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Description:
Extraction utility for .zip compressed archives

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 6.0@8 | Tracked Since: Dec 23, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: compression archiving cli utilities zip

Install: brew install unzip

About:
UnZip is a command-line utility used to extract, test, and list files from ZIP archives. It is the standard tool for decompressing .zip files on Unix-like systems, ensuring compatibility with archives created on other platforms. Its primary value is providing reliable and fast access to compressed data without requiring graphical interfaces.

Key Features:

Command-line interface for scripting and automation
High compatibility with archives created on Windows and other systems
Supports password-protected (encrypted) archives
Ability to test archive integrity and list contents without extracting

Use Cases:

Extracting downloaded software packages or datasets distributed in ZIP format
Automating build scripts that require unpacking source code dependencies
Inspecting contents of compressed archives before extraction

Alternatives:

7zip – Supports more formats and offers higher compression ratios, but UnZip is lighter and pre-installed on many systems.
bsdtar – Part of libarchive, handles many formats including ZIP, often preferred in modern macOS environments.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 23, 2025 11:26pm	6.0	8	VERSION_BUMP	c12bc131
Sep 11, 2025 7:46am	6.0	8	VERSION_BUMP	5d757ea3
Dec 11, 2024 4:50pm	6.0	8	VERSION_BUMP	1031355a