StuffIt Expander

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StuffIt Expander is a proprietary, freeware, closed source, decompression software utility developed by Allume Systems (a subsidiary of Smith Micro Software formerly known as Aladdin Systems). It runs on the classic Mac OS, macOS, and Windows. Prior to 2011, a Linux version had also been available for download. The latest version for each Mac platform is as follows: * 16.2 for OS X 10.11+ (as of December 2020); * 16.0.5 for Mac OS X 10.8+; * 15.0.7 (2011) for Mac OS X 10.6.8+; * 15.0.4 (2011) for Mac OS X 10.5+; * 14.0.1 (2010) for Mac OS X 10.4+; * 10.0.2 for Mac OS X 10.3+; * 8.0.2 for Mac OS X 10.0+; * 7.0.3 for Mac OS 8.6+; * 6.0.1 for Mac OS 8.1+ (PowerPC only); * 5.5.1 for System 7.1+ (68020 and up, PowerPC); * 4.5 for System 6+ (compatible with all 68k processors). StuffIt has been a target of criticism and dissatisfaction from Mac users in the past as the file format changes frequently, notably during the introduction of StuffIt version 5.0. Expander 5.0 contained many bugs, and its file format was not readable by the earlier version 4.5, leaving Mac users of the time without a viable compression utility. The latest stand-alone version for Windows is 2011 (15.0). Unlike the version before it (12.0), which was only able to decompress the newer (and ZIP) archives, version 2009 claims to be able to decompress over 30 formats, some listed below.…

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