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Archive manager and 7zip replacement for macOS. Preview (nested) archives without extracting them. Extract single files.

Is sarensw/MacPacker beginner-friendly?

In the last 30 days, sarensw/MacPacker merged 1 of 17 pull requests from outside contributors, and its maintainers usually reply within 1 day. 4 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

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810
Forks
37
Open beginner issues
4
Indexed issues
48
Avg merge
1d 1m
Merged PRs (30d)
24
Dominant language
Swift
License
GPL-3.0
Last GitHub push
Sep 30, 2026
Latest indexed
Oct 1, 2026
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No code of conduct
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How to contribute to sarensw/MacPacker

  1. There is no contributing guide, so start from the README and a few recently merged pull requests to see how changes are proposed.
  2. Your contributions will be published under the project's GPL-3.0 license.
  3. Pick one of the 4 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.
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  • Chose compression type for "Compress each item separately"
    Open
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#307 ·

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  • Extracting a folder creates a "?" file with no extension that Finder can't open
    Open
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    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#306 ·

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  • MacPacker Finder menu extension not appearing in iCloud Drive
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#305 ·

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  • [FEATURE REQUEST] Optionally (default) hide invisible files
    Open
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    enhancement

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#304 ·

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  • 1.0.0. file extension box is not selectable
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    bug

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 64/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#303 · 1 comment ·

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  • Temporary files are deleted on the main thread
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#301 ·

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  • Dragging a file out to another volume copies it on the main thread
    Open
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    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#300 ·

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  • What does "Smart extraction" toggle?
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    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 70/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#288 ·

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  • Verify that Finder action requests come from the Finder extension
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#286 ·

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  • SMB Right Click Menu
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    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#284 ·

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  • "Contact us" in About opens blank page in browser
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    bug

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 64/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#281 ·

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  • Edit an archive opened inside an archive
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    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#269 ·

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  • Normalize archive entries across engines
    Open
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    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#268 ·

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  • Edit existing 7z archives
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#265 ·

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  • App Store build installs as MacPackerStore.app
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 82/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#258 · 2 reactions ·

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  • Error messages are not translated
    Open
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    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 38/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#255 ·

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  • Add a hierarchy/waterfall view for archives
    Open
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    enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 42/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#251 · 2 comments · 2 reactions ·

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  • Leave out Mac-specific data when compressing
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#236 · 2 comments ·

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  • Compress and copy the archive to the clipboard
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#235 ·

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  • Test an archive's integrity
    Open
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    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#232 ·

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  • Convert an archive to another format
    Open
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    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#229 ·

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  • More formats when compressing
    Open
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    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 58/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#228 ·

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  • Compress to tar.gz
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#227 ·

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  • Icons for the archives MacPacker opens and for its Finder menu entries
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    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 64/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#226 ·

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  • One string catalog for app, extensions and package
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#217 ·

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  • Search file contents inside nested archives
    Open
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    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 28/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#200 ·

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  • Do CLI and automation properly instead of ad-hoc launch parameters
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#193 ·

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  • Compressing shows no progress
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 70/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#192 ·

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  • supporting browsing remote zip files
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 45/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#183 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Create more archives to test edge cases
    Open
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 67/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#174 ·

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  • Support editing nested files
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#157 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Increase Accessibility throughout the product
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    enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#148 ·

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  • MacPacker is overwriting extracted files without warning
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    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#140 ·

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  • Add option to switch between table in tree view (outline view) in the archive window
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#136 ·

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  • Enable editing of 7z files and other archive formats
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?

    sarensw/MacPacker#132 · 5 comments · 2 reactions · 1 assignee ·

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  • Option to change appearance
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    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#102 ·

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  • Check on the halting of operation halting the whole window workflow
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    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#57 ·

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  • Mount zip files
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#51 · 4 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Feature request: Extract archives on open
    Possibly taken Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#280 · 1 comment ·

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  • Finder context menu actions open the main launcher window
    Possibly taken Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 62/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#279 · 2 comments · 3 reactions ·

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  • Compress to zip does nothing from Finder context menu
    Possibly taken Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#278 · 12 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • [new format] DAR Support
    Possibly taken Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 28/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#276 · 1 comment ·

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  • Finder context menu does not appear on external volumes
    Possibly taken Open
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    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 78/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#275 · 1 comment ·

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  • Respect .gitignore when compressing a folder
    Possibly taken Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#237 ·

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  • Share an archive right after compressing
    Possibly taken Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#234 ·

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  • Checksums for files
    Possibly taken Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#233 ·

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  • Compress with a password
    Possibly taken Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    sarensw/MacPacker#231 · 1 comment ·

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