NextZip — a 7-Zip-powered archive manager for macOS, available two ways from this release:
| Asset | What it is |
|---|---|
NextZip_1.0.0.dmg |
Standalone macOS app (notarized, universal). Download → open → drag to Applications. |
NextZipv1.0.0.zip |
The Nextpad++ plugin (install via Plugins Admin or unzip into your plugins folder). |
Both share the same in-process 7-Zip engine and open every format 7-Zip reads — 7z, zip, tar, gz, bz2, xz, RAR / RAR5 and more (RAR is extraction-only), including transparent nested-archive descent (e.g. site.tar.gz).
Standalone app (NextZip.app)
- Finder-style two-pane window: filesystem browser on the left, archive contents on the right — each with its own toolbar
- Drag & drop: drop an archive to open it (and reveal its folder); drag entries out to Finder to extract them; drop files/folders onto an open archive to add them
- Live name filter in the archive pane
- Open a file from inside an archive in your default macOS app
- Tahoe Liquid Glass toolbar on macOS 26+ (classic buttons on older macOS)
- Create / extract / test archives; password prompts for encrypted archives; CRC32 / MD5 / SHA-1/256/384/512 checksums
Plugin (NextZip for Nextpad++)
- Dockable two-pane panel inside the editor
- Open a file from inside an archive in the editor; saving writes it back into the archive (incl. nested layers)
- Full "Add to Archive" dialog (format, level, method, dictionary, solid, threads, encryption)
- Extract with path / overwrite / eliminate-root options; encrypted-archive password prompt; checksums
Universal binary (Apple Silicon + Intel). Bundles the 7-Zip 7z.so engine.
Engine: 7-Zip by Igor Pavlov (LGPL + unRAR restriction). NextZip: GPL.
macOS Port Author: Andrey Letov