MacPacker for Mac

Name: MacPacker
Author: sarensw

Browse archives like folders, preview files without extracting, and drag out only the ones you need.

By sarensw. Free and open source, GPL-3.0 licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

MacPacker at a glance

Version: 1.0.0
Released: 1 October 2026
Download size: 19 MB
Works on: Apple silicon and Intel
Licence: GPL-3.0
Category: Utilities
Developer: sarensw
GitHub stars: 1.2K

About MacPacker

Archive manager and 7zip replacement for macOS. Preview (nested) archives without extracting them. Extract single files.

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How to install MacPacker on a Mac

Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
Search for MacPacker and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.0.0 from sarensw's own GitHub release.
Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to MacPacker show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: MacPacker_v1.0.0.dmg (19 MB).

What is new in MacPacker 1.0.0

### New Features
* Extract without scattering files or nesting folders
* Encrypt archives with a password
* Split archives into volumes
* More compression settings when saving
* Leave .DS_Store files out of archives
* New options in Finder integration
* Recent archives can now be turned off
* Quick Look preview for cbz and cbr
* Quick Look follows your engine settings
* Open nested archives in Quick Look
* Grant folder access once in Settings
* Simpler welcome window

### Bug Fixes
* Fewer folder-access prompts
* Archiving strips Mac file information
* 7z extraction strips execute bits and links
* An archive can be opened twice
* Deleting a file could remove a different one

### Localization
* Language update
* Now available in Vietnamese

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