#Betterzip password for mac#
#Betterzip password update#

So, if you have $2.99 and you want a solution available via right-click or drag-and-drop, this is probably worth it. Of course, if you are already using a shell script to set up a build, the function may be the simplest & most efficient way to do this. Or, if you are using a Python-based build flow, that also got a reply in the thread.Beginning this review with such title I anticipated that not all readers will agree with me.

#Betterzip password for mac#

Possibility to archive and extract all common archive formats.When selecting an archiver for Mac I followed the following criteria: Mac Appstore is teeming with apps working with archives, so why BetterZip is the only one? Let me try and explain my point of view. From among “desktop” ones are ZIP, RAR and 7Z. Preferably with possibility to create archives of less common GZip and BZip. A single ZIP format available in the built-in archiver is not enough anymore.

#Betterzip password update#

Viewing archive contents without need to extract, as well as files update in archive.Sometimes one has to work with RAR archives which are used on servers for incremental file backups. This is now a de-facto standard for archivers to which many are used working with WinZip and WinRAR.

It is not convenient at all to work without this feature. Flexible archive creation settings and compatibility of archives with Windows.First of all – archiving selected files from context menu. This includes archive profiles and ignoring service files and folders of OS X (have you seen how an archive created with built-in Windows utilities looks like?). Here I become a real nerd when I pick on the design of apps for Mac and their icons. I admire OS X for its unique design and convenience, and I cannot stand programs which look like an echo form the 90s. Perhaps this point is not critical to everyone, but I am sure that I am not alone here.

Personally I barely use apps, latest version of which was released 5 years ago.

What archivers could be part of this review and why they are not: Keka – weird icon design which is difficult to relate to files archive contents cannot be viewed latest version in AppStore – end of 2013.Īrchiver – archive contents cannot be viewed latest update – end of 2015 inadequate price. Smart Zipper Pro – wonderful archiver that meets all criteria except for latest release date – no updates for over a year and a half.Īll other programs are either ugly outside or way too old inside. Virtually the only one archiver for Mac available on the software market which meets all criteria is BetterZip. It works with all popular archive formats, integrates into Finder, including Quick Look, it is regularly updated and its price is reasonable.