Zipeg for Mac is a file compression tool that offers the convenience of previewing the entire file before extracting it. It supports popular archiving formats such as ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, TGZ, BZIP2, ISO, CBR, CBZ and many more.

With Zipeg for Mac, you can open a compressed file, sort the file names alphabetically, view its content, and extract the content from it. It also supports automatic filename encoding detection and you can view images and not just various documents. Zipeg for Mac supports extracting content from password-protected encrypted archives such as ZIP and RAR files, including files containing multiple parts. There is an Options button that allows you to select the file you want the app to open by default, as well as the location where you want the target file to be placed.

Zipeg for Mac is a great tool for previewing compressed files. In terms of its functionality, it is really quite lightweight and uses almost no system resources. It has a clear interface that users with any experience level can navigate through as the learning curve is almost zero; just install and use. The only downside is that Zipeg for Mac can’t create archives, but again, it doesn’t claim to do so.

Note that Zipeg requires Java to run.