Universal Extractor 2 is a tool to extract files from any type of archive or installer.
Added support for MSCF installers Added support for Amiga Disk Files using unADF Added support for PDF files using Xpdf command line tools Added support for hundreds of game archives using GARbro Added support for Godot engine packages using godotdec Added support for Actual Installer executables Added support for Clickteam Install Creator installers using cicdec Added support for newer Symbian Os packages using extsis (plugin) Added unshield as the default extractor for InstallShield cab files, thanks to TAbdiukov Fixed some installers being misdetected as InstallShield Fixed swf exe extraction not terminating correctly Fixed console window always being visible for extractions using definition files Fixed file identification not working correctly for a few big executables Fixed Wise extraction methods 3 and 4 always failing Fixed some executables not being tested with 7zip Fixed some FMOD sound banks not being fully extracted, thanks to Sakkade Fixed some zip extractions being detected as failed, although they completed successfully Fixed 'NScripter archive' false positives Fixed problems with BCM, Bink, CHM, CreateInstall, FEAD, InstallShield Z, MSP, Reflexive Arcade Installers, SQLite, SuperDAT, SWF, Thinstall, UU, VMDK, WMA extraction Fixed ttarch extraction failing if UniExtract's path contains spaces, thanks to wwh1004 Fixed 'Game Select' dialog being displayed in silent mode Fixed batch mode not being enabled if directory is passed via command line Fixed some extracted files could be lost if moving the file/folder failed, thanks to patrickdrd Fixed context menu items not being shown if more than 15 files are selected Fixed several UI issues, thanks to stdedos and wvxwxvw Fixed rare problem during program files updates preventing some files from being downloaded correctly Fixed crash when trying to send feedback while offline Fixed possible extraction failure if file/directory locks could not be released quick enough Fixed problems enabling context menu integration Changed Wise extraction: E_WISE is now used automatically, the method select dialog only appears if it fails Changed output directory input field to autofill after typing an input file path Changed design/usability of 'Unknown file type', 'Plugin missing', 'No language file found' and 'Unsupported file type' error messages; FFmpeg and feedback prompts; 'Batch mode duplicate' warning Changed drag and drop: when a folder is passed, all files in subfolders are added to batch mode as well (this can be disabled by adding batchrecurse=0 to section 'UniExtract Preferences' in UniExtract.ini) Changed 'Remember window position' option to also store window size, thanks to ltdeta Improved speed of file type detection Improved file type detection for .eml, .mht, .xz, some game archives Improved detection of multipart archives when adding files to batch queue Improved error detection for encrypted archives Improved Visionaire extraction for many games: fixed file naming and corrupt webp images Updated cicdec to 2.1.0 Updated demoleition to 0.61 Updated EnigmaVB unpacker to 0.58 Updated ExeInfo PE to 0.0.6.0 Updated godotdec to 2.1.0 Updated innounp to 0.49 Updated lzop to 1.04 Updated MediaInfo to 20.03 Updated mtee to 2.21 Updated PeaZip to 0.72 Updated Qt Linguist to 5.13.2 Updated QuickBMS to 0.10.1 Updated SQLite to 3.31.1 Updated UnRAR to 5.91; added x64 version Updated unrpa to 2.3.0 Updated unshield to 1.4.d14d2e2 x86, thanks to lifenjoiner Updated upx to 3.96 Updated WiX to 3.11.2 Updated Bulgarian translation, thanks to jekovcar Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation, thanks to SeaHOH Updated Dutch translation, thanks to Wouterdek Updated French translation, thanks to Pierre le Lidgeu and zorbao Updated German translation, thanks to Mr-Update Updated Hungarian translation, thanks to hevesij Updated Japanese translation, thanks to maboroshin Updated Polish translation, thanks to Barnaba Updated Portuguese (Brazilian) translation, thanks to igorruckert Updated Russian translation, thanks to wvxwxvw Updated Turkish translation, thanks to MinTR and Yakup Kök Removed Arc-reader, brunsdec, Crass/Crage, disunity and ns2dec, replaced with GARbro Removed XAce, replaced with acefile Removed Extract NT, replaced with 7zip Removed ExtractMht and MhtUnPack, replaced with 7zip and TotalObserver Removed GCFScape and STIX, replaced with TotalObserver Removed wtee, replaced with mtee
Release Candidate 2 aims at improving usability with the first batch of redesigned dialogs and other interface improvements. As always, UniExtract also introduces fancy new features - like a new update channel, for those who want to test the newest features while they are still in development. Oh, and don't forget almost two handful of previously unsupported file types, which can now be extracted!
