Archive format support
The formats you need. And plenty more.
Open, browse, and extract more than 35 archive and compression formats on your Mac. Create ZIP files free, or unlock additional creation formats with SnipZip Pro.
Full format list
Open almost anything.
Opening, browsing, searching, and extraction are free. “Pro” in the Create column applies only when making a new archive.
| Format | Common extensions | Open & extract | Create |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP | .zip | Free | Free |
| 7Z | .7z | Free | Pro |
| RAR | .rar | Free | — |
| TAR | .tar | Free | Pro |
| TAR.GZ | .tar.gz, .tgz | Free | Pro |
| TAR.BZ2 | .tar.bz2, .tbz, .tbz2 | Free | Pro |
| TAR.XZ | .tar.xz, .txz | Free | Pro |
| TAR.ZST | .tar.zst, .tzs | Free | Pro |
| TAR.LZ4 | .tar.lz4 | Free | Pro |
| TAR.BR | .tar.br | Free | Pro |
| TAR.LZ | .tar.lz, .tlz | Free | Pro |
| TAR.LZO | .tar.lzo, .tzo | Free | Pro |
| TAR.LRZ | .tar.lrz, .tlrz | Free | Pro |
| CPIO | .cpio | Free | Pro |
| CPIO.GZ | .cpio.gz | Free | Pro |
| AR | .ar, .a | Free | Pro |
| DEB | .deb | Free | Pro |
| ISO | .iso | Free | Pro |
| XAR | .xar | Free | Pro |
| WARC | .warc | Free | Pro |
| GZIP | .gz | Free | ProWorkflow |
| XZ | .xz | Free | ProWorkflow |
| BZIP2 | .bz2 | Free | ProWorkflow |
| Brotli | .br | Free | ProWorkflow |
| LZIP | .lz | Free | ProWorkflow |
| LZOP | .lzo | Free | ProWorkflow |
| LRZIP | .lrz | Free | ProWorkflow |
| RPM | .rpm | Free | — |
| CAB | .cab | Free | — |
| LHA / LZH | .lha, .lzh | Free | — |
| MTREE | .mtree | Free | — |
| Zstandard | .zst, .zstd | Free | — |
| LZ4 | .lz4 | Free | — |
| LZMA | .lzma | Free | — |
| Unix Compress | .Z | Free | — |
| UUencoded | .uu, .uue | Free | — |
About Workflow formats: GZIP, XZ, BZIP2, Brotli, LZIP, LZOP, and LRZIP compress individual files rather than bundle multiple items into one archive, so they are created through SnipZip’s Workflow Builder.
Split ZIP, 7Z, RAR, and numbered archive volumes are also recognized. Keep every part in the same folder and open the first archive file. Support for a particular archive can vary when it uses an uncommon or unsupported codec.
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