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@gg333 gg333 released this 27 Aug 18:12
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Archi 0.3.0 release notes

Release status: Production macOS release.

Archi 0.3.0 expands archive creation and adds safe native file previews while preserving the local-first, staged-extraction architecture introduced in 0.2.0.

Highlights

  • Open a safe regular file from an archive in its normal macOS application without extracting the whole archive.
  • Press Spacebar or choose Quick Look to preview supported files with the native macOS Quick Look panel.
  • Create TAR.GZ, TAR.XZ, and TAR.ZST archives.
  • Create GZIP, XZ, and Zstandard single-file streams.
  • Choose all new formats from the New Archive dialog or make one the default in Settings.
  • Configure a temporary-preview size limit from 10 MiB to 1 GiB; the default is 100 MiB.
  • Use the redesigned public website with an authentic app screenshot, mobile navigation, current format matrix, and direct release download.

Preview safety and privacy

  • Only a selected regular file is extracted into a random owner-only directory under ~/Library/Caches/com.nitivar.archi/Previews/.
  • Directories, links, special files, executables, scripts, Mach-O files, and entries above the configured preview limit are blocked.
  • Preview contents never pass through JavaScript or WebView memory.
  • Opening or previewing a file does not modify the archive; changes in the external application are discarded from Archi's perspective.
  • Stale preview directories are removed on startup after approximately 24 hours.

Existing archive features

  • Browse, search, sort, test, and safely extract supported archives.
  • Extract all entries or selected files and folders with Ask, Replace, Skip, or Keep Both conflict handling.
  • Create encrypted ZIP and 7z archives, including encrypted 7z file names.
  • Add, delete, and rename entries in single-volume ZIP and 7z archives.
  • Create and extract ZIP and 7z multi-volume sets and edit UTF-8 ZIP comments.
  • Open completed extraction destinations in Finder and use five Finder Services.

Distribution

  • Product: Archi 0.3.0
  • Bundle identifier: com.nitivar.archi
  • Minimum system: macOS 13
  • Architecture: universal Apple Silicon and Intel
  • Archive engine: official 7-Zip 26.02 universal macOS binary
  • Packaging: Developer-ID-signed, hardened-runtime, notarized, and stapled DMG

See Supported formats, Known limitations, Privacy, and Third-party notices.

Verification

  • Final artifact: Archi_0.3.0_universal.dmg
  • SHA-256: 512792d13aeaee379c12a1b111a53cb6bfeebd0592cc748b181319b196f5de8e
  • Apple notarization: app submission 0cd8d24c-eafc-4c4d-9d2e-be10dcacb41c and DMG submission b6f75f73-cb09-4f20-98c6-752fabebcb4e, both accepted with no issues
  • TypeScript/Vite production build
  • Rust formatting and strict Clippy
  • Rust unit, engine-contract, security, 100,000-entry, and 1,000-operation stress tests
  • Universal Mach-O verification for Archi and the bundled 7zz
  • Deep strict code-signature verification
  • Apple notarization, stapling, and Gatekeeper assessment

Clean-machine installation, upgrade, Finder lifecycle, and uninstall checks remain part of the manual release checklist and are not claimed by the automated verification summary.

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