pbzx ☆

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Description:
Parser for pbzx stream

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: pbzx macos installer parser cli

Install: brew install pbzx

About:
Pbzx is a command-line utility designed to decompress and parse the pbzx stream format, commonly encountered in macOS installer packages. It extracts the payload from these streams into standard XAR archives, enabling further inspection and analysis of package contents.

Key Features:

Decompresses pbzx streams
Outputs standard XAR archives
Simple command-line interface
Useful for macOS package analysis

Use Cases:

Inspecting contents of macOS installer packages
Extracting files from pbzx-encoded payloads
Reverse-engineering software installers

Alternatives:

xar – Standard tool for XAR archives, but does not natively handle pbzx streams without pbzx conversion

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 9:38pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	41c3ab82