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Windows-like browsing of zip archives

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danb77

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Sep 4, 2007
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Hi everyone,

I am a recent switcher, and the only aspect of Windows I miss is the following:

In Windows XP, a zipped archive is treated just like a normal folder. I can browse it, drag files in and out of it very easily and clearly.

In OSX it seems that StuffIt, UnArchiver etc. can only unzip an archive completely. They don't allow you to browse within the file to select, for example, just a single file to extract.

Is there any (preferably free!) Mac software which accomplishes this?

Cheers,

Dan
 
How about this? Haven't used it myself, so I can't recommend it, but it looks like a decent option.

Here is another one. Free for archives under 500 files or 50 MB...otherwise it's $18.
 
Windows doesn't really let you just browse a .zip file. The contents get unpacked to C:\Windows\Temp\<something>, you browse it, then it gets deleted after a few minutes when you close the window.
 
Anorion said:
Windows doesn't really let you just browse a .zip file. The contents get unpacked to C:\Windows\Temp\<something>, you browse it, then it gets deleted after a few minutes when you close the window.
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Sorry to be a pedant after you guys have been so helpful, but I don't think Anorion can be correct - the browser window in Windows (and in Springy!:) ) opens fairly instantly, even for hundred megabyte zip files which take a while to actually extract.

Springy is just what I was looking for. I'm surprised it isn't more widely mentioned. Unarchiver seems to be everyone's favorite...
 
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