Wakame

Wakame is an utility to decompress GNU Zip files and UNIX TAR files.

Wakame - Utility to decompress GNU Zip and UNIX TAR files

'Wakame' is a user-friendly Chrome extension providing efficient decompression of GNU Zip and UNIX TAR files. Developed by Takashi Toyoshima under the New BSD License, it incorporates third-party libraries like Polymer, zlib.js, and jslt, which contribute to its reliability and high performance.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 5,000+
Rating: 2.27
(51)
Version: 0.3.1.0 (Last updated: 2015-03-21)
Creation date: 2015-03-21
Risk: Very low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • {"fileSystem":["write","directory"]}
Size: 126.98K
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 13,798 ▲ 48

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well on Chromebook
  • Successfully unpacks small archives
  • Easy to use for extracting files
Cons
  • Crashes frequently
  • Inability to open or unpack certain files
  • Progress bar is unclear and doesn't provide sufficient feedback
  • Issues with uninstallation
Most mentioned
  • Crashes
  • Inability to open files
  • Progress bar stops at certain percentages
User reviews
This app does not seem to work. first bar goes to 100% and then nothing happens. would help if there is a better status bar or a pop up to let people know why this is crashing.
by Joe Schafer, 2019-10-14
Esta aplicacion me ha funcionado bien. Cuando voy a abrir el archivo tar.gz me pregunta google con que aplicacion puede abrir el archivo (descomprimir) y me muestra la opcion de Wakame o la que instale antes Wicked Good Unarchiver. Al hacer click en Wakame me ha descomprimido los archivos muy bien y me ha creado una nueva carpeta donde puedo ver y abrir los archivos sin compresion. No estoy seguro si una vez instaladas las aplicaciones hay que reiniciar el equipo. Porque la otra aplicacion Wicked Good Unarchiver, que se supone hace lo mismo no me funciono como esta antes y la Wicked la tendre que desinstalar.
by Rodrigo Fernández, 2018-11-05
it gets to 50 percent then just stops its horrible
by Ryan Hiltz, 2018-07-05
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Wakame does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

Wakame has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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