Zipwell
A native macOS compression tool — broad formats, strong encryption, and safe, previewable extraction.
Archive with confidence
The formats you need, the encryption you want, and guardrails against bad archives.
Compress to many formats
ZIP, 7Z, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2 and TAR.XZ, with compression levels from store to maximum.
Extract even more
Open ZIP, 7Z, RAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2 and TAR.XZ archives.
AES-256 encryption
Strong encryption for ZIP and 7Z, with optional encrypted file and directory names on 7Z.
Smart password prompts
Encrypted archives are detected automatically and shown with a lock; enter the password to preview contents.
Preview & selective extract
Inspect an archive and pull out just the files you need.
Safe & tidy
Zip Slip path-traversal protection, plus automatic exclusion of macOS clutter (.DS_Store, ._* files).
Questions
Yes — RAR is supported for extraction (alongside ZIP, 7Z and the TAR family). Creating archives supports ZIP, 7Z and TAR.GZ/BZ2/XZ.
AES-256 for both ZIP and 7Z. On 7Z you can additionally encrypt file and directory names. (A weaker legacy ZipCrypto option is available for compatibility.)
Zipwell includes Zip Slip path-traversal protection so a malicious archive can't write outside your chosen destination.
Want to know when Zipwell ships?
Email us and we'll let you know the moment it's on the App Store.
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