Added support for InstallScript installers Added support for .bsa, .ba2 archives using BSA Browser Added support for .pex scripts using Champollion Added support for Bruns Engine encrypted files Added support for .mo translation files using GNU gettext Added support for .qm translation files using Qt Linguist Added support for encrypted .wolf archives using WolfDec (plugin) Added support for StuffIt X archives Added support for install4j installers Added TotalObserver as additional extractor choice for InstallShield Added nightly update channel Added changelog to update found message box Added progress bar while search for update is in progress as the new updater might need more time than the old one on some systems Added build date to 'About' window and feedback data Added beta update channel Added 'Open most recent log file' menu item Fixed first-start assistant not being displayed when running from command line Fixed language setting being reset if language file does not exist Fixed UI images not being loaded if starting UniExtract from context menu Fixed extraction from context menu if UniExtract is in scan mode Fixed some files being misdetected as disk images Fixed status box not being updated for some file types Fixed MSI extraction failing for some files, which were supported in previous versions of Universal Extractor, thanks to mzso Fixed some options ('Open folder after extraction', 'Keep Open') being ignored and UniExtract not exiting as intended (setting exit code, delete empty output directory) after certain message boxes, thanks to davidhbrown Fixed some problems with file names containing non-ASCII characters Fixed GUI being cut off if Windows font scaling is enabled Fixed NSIS bin files extraction: prevented error message for every bin file; status box now displays correct file information Fixed 'Update failed' error message on every start of UniExtract if not connected to the internet Changed preferences dialog: redesigned GUI, added option to remove additional files, replaced numeral update interval with daily, weekly, etc. presets, removed timeout setting, added beta update setting Changed file scan results message box: the name of the detector is now shown along with its result, output can now be selected and copied easily Changed first start assistant: removed 2 pages and changed some wording Changed msi extraction: added method selector prompt if the default extractor fails Changed plugin file selector to use 'Downloads' folder as default Improved file scan results for non-executable files Improved UniExtract logo quality Improved text quality for several dialogs Removed RPGMaker Decrypter plugin, replaced with RGSS Decryptor CLI Removed mpq plugin, replaced with built-in TotalObserver Removed StuffIt Expander, replaced with unar Removed FLV Extract CL, decompression is done with FFMPEG instead Updated 7Zip to 19.00 Updated demoleition to 0.60 Updated EnigmaVB unpacker to 0.55 Updated fsbext to 0.3.8 Updated innounp to 0.48 Updated lessmsi to 1.6.1 mod Updated QuickBMS to 0.9.0 Updated rmvdec to 1.1.0 Updated SQLite to 3.25.1 Updated ttarchext to 0.3.1a Updated VISExt to 2.2.6777.0 Updated ZPAQ to 7.15 Updated Czech translation, thanks to DžejPý Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation, thanks to deluxghost Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation, thanks to jfcherng Updated Croatian translaton, thanks to Alen Bajo Updated Finnish translation, thanks to jyrkive Updated Greek translation, thanks to gvp9000 Updated Italian translation, thanks to NAMP and tfr Updated Korean translation, thanks to 까꿍 Updated Polish translaton, thanks to Barnaba and dmocha Updated Russian translation, thanks to wvxwxvw Updated Spanish translation, thanks to GGobbi Updated Ukrainian translation, thanks to YuriPet
Release Candidate 1 comes with a new updater, support for many new file types and lots of bug fixes and improvements.
