So, along with the release of The Unarchiver 3.0 comes another new things: The Archive Browser. This is the often-requested version that lets you browse archives and preview their contents before extracting. However, since this is not a program that I personally need, this one will actually cost a few dollars. Buy it if this is what you really need, or buy it if you want to support the development of The Unarchiver!

http://itunes.apple.com/app/the-archive-browser/id510232205?mt=12&ls=1
http://archivebrowser.c3.cx/

For now, bug reports and feature requests can go on the The Unarchiver bug tracker:

http://code.google.com/p/theunarchiver/issues/list

It is much better to post them there than in this thread, because I tend to forget things that are not on the bug tracker.

>>58-59

This is also fixed in the 1.4.1 version that Apple is being incredibly slow in reviewing or approving.

its not working

Great, thanks. I'll just wait ;)

The fixed version should be out now, finally. It is ridiculous how long it took for Apple to get around to this.

Hi,

Every time I update The Unarchiver and The Archive Browser, a new entry gets added to the Open With menu as shown. Is this an OS X issue, or a TAB/TU issue?

Thank you very much!!

>>49

Here's an archive with plain text files having NFO, ME and 1ST extensions I can't preview with Quick Look. In Windows, I can open these with WinZip's internal viewer.

Hi,

I have thousands of zip files in external disks and other laptops and I miss how I can test them with WinZip, WinRAR, etc in Windows. Other than extracting for real, this is not possible in TAB or TU.

Can this feature be added to a future release in TAB at least?

Thank you very much!!

>>66

That sounds like a pretty good idea, probably. Please file it as an issue on https://code.google.com/p/theunarchiver/ or else I might forget about it.

>>64

Apps have no control over that menu, it is handled entirely by OS X and the App Store, so you should file the bug with Apple.

Hi,

I encounter this error every time I am Quick Looking images inside an archive. As I press the spacebar on the first file and go thru them one after another, the Quick Look window has graphical corruption on each image. This doesn't happen when I Quick Look the images uncompressed inside a folder.

I don't know how to attach multiple files here, so I have included a single file that contains the archive I used for the test and another that contains the screenshots that show the corruption.

I use a MacBook Pro 15 Early-2011 2.2 GHz with 16 GB RAM running OS X 10.8.2, in case you need this information to troubleshoot.

Thank you very much!!

>>69

Hmm, I can't replicate that. It sort of seems like an OS X bug, though, because all the Quick Look loading and display is handled by OS X. There's not really anything The Unarchiver could do to cause that that I can think of.

since i've upgraded to mountain lion, the unarchiver just opens the preference window when i click a file to open it. i havent figured out a work around yet

>>70

Maybe you're right. I noticed it only happens when the Intel HD graphics are being used. The ATI graphics don't seem to exhibit this behavior.

I already reported my troubles using the feedback page (don't have AppleCare), but I don't hold my breath that Apple will address them in a timely manner (I remember a much talked about Facebook privacy introduced in Safari with 10.7.0 and they took 8 months to fix)

Thanks for providing the Unarchiver, I've been using it for years and it's been a GREAT tool. I gladly paid the $4 for the Archive Browser, I would have paid $10. Great work. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

1.6 has been released, to match The Unarchiver 3.6. It brings these changes:

• Added the ability to test archived files without unpacking them.
• Added support for the Internet Archive WARC format.
• Fixed bugs in XAR/.pkg, CAB, HQX and Compress.
• Fixed a few more rare bugs and crashes.

Hi

When I try to change "filename encoding" from the "file" menu all encodings are greyed out.

I'm using OSX 10.8.2 and The Archive Browser version 1.6

Thanks!

>>77

That's really weird, it works here. Could you post the file so I can check if there's something strange about it?

This isn't happening with just one archive. It's the same thing with any archive with cyrillic encoded filenames. I've attached an example.

>>79

Are you sure the archive itself is not broken? The reason that the menu is greyed out is that the RAR file seems to mark the filenames as being Unicode. That means there is no encoding to select, as the characters should be known exactly already.

