{
  "slug": "the-unarchiver",
  "category": "archivers",
  "name": "The Unarchiver",
  "description": "Free archive extraction app for macOS by MacPaw that opens RAR, 7z, ZIP, StuffIt and many older formats. Command-line tools unar and lsar are also available for other systems.",
  "website": "https://theunarchiver.com",
  "source": "https://github.com/MacPaw/XADMaster",
  "license": "LGPL-2.1",
  "platforms": [
    "macos"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "CY",
    "name": "Cyprus",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 25,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "The Unarchiver scores 25 out of 100 (grade F) on the file archivers criteria. It partly meets open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in Cyprus: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/archivers/the-unarchiver/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/archivers/the-unarchiver/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/MacPaw/XADMaster/blob/master/LICENSE",
      "note": "The XADMaster extraction engine and command-line tools are LGPL-2.1, but the macOS app itself is closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://macpaw.com/legal/the-unarchiver-privacy-policy",
      "note": "The privacy policy lists Google Analytics, Hotjar and Sentry, and the website loads Google Tag Manager."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://macpaw.com/legal/the-unarchiver-privacy-policy",
      "note": "Free with no ads in the app, but the privacy policy lists social and advertising networks among service providers used for MacPaw marketing."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Ads",
        "host": "www.googleadservices.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:30.232Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}