Added support for wix installers Added support for Spoon installers Added support for .rpgmvp files Added support for .utage files Added support for MDF image files Added support for Smacker video files Added support for ECM compressed disk images Added support for swf executables Added support for OGG Vorbis audio files Added support for Mole Box executables Added support for NScripter version 2 archives using ns2dec Added support for Smile Game Builder archives Added support for UNC paths Added support for Lzip archives Added support for Visionaire game archives Added 'Open Log Directory' menu item Added 'Open Configuration File' menu item Added detection support for encrypted fsb files Added check on start to make sure a language file exists Added Right to left UI mirroring for Arabic, Farsi and Hebrew; thanks to peterooch Added new error messages: not enough free disk space, missing part for multipart archives Fixed MS SFX hotfix extraction Fixed 'Open folder after extraction' being always disabled when UniExtract is opened with command line parameters Fixed cleanup for .chm and EnigmaVB files Fixed error message after failed iso extraction: choices were mixed-up Fixed missing file type information in NOTPACKED error message for FFMPEG extraction Fixed missing packer name in unpack prompt Fixed extractors not being found on some systems Fixed pea extraction writing to wrong directory Fixed cascading context menu for supported Windows Server operating system versions Fixed 'Always on top' option not being saved Fixed endless detection loop occuring for some .exe files Fixed missing minimize controls Fixed status box for .swf extraction Fixed extraction being detected as failed if the output directory is a drive, not a folder Fixed FFMPEG download/installation problems Fixed progress display performance in status box and pattern detection Fixed certain files being ignored by cleanup function Fixed crash when trying to open preferences GUI if /lang directory does not exist Fixed log files size display in file menu, if log directory is set to a location, which does not exist Fixed DGCA plugin installation Fixed language selection list not being scrollable Fixed some context menu GUI items not being translated after language change Fixed 'Not an InstallShield installer' option in MethodSelector not starting additional scans Fixed output directory not being deleted after failed extraction (unicode mode only) Fixed video extraction failing for files starting with - Fixed error message when starting batch mode Changed feedback GUI design, removed unneeded input fields Changed feedback GUI to always pre-fill output field Changed .nrg extraction method to use 7zip for improved unicode support Changed .arj extraction to use 7z instead of arj Changed .hlp extraction: improved logging, localized file name Changed extraction to subdirectory: "."-character is now replaced to prevent collisions with existing files Changed updater: each file is now updated on its own instead of using update packages, this way extractors can be updated much easier and faster; administrator rights are now only necessary if the program directory cannot be written to Changed plugin download: URLs are no longer hardcoded; instead they are requested from the server, so when something goes offline UniExtract does not have to be updated to fix the link Replaced Unreal Engine package extractor with Umodel Removed redundant 64-bit MediaInfo dll Removed option to toggle support for game packages from settings GUI Updated 7zip to 18.01 Updated EnigmaVB unpacker to 0.44, changed logic to use new command line parameter Updated Exeinfo PE to 0.0.5.0 Updated unrar to 5.50 Updated unrpa to 1.5.2 Updated TrID to 2.24 Updated unshield to 1.4 Updated FFMPEG to 4.0.2 Updated innounp to 0.47 Updated Bulgarian translation, thanks to Jekov J.K. Updated French translation, thanks to zorbao Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation, thanks to jfcherng Updated Portuguese (Brazilian) translation, thanks to igorruckert Updated Greek translation, thanks to gvp9000 Updated Russian translation, thanks to @wvxwxvw
Beta 4 is planned to be the last beta version before the final release. It adds support for several new installer types, a new context menu entry 'Extract to last used directory', improved user interface, a statistics display and multiple bugfixes.
