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BetterZip 5.4.2 brings some smaller bug fixes

2026-03-27T00:00:00Z

Here is the latest update to BetterZip which brings some smaller bug fixes.

Work on BetterZip 6 is progressing nicely and I will soon start beta testing. If you are interested in participating in the closed beta test run, please get in touch!

Here are the details for version 5.4.2:

Bug Fixes

Rar 7 archives may use huge amounts of memory. BetterZip will show a warning before extracting from such archives.
Fixed two possible crasher bugs that could occur under very unusual circumstances.
Added two missing strings to the German localization of the Quick Look extension.

If you find any problems, please do get in touch and report them. Thanks!

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BetterZip 5.4.1 is out now

2026-03-18T00:00:00Z

Here is the latest update to BetterZip. This version includes a number of internal changes that won’t be visible to you directly, but they should enhance overall stability and performance.

Work on BetterZip 6 is progressing nicely and I will soon start beta testing. If you are interested in participating in the closed beta test run, please get in touch!

Here are the details for version 5.4.1:

Enhancements

Drag-to-select now mimics Finder’s behavior more closely: Clicking on a filename starts dragging, while clicking the whitespace next to the filename starts selecting files.
You can now configure in which folders the Finder extension will run and add a BetterZip item to Finder’s contextual menu. It could clash with other Finder extensions, especially on cloud drives. I renamed the Quick Look tab in the settings window to “Extensions” and moved all extension settings there.
Updated the built-in unrar to the latest version.
Increased the text size in the presets configuration for better readability.
When extracting an archive with minor errors, you can choose to ignore these errors. Make sure to check the extracted files though.
Enhanced and updated the Japanese localization. Thank you, Koichi!

Bug Fixes

CRX Chrome extensions can be opened and extracted again.
Fixed a possible crash when viewing or previewing multiple files in succession too quickly.
When moving a non-archive item to the trash in the sidebar, it wasn’t also removed from the Favorites sidebar.

If you find any problems, please do get in touch and report them. Thanks!

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BetterZip 5.4 is out now

2025-09-11T00:00:00Z

It’s been a while since the last update to BetterZip. Today I have two smaller new features for you, as well as a few enhancements and bug fixes.

New Features:

The new Close File command (choose File > Close File from the menu or press ⌃⌘W on the keyboard) will close the current file, but leave the window open and return to the initial state.
Non-archive files can now be previewed in BetterZip when selected in the built-in file browser (the left sidebar).

Enhancements:

The archive’s macOS quarantine flag will not only be preserved for extracted executable files, but also for extracted (recursive) archives.
The Quick Look preview now automatically sorts by file name.
When clicking in the background of the file list and dragging the mouse up or down, BetterZip will now select files like in the Finder.

Fixed bugs:

Sequential archives (.001, …) didn’t open correctly in some cases.
Archives with a digit in the first place of the filename extension couldn’t be opened if they were not multi-volume archives (e.g., archive.3mf).
Moving archives to the trash after extraction now works reliably.
When using a save preset, and selecting the option “Don’t include the single root folder in the archive”, BetterZip wouldn’t save the archive to a folder set in the preset, but always next to the original.
The preset option “Move after successful extraction” would only move the numbered parts .z01, .z02, … of WinZip-style multi-volume zip archives while leaving the last .zip named part behind.
If BetterZip is set to open directly to DropBar, closing the DropBar did not result in BetterZip quitting.
Extracting from an opened subfolder in a Finder list view window to a place through the Finder extension extracts to different folder.
The Automator actions for extracting or compressing files couldn’t be configured, if there were multiple presets with the exact same name.

If you find any problems, please do get in touch and report them. Thanks!

macOS 26 (Tahoe) is upon us and BetterZip will run nicely on it.

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Black Friday 2023 Special - The Apps

2023-11-23T00:00:00Z

This year again, the team behind Unclutter put together a bundle of 10 great Mac apps, including BetterZip. Get any of the included apps for 50% off or the whole bundle for $58.

BetterZip 5.3.3 - Bug Fixes and Stability

2023-04-11T00:00:00Z

This update has no new features, it just fixes a few bugs:

Updated Zstandard to V 1.5.5.
Sped up some operations with large folders containing multi-volume rar files.
When creating multi-volume rar archives with more than 9 volumes, BetterZip would show an error message after successfully creating the archive.
Under certain conditions, BetterZip did not offer to repair rar files with missing parts when .rev files were available.
Tokens for automatically created filenames didn’t work correctly in some localizations.

If you find any problems, please do get in touch and report them. Thanks!

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