The app has been designed for the sole purpose of opening and selecting files to extract, and does the job without too many bells or whistles. The app can be set as the default file handler for.ZIP and other file extensions from within the app, though unfortunately drag and drop support isn’t there. ![]() The app is available completely free of charge, and is tested as working on OS X 10.9 Mavericks. This includes the obvious.7Z.TAR and.CBZ comic book files but also.ISO disk images and the more obscure. (Free) Zipeg is a universal file opener for.ZIP and.RAR archives, though it opens a whole range of compressed file extensions. If you’re using Safari and don’t like it when your.ZIPs auto-extract on completion, open the browser, and in the menu bar head to Safari > Preferences > General and untick the “Open safe files after downloading” check box. A Note for Safari Users By default, Safari enables a setting that means all “safe” downloads are opened once complete which includes.ZIP files. It turns out that there are a few solutions to this problem, all of which require you to install a third party software. If you’ve been looking for a way of keeping your Downloads folder tidier, these apps should help. ![]() ![]() If you’re coming to OS X from Windows, this can be particularly annoying where you’re spoiled for choice and have. Advertisement A friend recently asked me why he couldn’t open.ZIP files on his Mac without them automatically extracting, so it was time to find a solution.
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