Please add the ability to add files, folders, etc. to an already existing archive, like with 7Zip or WinRAR on Windows, or the built-in archive software on Ubuntu.

After opening a file with the open button (so not extracting it) where does the temporary file get stored?

>>82

In whatever temporary directory OS X suggests. Unfortunately, I forget where exactly that is. You can try opening a file in a program that lets you do "Show in Finder" to find out.

I tried the test archive feature and noticed the discrete graphics card gets activated at the end of the operation when the green screen appears. Is this normal?

Thank you very much for adding that feature. I find it extremely useful and I hope many more people as well.

>>85

Probably, it uses CoreAnimation layers and filters. Those probably trigger the GPU.

>>86

I understand. But it activates only when the green screen appears, not at any other time.

Is there a reason why TAB browser switches to discrete GFX as soon as a encrypted rar is being opened? Decryption done by the GFX chip? If so, the app should switch back to integrated after extraction. Right now that happens only on app quit.

Reading Archive content takes like ages. As seen on the RealUI package: http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info16068-RealUI.html I am not quite sure if this should take that long

i7, 10.8.2, TAB 1.6

>>88

See above.

Also there seems to be some kind of bug that is triggered by certain archives that makes it slow. I have not yet had time to investigate further. Most likely it will get fixed in the next version though.

I missed 85, but is it necessary to use CoreAnimation to display a green (85) or a blue screen with teh password field?

Please have a look into this as GFX sucks quite some power being on mobile use. gfxCardStatus is not the best option for this issue

Good to read that the slowness might be gone soon

>>90

It uses some CoreAnimation filters, and it's up to OS X how it decides to deal with those. I guess it might trigger the discrete graphics on some systems. I don't have one, so I can't really test it.

I do understand that OS X makes the decision, but I presume there are ways to get around this issue.
Probably some of your beta testers have a discrete GFX unit and can test? If not I am willing to help testing.

Released a quick bugfix release, 1.6.1, to fix a bug that caused large archives to fail to open sometimes. Nothing else new, though.

v1.7 has been released. It is mostly bugfixes carried over from The Unarchiver:

• Fix a bug that would make files with invalid filenames not work in Zip and Exe files.
• Fix some small memory leaks.
• Some small interface tweaks.
• Read-only attributes for files in archives are now ignored. This caused some files not to extract correctly in older versions.
• Fix a bug with parsing Tar files.

Will this show the contents of disk doubled AppleWorks (mac not Apple II) files? How about non compressed AppleWorks files?

>>97

I think that is up to OS X. It should be able to extract disk doubled files, but it uses the built-in Quick Look to show contents, so if that can show it, The Archive Browser will show it, otherwise not.

I am considering adding support for buying The Archive Browser through paddle.com, too. Currently, Xee 3 is being sold through that as an experiment.

If you'd like to see this, do speak up.

>>99
To me, the main advantage of staying off the App Store is being outside of the sandbox.

I use an unsandboxed version of The Unarchiver as my main file extractor, with The Archive Browser as a handy way to peek into particular archives every once in a while (and sometimes extract parts of archives into particular folders), so the sandboxing hardly ever bothers me in the latter.

1.8 is now out. As with The Unarchiver, I am releasing it ahead of the App Store update, because I am dearly tired of waiting for Apple. The reason I can do that this time is that The Archive Browser is now available on paddle.com too, like Xee.

You can get it here: http://wakaba.c3.cx/releases/mac/TheArchiveBrowser1.8.zip

And you can buy a license here: https://pay.paddle.com/p/489450/481245

This version is also not sandboxed, in case you prefer things that way. If you still want the sandboxed version, you will have to wait until Apple feels like approving the App Store version.

Other changes are:

• Fixed some more problems with opening TAR files.
• Added support for XIP files.
• Fixed some crashes and unsupported files for RAR.
• Better support for RAR Mac OS X SFX files.
• Fixed crashes for certain CAB and PDF files.
• Added support for comments in Amiga LhA files.

I'm guessing the answer is no, but is there a way to use this version if I have it bought from the App Store?

