BetterZip - convenient work with archives
If there are data on the hard disk that are used rarely, in order to save disk space it makes sense to pack such files and folders into archives. For this purpose it is necessary to use the program-archiver, for example, the utility BetterZip.
This application allows you to compress data using different packing algorithms, while reducing the original file size. In addition, the program can perform various actions with file archives without unpacking their contents. For example, with BetterZip, you can view the contents of archives and extract only individual data from them.
The archiver supports working with files and folders using the Drag & Drop method. The program can update existing archives by adding or removing individual data from them, as it is implemented in the system when working with ordinary folders.
The program uses the preview function of compressed data. With it, you can view various types of files placed in the archive without using additional applications for this purpose. For example, the program allows you to view graphic files, PDF documents, HTML files, text documents, etc. The utility has a built-in search option, similar to the similar function in iTunes.

Additionally
The utility supports a large number of popular data compression standards, including: ZIP, SIT, TAR, GZip, BZip2, RAR, 7-Zip, CPIO, ARJ, LZH / LHA, JAR, WAR, CAB, ISO, CHM, RPM, DEB , NSIS, BIN, HQX, DD.
Support for the popular RAR format in the BetterZip archiver is implemented using an external RAR-module. Usually these archives with such extensions: .zip, .jar, .war, .ear, .sar, .par, .wsr, .rar, .cbz, .cbr , .tar, .tgz, .tbz, .gz, .bz, .bz2, .cpio, .cpgz, .7z,. lha, .lzh, .arj, .iso, .chm, .cab, .deb,. rpm., .sit, .dd, .bin, .hqx. Supports archives: ZIP, TAR, GZip, BZip2, ARJ, LZH, ISO, CHM, CAB, CPIO, RAR, 7-Zip, DEB, and RPM.


What's New in Version 4.0.2
Bug Fixes
• BetterZip would sometimes fail to compress large archives on macOS High Sierra.
• The extraction of tar based archives with only one root item through the queue was still broken if the preset option "Create an extra folder" was set to "If archive has more than one root item".
• Save panel was not drawn properly when "more options" was toggled on macOS 10.13 High Sierra.
• If the queue window was too narrow, the progress bar overlayed text.
• Cmd + Enter renamed the selected file instead of opening it in an external editor / viewer.
• Creating a new folder in an empty BetterZip window did not move the "drop" screen out of the way.
• Two presets with the exact same name crashed BetterZip.
• Under certain circumstances. BetterZip would crash at startup.
• Delete in Direct Mode had no progress indicator, which was confusing for large archives with long running delete operations.
• Removed cbr, cbz, and epub from the QL generator. There are specialized QL generators for these formats available.
• Added tooltips for the various image buttons in the preferences window for VoiceOver users.
• Creating xar archives in Direct Mode did not work correctly.
• If an archive contains files that did not have read / write permissions for the user, the files would not be accessible after extraction. BetterZip now adds user read / write permissions for all extracted files, just like macOS 'built-in Archive Utility does.
• The pattern comparison function of macOS High Sierra that BetterZip used when extracting archives would sometimes hang. I have switched to a more reliant alternative.
• Service names with / and & were problematic. This works now, but due to macOS limitations slashes are converted to colons.
• When extracting multi-volume rar archives, BetterZip would sometimes display garbage next to the progressbar (eg Chinese characters).
• Extracting large rar archives would sometimes show wrong progress. Enhancements • You can now hold down the ⌘ key while a double click a folder to extract and view it.
• I have added keyboard shortcuts to all the lists (presets, passwords, patterns) in the preferences window: Press ⌘N to add a new item and ⌫ (Delete, Backspace) to remove the selected item.
• BetterZip now supports recursive extraction of all files in the folder with the Finder. Either select the folder in the Finder or navigate into it and make sure to have nothing selected when invoking the extraction.