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#15 of 35
Score
6.0
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The facts below are what the maker publishes about BetterZip, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From BetterZip's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
BetterZip 6$35, paid oncePersonal use: up to five Macs in one household · Commercial use: one license per Mac · Minor updates free; major upgrades discounted · One-time license; no subscription.

The facts

Each one read from BetterZip's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Archive editing
It can add, delete, rename, and edit archive contents without extracting and rebuilding the archive.checked 9 Oct 2001
Archive formats
It creates archives in formats including ZIP, DMG, TAR, Zstandard, Brotli, 7-Zip, XAR, and ISO, and can create RAR archives through an external command-line utility.checked 9 Oct 2001
Automation
It supports AppleScript, Shortcuts, a command-line tool, Automator, and integrations including Hazel, Alfred, LaunchBar, DropZone, and BetterTouchTool Launcher.checked 9 Oct 2001
Encryption
It supports AES-256 encryption and includes a password manager that stores archive passwords in an encrypted vault.checked 9 Oct 2001
Finder integration
Finder integration includes a contextual-menu submenu, a toolbar button, and a Share extension for compressing files from other apps.checked 9 Oct 2001
Format support
It can open and extract over 30 formats.checked 9 Oct 2001
Network security
The maker says transmissions to its servers, website, and shop are secured with encryption.checked 9 Oct 2001
Privacy
The maker says its apps do not collect personally identifiable information during use, while consent-based crash reports may be sent to help diagnose crashes.checked 9 Oct 2001
Purpose
BetterZip is an archive editor for browsing, creating, extracting, and modifying archives.checked 9 Oct 2001
Quick Look
The free Quick Look extension previews archive contents in Finder without launching BetterZip.checked 9 Oct 2001
RAR limitation
Creating, updating, and repairing RAR archives requires an external rar command-line tool, and BetterZip does not include a RAR license.checked 9 Oct 2001
System requirement
The current BetterZip 6.0.6 download requires macOS 13.5 or later.checked 9 Oct 2001

The company

Founded
2006checked 28 Sep 2001

Money

Trial and guarantee
The maker offers a 30-day full-featured trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.checked 9 Oct 2001

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