>>102

Like I said, whenever Apple feels like approving it, it will be on the app store. Expect it to take about two weeks, if things go quickly.

I don't know if Apple is trying to make up for the massive delays on Xee or what, but this time The Archive Browser got approved in record time. It should live on the store now.

How do you delete files from an archive with the Archive Browser? The same way WinRAR does.

I want to use the Archive Browser to mod Minecraft, but you need to remove files from a JAR. I always used to decompress with the Unarchiver / recompress, but I'd rather edit in place, like Windows users.

1.8.1 has been released. It is just a quick bugfix release to fix a problem where the Paddle framework would crash on OS X 10.9. This never affected the app store version, so that one will remain at 1.8.

Just bought a license to the archive browser. But I cannot download the trial version with the link on your page says 403 Forbidden?

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /releases/mac/TheArchiveBrowser1.8.1.zip on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

>>112

Can you post your IP address or mail it to me?

please implement feature of compress, edit archive (rename, move files etc).

1.9 has been released:

• Add support for PMA files.
• Better support for broken Zip files.
• Fixed bugs in handling of NSIS and MSI files.
• Now deletes partially extracted files after cancelling extraction.

i just bought a license to the Archive Browser. Is a excellent program. Can you please translate it to german?

Hello,

Quick-Look preview on archives doesn't work on Mac OS X 10.8.5. How to enable it?

And is there an option to open an archive by single-click?

Thanks!

>>117

If you mean Quick Look in the Finder, that is not implemented. The Quick Look support that is implemented is for looking at the contents of archives inside The Archive Browser.

cannot download trial,

http://wakaba.c3.cx/releases/mac/TheArchiveBrowser1.9.zip

Says forbidden etc

?

After upgrade to Mavericks it just can't show form to enter password for protected archives :(

open protected archive bug on OS X 10.9

1.9.1 has now been released, which fixes the password and error screens on Mavericks. Apple sure messed up this update, this was entirely because of totally backwards-incompatible changes in system code that had to be worked around.

http://wakaba.c3.cx/releases/mac/TheArchiveBrowser1.9.1.zip

Mac App Store will be updated whenever Apple gets around to it.

Hi, so I just bought the archive browser from app store and have the problem in Maverick above. Seems like you have a bug fix in 1.9.1 to be downloaded but what do I do with that file. Sorry, I do not know these things..

>>125

You'll basically have to wait until Apple updates it on the App Store. We're all stuck waiting for them.

Hey, you know when apple updated to 1.9.1?? e already purchased this day, not even the upgrade. Can you send me a license of version 1.9.1, as the author in the app store, not function at Mavericks.
I would appreciate if you send me the license.
Thanks and regards.

>>127

You tell me, I'm still waiting for them too. They've been told it's a urgent update for a crippling bug, and they're doing nothing. Welcome to the App Store.

Mail me if you want a license for the non-App Store version.

Well, it's finally out on the App Store, after I yelled at Apple in about every single way I can. Geez.

>>129
You think they'd care a little more considering your apps regular top the free app charts...

Hi,

I'm trying to extract just one file to a specific directory but TAB seems to insist on recreating the directory structure of the archive to the destination.
For example by archive has:
Dir A->

     file B

I want to extract file B to a specific directory without TAB creating Dir A as its parent. Any way to do it?

Thanks.

>>131

Drag it out of the window and drop it where you want it, that should work.

Is there any chance to get German localization???

After deleting The Archive Browser (through Launchpad) THE WHOLE APPLICATION SUPPORT FOLDER DISAPPEARS, DAMMIT! How is this even possible (sandboxing, anyone?). Now that's what I call a critical bug!

>>134

That would be an OS X bug. The Archive Browser can not do that, sandboxed or not.

It would be great to have the ability for adding files to an archive.

just bought from the Mac App store, the sandbox is annoying, can i change to the non-sandbox version?

I'm one of the folks who would love to be able to edit a file in an archive and have it saved back in the archive file. As it stands, I can do that, and see the edit has been saved in the quick-view, but when I close the archive and open it again, only the original file is there. All I want to do with this is update my password file and keep it encrypted, without having to extract, edit, encrypt, then delete the non-encrypted file. Thanks!

