BetterZip
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 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| BetterZip 6 | $35, paid once | Personal 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 2026
- 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 2026
- Automation
- It supports AppleScript, Shortcuts, a command-line tool, Automator, and integrations including Hazel, Alfred, LaunchBar, DropZone, and BetterTouchTool Launcher.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- It supports AES-256 encryption and includes a password manager that stores archive passwords in an encrypted vault.checked 9 Oct 2026
- 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 2026
- Format support
- It can open and extract over 30 formats.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Network security
- The maker says transmissions to its servers, website, and shop are secured with encryption.checked 9 Oct 2026
- 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 2026
- Purpose
- BetterZip is an archive editor for browsing, creating, extracting, and modifying archives.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Quick Look
- The free Quick Look extension previews archive contents in Finder without launching BetterZip.checked 9 Oct 2026
- 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 2026
- System requirement
- The current BetterZip 6.0.6 download requires macOS 13.5 or later.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2006checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial and guarantee
- The maker offers a 30-day full-featured trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.checked 9 Oct 2026
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