Introduction
Universal Extractor Feedback
If you have any questions about, or find any problems with, Universal Extractor, please post your comments to the UniExtract topic on the MSFN message board. This has become the main point of discussion for this project.
Universal Extractor is a program do to exactly what it says: extract files from any type of archive, whether it's a simple zip file, an installation program, or even a Windows Installer (.msi) package. This is still a work in progress (see details below), but so far it's proven quite useful and I feel others can also benefit from it.
I should stress that this application is not intended to be a general purpose archiving program. It will never replace WinRAR, 7-Zip, etc. What it will do is allow you to extract files from virtually any type of archive, regardless of source, compression method, etc. The original motivation behind this project was that I wanted an easy, convenient way to extract files from installation packages, such as Inno Setup or Windows Installer packages, without pulling up a command line every time. In the process I got a little carried away and ended up throwing in support for every kind of archive format I possibly could find.
Universal Extractor, like most of my Windows programs, is written in AutoIt, a powerful open source scripting language. Universal Extractor itself, however, is just a front-end that uses many other programs to do the dirty work. Please see the Credits section below for additional information.
Language Files
Note: As of version 1.4, Universal Extractor supports internationalization. If you're interested in translating Universal Extractor into another language, please download the source archive and follow the instructions in English.ini. Please send me your completed translation and I'll include it in the next version of Universal Extractor. Thanks to all of the contributors!
To use these language files, simply download and copy into the lang\ directory of your Universal Extractor installation. The new language will appear as an option the next time you run UniExtract.
Supported Formats
| Archive Type | Common File Extension(s) |
|---|---|
| 7-zip archive | .7z, .exe |
| ACE archive | .ace |
| ARC archive | .arc |
| ARJ archive | .arj, .exe |
| ASpack compressed file | .exe |
| BIN/CUE CD-ROM image | .bin, .cue |
| bzip2 archive | .bz2, .tbz2, .tar.bz2 |
| CPIO compressed file | .cpio |
| Debian package | .deb |
| Encoded files | .b64, .uu, .uue, .xx, .xxe, .yenc, .ntx |
| Gentee package | .exe |
| gzip archive | .gz, .tgz, .tar.gz |
| IMG floppy disk image | .img |
| Inno Setup package | .exe |
| Installer VISE package | .exe |
| InstallShield Cabinet archive | .cab, .1, .lib |
| InstallShield package | .exe |
| ISO CD-ROM image | .iso |
| KGB archive | .kgb, kge, .exe |
| LZH compressed file | .lzh, .lha |
| LZW compressed file | .Z, .tz, .tar.Z |
| LZO compressed file | .lzo |
| MHTML file | .mht |
| Microsoft Cabinet archive | .cab, .exe, .imf |
| Microsoft Compiled Help file | .chm |
| Microsoft compressed file | .??_ |
| Microsoft LIT e-book | .lit |
| Microsoft Windows Help file | .hlp |
| NSIS package | .exe |
| Outlook Express mail archive | .dbx |
| PEA archive | .pea |
| RAR archive | .rar, .001, .exe |
| RPM package | .rpm |
| SetupFactory package | .exe |
| SIS (SymbianOS) packages | .sis |
| StuffIt packages | .sit |
| TAR archive | .tar, .tbz2, .tgz, .tz, .tar.bz2, .tar.gz, .tar.z |
| UHARC archive | .uha |
| UPX compressed file | .exe, .dll |
| Windows Installer package | .msi |
| Windows Installer patch | .msp |
| Wise Installer package | .exe |
| ZIP archive | .zip, .jar, .xpi, .wz, .exe |
| Zoo archive | .zoo |
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다운로드
UniExtract Installer (4.6 MB) - This is the recommended download. The installer will automatically install the application and optionally integrate with the Windows Explorer context menu. This package does not contain source code.
UniExtract Binary Archive (4.44 MB) - This archive contains the binaries. Download this if you don't want to use the installer.