Does the Archive Browser support the new RAR 5 format?

OMG I will be estatic if you can help me. I had a sociopath that I had only know for4 yrs, steal and demolish the life I had built for 45 years. He took an external hard rive with man;y many irreplaceable memories. Most of which occurred before I met him. Children graduating, home runs, alls stars, equestrian state finals. My daughter completing the 2 mil run on graduation from BMT at Lackand AirForce base. However, I have a stack of about 20 HP disks that are in an encrypted backup. many of these pictures and mementoes are on these disks. Will Your program the "Unichiver" have a chance of restoring these disks to readable file formats?

>>139

Not yet, but i am working on it, slowly.

>>140

Hmm. Depends. Do you know which format they are, and what the password is?

When I access kareha.pl through a web browser, it just shows the source code. If I run the command "perl kareha.pl" it gives me and index file, when I go to that, it's just a static page. I'm a noob when it comes to this, can anyone help?

>>142
Wrong thread, but you need to set up your web server to handle Perl scripts properly.

I get the error message "the contents of the file "ABC" cannot be extracted with this program" even that this is the second file (4,7 GB) and the first one (11,3 GB) just worked fine. Any ideas what to do?

Hi, I purchased the app in mac app store.
Can you please add option to delete archive after extraction (as in the unarchiver)

Hi, I have just purchased the 'The Archive Browser' app from AppStore for my OS X Yosemite.

When I click on the app preference, I cannot select the file association even I click the "select all" or "deselect all" the association settings do not change.

How can I solve this?

>>146

You can't. Apple has permanently disabled this feature in the App Store. You either have to do it by hand in The Finder using Get Info, or use the non-App Store version.

I'm bought App Store version and now I have the same problem as Keith. How can I get a non-App Store license?

I'm bought App Store version and now I have the same problem as Keith. How can I get a non-App Store license?

It is GREAT that the software will UNARCHIVE files. BUT, can it ARCHIVE files, that is, will it also COMPRESS files? Sorry to ask such a dumb question... If it will not (Uncompress and Compress), can you recommend something that does BOTH well... Thanks....

Hello, I am unable to select other types of archives from the menu, only those default. And this in Yosemite.

Would you please recommend a method for getting a non-app store license code for those who purchased the app in App Store?

Bought the app store version. Not able to use because of the problem as Keith. Can you provide a road map going forward?

just want to change from sandbox to non-sandbox, but buy another license?

The Archive Browser asks for permission to search the download folder for other parts every time I use it. Isn't it supposed to remember this after the first time?

I have installed 'The Archive Browser' however am unable to get it to preview zip files via QuickLook (space bar). The program successfully opens the archive and shows the contents, just not with QuickLook. When I view in the '/Library/QuickLook' or '/System/Library/QuickLook/' directories in Finder, there is no *.qlgenerator file which refers to archives.

Also, following up with Keith's question, is there a way to get the non-sandboxed license if we have purchased a license in the App Store?

Hi,
When trying to exclude folders from subfolders (2nd or 3rd child level) doesnt work, those folders are extracted anyway even if they are skipped from selection.
Please fix this on next release.
Thanks & Regards.

The Archive Browser has also been updated to match The Unarchiver 3.10. It contains the same bugfixes, plus fixes for an issue where the app would close quietly rather than open files. The non-App Store version also has Sparkle updates now (also untested).

http://archivebrowser.c3.cx/downloads/TheArchiveBrowser1.10.dmg

Changes:

• Fixed crash on OS X 10.11.
• Fixed a bug where the program would sometimes exit silently when trying to open files.
• Removed file type selector from the App Store version, as Apple broke it and there is no way to get it back to working. Apple does not allow me to tell anybody this in the actual app, though.
• Added Sparkle updating for the non-App Store version.
• Fixed an issue that made unpacked application not work.
• Better support for Zip, 7z, gzip and NSIS files.
• Bugfixes for pax and ARJ.
• Fixes for a few crashing bugs.