ago
First Seen Oct 12, 2020 Oct 17, 2025

Reviews

RipMe

RipMe is a versatile, open-source album ripper that allows bulk downloading of albums from various websites, making it ideal for archiving. Despite its popularity, it faces issues like freezes and a high number of open bugs.

Downloads albums from various websites in bulk for archiving.

Pros

  • + Open-source with a large community
  • + Supports many websites for downloading
  • + Active development

Cons

  • - Frequent freezing issues
  • - High number of open bugs

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