MacPacker

Say hello to MacPacker, the archive manager for macOS. Open source, because essential tools should be free. Preview (nested) archives. Extract selected files. Creating or editing archives will follow. Inspired by 7-Zip, but without any claim to comparability. See the roadmap for more details.

Installation

System Requirements

• macOS 14.6 or later (macOS 13 was supported until v0.14.1, but is no longer supported in v0.15.0 and later)

Option 1: Download from GitHub

Download the .zip file from GitHub Releases. Extract and move the app to the Applications folder. The app is sandboxed, signed, and notarized by Apple.

Option 2: App Store

Option 3: Homebrew

brew install --cask macpacker

Contribution

Translation

MacPacker use POEditor for managing translations. If you want to improve an existing translation or want to add a new language, go to the following page, sign up and make the edits.

https://poeditor.com/join/project/J2Qq2SUzYr

Pull Requests

Pull requests are welcome. Please note that MacPacker is in early development and there are still a few breaking changes coming up. Pull requests therefore might need some rework or wait time before they can be merged.

More info on how to contribute and on the architecture of MacPacker will be added soon.

Roadmap

• Navigate through (nested) archives
• Extract selected files via drag & drop to any target
• Breadcrumb for quick navigation
• Support (my) most needed archives .zip, .tar, .lz4
• Extract the full archive at once
• Preview files without extraction
• Finder extensions for quick access to the most important functions
• Fully fledged internal previewer System previewer instead of internal previewer
• Support all formats that TheUnarchiver & Keka supports
• Create archives and edit archives (most common ones only)

Building from Source

Prerequisites

• macOS 14.5 or later
• XCode 16 or later

Process

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sarensw/MacPacker.git
   cd MacPacker
   

2. Open the Project in Xcode:

   open MacPacker.xcodeproj
   

3. Build and Run:

   • Click the "Run" button or press Cmd + R. Watch the magic unfold!

4. Building with a different signing team (optional):

   If you have a different Apple Developer account, create a local signing override:

   cp Config/SigningOverride.xcconfig.template Config/SigningOverride.xcconfig
   

   Then edit Config/SigningOverride.xcconfig and set your Team ID. Find your Team ID in Xcode under Settings > Accounts, then select your team. This file is gitignored and will not be committed.