The main window of StuffIt Expander 2011 uses a severely minimalistic interface. | |
Developer(s) | Smith Micro Software |
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Stable release | |
Operating system | Classic Mac OS, macOS, Windows |
Type | File Extractor/Decompressor |
License | Freeware |
Website | Stuffit Homepage |
StuffIt Expander is a proprietary, freeware, closed source, decompression software utility developed by Allume Systems (a subsidiary of Smith Micro Software formerly known as Aladdin Systems). It runs on the classic Mac OS, macOS, and Microsoft Windows. Prior to 2011, a Linux version had also been available for download.
The latest version for each Mac platform is as follows:[1]
StuffIt Expander for Mac OS v.2011 Always free to use whether you download it separately or as part of a StuffIt Trial or StuffIt Deluxe Trial. Access StuffIt files, uncompress Zip archives, decompress tar, gzip and bzip archives, and more. Sep 27, 2012 StuffIt 15.0.7 - File compression tool, includes Expander. Download the latest versions of the best Mac apps at safe and trusted MacUpdate.
- 16.0.5 for Mac OS X 10.8+ (as of January 2019);
- 15.0.7 (2011) for Mac OS X 10.6.8+;
- 15.0.4 (2011) for Mac OS X 10.5+;
- 14.0.1 (2010) for Mac OS X 10.4+;
- 10.0.2 for Mac OS X 10.3+;
- 8.0.2 for Mac OS X 10.0+;
- 7.0.3 for Mac OS 8.6+;[2]
- 6.0.1 for Mac OS 8.1+ (PowerPC only);
- 5.5.1 for System 7.1+ (68020 and up, PowerPC);
- 4.5 for System 6+ (compatible with all 68k processors).
StuffIt has been a target of criticism and dissatisfaction from Mac users in the past as the file format changes frequently, notably during the introduction of StuffIt version 5.0. Expander 5.0 contained many bugs, and its file format was not readable by the earlier version 4.5, leaving Mac users of the time without a viable compression utility.
The latest stand-alone version for Windows is 2009 (13.0). Unlike the version before it (12.0), which was only able to decompress the newer .sitx (and ZIP) archives, version 2009 claims to be able to decompress over 30 formats, some listed below. The executables require both, the .NET v2.0 framework and MSVC 2008 (9.0) runtimes. The previous stand-alone version able to decompress .sit and other classic Mac OS-specific archives was 7.02, distributed with StuffIt v7.0.x for Windows.
From versions 7.5.x to 11 the Expander capabilities were actually performed by the StuffIt Standard Edition, that allowed decompression even after the end of the trial period. To start StuffIt in Expander mode the following command line switches were used: -expand -uiexpander.[3] Note that the registration reminder dialogue box is not shown in this case. With older versions of StuffIt Expander on the classic Mac OS platform, such as StuffIt Expander 3.5, it was possible to enhance the capabilities of StuffIt Expander and to add support for decompressing additional archive formats by means of the shareware DropStuff with Expander Enhancer software from Aladdin Systems[4].
There is also a command lineDOS application called UNSTUFF v1.1 that allows decompression of .sit files.
StuffIt Expander 2009 decompresses files in the following formats:
- 7-Zip (.7z, .cb7)
- AppleSingle (.as)
- Arc (.arc)
- ARJ (.arj)
- BinHex (.hqx), all versions
- BTOA (.b2a, .btoa)
- bzip2 (.bzip, .bzip2, .bz, .bz2, .tbz, .tbz2, .tar.bz, .tar.bz2)
- CAB (.cab)
- Compact Pro (.cpt)
- gzip (.gz, .tgz)
- LHA (.lha, .lzh)
- LZMA (.lzma, .tlzma, .tar.lzma)
- MacBinary (.bin, .macbin), all versions
- MIME/Base 64 (.mime)
- Private File (.pF), Aladdin's encryption file format
- RAR (.rar, .rNN, .cbr, .partNN.rar), including segmented
- SpaceSaver StuffIt compression format used in versions prior 5.x
- StuffIt (.sit, .sitx, .sit.N, .partNN.sitx, .sea, .exe) v1.5.1 to 8.0.x, including encrypted, segmented and self-extracting archive (Classic Mac OS file type code 'SIT!')
- tar (.tar, .gtar, .gnutar, .ustar, .cbt)
- Unix Compress (.Z, .z, .taz)
- UU (.uu, .uue, .enc), PC/Unix 8 bit to 7 bit encoding similar to BinHex (.hqx)
- yEncode (.ync, .y)
- ZIP (.zip, .zNN, .cbz, .exe), including encrypted, Zip64, segmented and self-extracting archive
References[edit]
- ^StuffIt updates page
- ^Stuffit Expander (Mac) download page
- ^Answer
- ^Engst, Adam (1994-07-18). 'SEx and the Single Archive'. TidBITS. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
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What is Stuffit Expander?
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Stuffit Expander is a software product from Smith Micro Software that allows users to open file archives in the Stuffit X and ZIP formats. There are two versions of the software; one for Windows computers and one for Mac machines.
On Windows computers, the software allows the user to extract files by right-clicking on the specific file, directly from the Windows Explorer interface. It can open Stuffit X and ZIP archives, plus SIT5, RAR and ZIPX archives.
On Mac machines, it can open several archive formats on top of Stuffit X and ZIP, including encrypted ZIP folders. Other formats include RAR folders, TAR and 7ZIP archives. The Mac version is able to open more archives as compared to its Windows counterpart.
Stuffit Expander is provided to the public as a free computer program. It may be downloaded as a standalone product, or it may also come bundled with Stuffit and Stuffit Deluxe. The Windows version is compatible with Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. The Mac version is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and up.
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