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Universal Extractor alternatives

Universal Extractor is a program designed to decompress and extract files from any type of archive or installer, such as ZIP or RAR files, self-extracting EXE files, application installers, etc.

Jared Breland Archivers #19 Archivers

12 Windows apps in the same category as Universal Extractor, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • 7-Zip

    A file archiver with a high compression ratio.

    Open source 26.05 35.6M ↓ ★ 4.2K archive, extract, unzip
  • PeaZip

    A free file archiver utility and rar extractor for Windows and Linux, work with 200+ archive types and variants, handle spanned archives and support multiple archive encryption standards.

    Open source 11.3.0 585.4K ↓ ★ 8K archive, extract, unzip
  • WinRAR

    Compress, Encrypt, Package and Backup with only one utility.

    Proprietary 7.23.0 11.7M ↓ archive, extract, unzip
  • Zstandard

    Zstandard is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level and better compression ratios. It's backed by a very fast entropy stage, provided by Huff0 and FSE library.

    Open source 1.5.7 305.3K ↓ ★ 28.1K
  • UPX

    A free, secure, portable, extendable, high-performance executable packer for several executable formats.

    Open source 5.3.0 230.7K ↓ ★ 18K
  • NanaZip

    The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience.

    Open source 7.0.1882.0 501.6K ↓ ★ 16K archive, extract, unzip
  • 7-Zip ZS

    File archiver with support for Brotli, Fast-LZMA2, Lizard, LZ4, LZ5 and Zstandard

    Open source 26.02-v1.5.7-R2 2.7M ↓ ★ 7.5K archive
  • PDFsam Basic

    A free, open source, multi-platform software designed to split, merge, extract pages, mix and rotate PDF files.

    Open source 6.0.9.0 1.6M ↓ ★ 4.6K extract
  • lessmsi

    A tool to view and extract the contents of an Windows Installer (.msi) file.

    Open source 2.12.9 527.8K ↓ ★ 1.8K extract
  • Caesium Image Compressor

    Compress your pictures up to 90% without visible quality loss.

    Open source 2.8.5 7.2K ↓ ★ 6.4K
  • Tabula

    Tabula allows you to extract that data into a CSV or Microsoft Excel spreadsheet using a simple, easy-to-use interface. Tabula works on Mac, Windows and Linux.

    Open source 1.2.1 1.5K ↓ ★ 7.5K extract
  • Bandizip

    A powerful archiver that provides an ultrafast processing speed and convenient features.

    Proprietary 7.47 79.3K ↓ archive, extract, unzip

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Universal Extractor Open source 1.6.1 March 30, 2021 — 17.8K
7-Zip Open source 26.05 October 21, 2026 4.2K 35.6M
PeaZip Open source 11.3.0 October 21, 2026 8K 585.4K
WinRAR Proprietary 7.23.0 June 30, 2026 — 11.7M
Zstandard Open source 1.5.7 March 9, 2025 28.1K 305.3K
UPX Open source 5.3.0 October 28, 2026 18K 230.7K
NanaZip Open source 7.0.1882.0 October 26, 2026 16K 501.6K
7-Zip ZS Open source 26.02-v1.5.7-R2 July 11, 2026 7.5K 2.7M
PDFsam Basic Open source 6.0.9.0 October 30, 2026 4.6K 1.6M
lessmsi Open source 2.12.9 April 2, 2026 1.8K 527.8K
Caesium Image Compressor Open source 2.8.5 May 26, 2025 6.4K 7.2K
Tabula Open source 1.2.1 December 28, 2023 7.5K 1.5K
Bandizip Proprietary 7.47 October 13, 2026 — 79.3K