Wicked Good Unarchiver

Wicked Good Unarchiver

Open 7z/ar/CAB/CPIO/deb/ISO/jar/lha/pax/rpm/tar/warc files in Files app.

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What is Wicked Good Unarchiver?

Wicked Good Unarchiver is a Chrome extension that enables mounting of various archive formats, including 7z, tar, iso, and more, in the Chrome OS Files.app. This app allows the user direct support for these formats, akin to the native ZIP/RAR support. Widely utilized for 7z & tarballs, but recent Chrome OS releases have integrated these features.

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Rating: 2.77 (406)
Version: 2020.11.0.77 (Last updated: 2022-10-08)
Creation date: 2019-12-06
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • alwaysOnTopWindows
  • fileSystemProvider
  • {"fileSystem":["retainEntries","write","directory"]}
  • notifications
  • storage
Size: 1.73M
Email: Click to see
URLs: Website
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

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For Chrome OS Only

NB: This has largely been obsoleted by recent CrOS releases. R104+ should support these archive formats: 7z crx iso tar And it should support these compression formats: bz2/bzip/bzip2 gz/gzip lzma xz Z zstd

So there isn't much reason to install anymore.

Enable mounting of a variety of archive formats (and different compression schemes) in the Files.app just like the native ZIP/RAR support that exists today. Most notably, 7z & tarballs!

Supported archive formats: 7z ar cab cpio crx deb iso jar lha/lzh mtree pak pax rpm tar warc Supported compression formats: bz2/bzip/bzip2 gz/gzip lzma lz4 lzip lzo/lzop uu xz Z zstd

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Pros
  • Can bypass zip file passwords
  • Has been used effectively for over a year
  • Works well on Lenovo Ideapad Flex 3
  • Extracts 7zip files perfectly
Cons
  • Can't be uninstalled
  • Accusations of being malware
  • Stops working after uninstalling and reinstalling
  • May not appear in files
  • Could have compatibility issues with certain mods
Most mentioned
  • Can't uninstall the app
  • Usage for over a year
  • Bypassing zip file passwords
  • Malware concerns
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Safety
Risk impact

Wicked Good Unarchiver is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Wicked Good Unarchiver has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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