Universal Extractor is a program designed to extract files from any type of archive, be it a simple ZIP file, an installation program, or even a Windows Installer (.msi) package.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Added filetype signature scanning via TrID; no longer dependent on extensions
· Added support for Adobe Reader 7.x and 8.x installers
· Added support for Base64, Quoted-Printable, UUencoded, and yEnc files via uudeview
· Added support for Gentee, Installer VISE, and SetupFactory installers via cmdTotal InstallExplorer
· Added support for InstallShield 3.x SFX installers via stix
· Added support for InstallShield 5.x CAB files via i5comp
· Added support for Itsy packages (.ipk)
· Added support for Outlook Express (DBX) archives via cmdTotal DBX Plugin
· Added support for Pea archives
· Added support for SIS (SymbianOS) installers via cmdTotal PDunSIS
· Added support for StuffIt packages (.sit, but not .sitx)
· Added support for Windows Installer patch (.msp) files via 7-zip and cmdTotal MSI Plugin
· Added support for Zoo archives via booz
· Added support for files without an extension (eg, unknown files)
· Added /noappendext, /noremovedupe, /noremovetemp parameters to installer
· Added .dbx, .msp, .pea, and .sit file associations to installer
· Added Polish, Russian, and Slovak translations
· Fixed bug that prevented extraction of UPXed Zip and 7-Zip installers
· Fixed bug in Inno Setup installer detection
· Fixed potential file output bug in some installers, mainly InstallShield
· Fixed ACE SFX error handling to continue processing if extraction fails
· Fixed InstallShield cache mode handling to prevent hangs
· Removed 'i6comp by group' option for InstallShield cabs
· Removed expand.exe in favor of using 7-Zip for Microsoft Compressed files
· Removed .in_, .oc_, .sr_, .1, .bin, .imf, .lib, and .wz file associations from installer
· Updated UniExtract to scan signatures by default; extensions used as backup
· Updated UniExtract to display icon in system tray during extraction
· Updated UniExtract to select Cancel by default on PEiD and log prompts
· Updated UniExtract internationalization support to simplify translation
· Updated UniExtract with many code changes to increase robustness, simplicity, and efficiency wherever possible
· Updated support for Inno Setup, NSIS, Wise Installer, and InstallShield via cmdTotal InstallExplorer
· Updated ACE support to include non-PE ACE SFX archives
· Updated BIN/CUE support with better conversion support and validation
· Updated InstallShield 3.x archives support by adding STIX extraction option
· Updated InstallShield CAB support to display progress dialog
· Updated InstallShield cache extraction to support multiple nested MSIs
· Updated InstallShield cache extraction to better detect installer window
· Updated InstallShield support to provide choice of isxunpack or cache mode
· Updated MHTML support to include option for extraction via cmdTotal MHT Packer Plugin
· Updated Wise Installer support to include non-PE Wise installers
· Updated Wise Installer support to include unzip option
· Updated Wise Installer support to append missing file extensions
· Updated Wise Installer support to provide option for removing temporary files
· Updated Microsoft SFX CAB support for better detection and robustness
· Updated Windows Installer support to append missing file extensions
· Updated Windows Installer support to include option for extraction via cmdTotal MSI Packer Plugin
· Updated AutoIt to 3.2.2.0
· Updated bin2iso to 1.95
· Updated Inno Setup to 5.1.9
· Updated UnRAR to 3.62