If you often receive zipped, or otherwise compressed files, you'll know an
extraction application is necessary. WinZip is probably the standard for PC
users, but now *StuffIt Expander*, the long time Mac equivalent has come to
Windows. This free version only handles expansion - you can't compress your
files - but unlike WinZip, StuffIt Expander will unpack many different
compression formats. This includes common ones like RAR and TAR files. That
alone makes it quite an improvement over the competition. Expansion is
unproblematic, and the simple interface has buttons to expand single files or
groups. Destination folders can be chosen as you would expect, and that
really is about it. There are no compression tools in StuffIt Expander,
although they are available if you upgrade to the deluxe version. *Due to its
speed, simplicity and broad compatibility, if extracting and expanding files
is something you do a lot StuffIt Expander is a great solution*Download
*StuffIt Expander 2011 15.0.1.17* in Softonic
