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Betterzip 5.2 B1 Today

Built-in support for AES-256 encryption and a native password manager.

The 5.2 cycle introduced several highly requested features and quality-of-life improvements: BetterZip 5.2 b1

You can set the app to automatically strip out hidden macOS-specific files (like .DS_Store ) so Windows users don't receive cluttered archives. Built-in support for AES-256 encryption and a native

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It supports over 30 archive formats, including standard ZIP, RAR, 7-Zip, and legacy formats like SIT.

All archive operations are now precisely timed. The final operation time is added to the transcript window and pushed to system notifications.

You can browse, add, or delete files inside an archive without having to extract the entire package first.