Added support for InstallAware installers Added support for .gif and apng files (FFMPEG) Added support for Enigma Virtual Box executables using EnigmaVB unpacker (plugin) Added support for Ghost Installer Studio installers Added support for Smart Install Maker installers (plugin) Added lessmsi for improved support for .msi files Added statistics GUI Added status box when moving/copying unicode files to temp directory Added timeout to some scan functions to prevent delays caused by unresponsive helper binaries Added extraction to last used directory command line option and context menu Changed forcing a single instance and auto-adding is now disabled if the extraction is already finished and only the result message box is opened Changed unicode path logic: file is now copied instead of moved if it is on a different drive than the temp directory Changed status box design Fixed multiple error messages being displayed on failed update check Fixed update message display problem Fixed possible problems when entering relative paths in main GUI input fields Fixed extraction not working when file directory contains unicode characters and there is not enough free space on the drive containing the temp folder Fixed free space check not taking unicode file moving into account Fixed .sit extraction Fixed crash when trying to extract wise installers Fixed swf extraction ignoring some images and sounds Updated language files for Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Italian Removed DMGExtractor and replaced it with 7z Updated 7zip to 16.04 Updated ExeInfoPE to 0.0.4.3 Updated fsbext to 0.3.5 Updated innounp to 0.46 Updated QuickBMS to 0.7.5 Updated ttarchext to 0.2.10
Beta 3 brings a brand new updater, fixes several errors related to missing permissions and adds 8 formats to the list of extractable files.
Added support for .mp3, .wmv and .wma files Added support for bcm compressed files using bcm Added support for zpaq archives using zpaq Added support for Android boot images using bootimg (plugin) Added support for Excelsior Installer executables Added support for ISO zipped image files using unisz Added status box to sfx script extraction Added output directory permission check Added update summary to update prompt Added back is5comp (plugin) Changed .exe detection logic for speed improvements Changed file type detection: TrIDLib is now used for extraction, TrID for scan only mode, the library version is much faster but returns less additional information Changed settings directory: if UniExtract detects insufficient write permissions to its directory, all settings are stored in %APPDATA%; this way multiple users on the same local system can also have different preferences Changed .exe extraction: UniExtract will now terminate with a NOTPACKED error instead of using generic 7z extraction, which produces useless files Changed success evaluation: if files were overwritten the extraction was often evaluated as failed Changed success evaluation: improved failure detection Changed keepopen option: moved from edit menu to main GUI for better usability Fixed crash when clicking finish button in plugin GUI if no item has been selected before Fixed helper binaries execution failing if %comspec% environment variable is unset Fixed .pea detection Fixed .chm extraction Fixed .mht detection Fixed FreeArc extraction Fixed AdvancedInstaller extraction Fixed registry keys are now being deleted after scanning if they did not exist before for ExeInfo, PEid Fixed settings not being saved if UniExtract lays in program files directory due to lacking permission Fixed updating/FFMPEG download if user has no write permissions to UniExtract's directory Fixed free space check failing if output directory does not exist Fixed not enough free space dialog's 'Abort' button not working Fixed download progress indicator not being on top of first start GUI Fixed first start GUI now shows 'Installed' if FFMPEG already exists Fixed error message display bug for unicode files Fixed some wrong detections Fixed unicode multipart rar/7z archive extraction Fixed unpack prompt in some cases being displayed again after the user clicked 'no' Fixed 7zip check often returning true, even if the file cannot be extracted, leading to 'failed' extraction result Fixed crash in update message when UniExtract is run from command line and 'No' is clicked Fixed syntax help dialog closing automatically Fixed possible false positives when using checkNSIS function Fixed password detection for some .rar files Fixed some untranslated terms in MethodSelect GUI Removed globalprefs option and preference storage in registry Removed faad and flac, extraction is now handled by FFMPEG Removed unnecessary input file moves Removed 7zip 15.14, reverted to 15.05 as NSIS support was dropped from newer versions Updated ExeInfoPE to 0.0.4.1 Updated peazip to 0.53/1.0 Updated ttarchext to 0.2.9 Updated Japanese translation, thanks to A. Inaba Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation, thanks to SeaHOH
Added game mode: status box is not being displayed if a foreground fullscreen application is running
Added /update command line parameter
Added wrong password error message (exit code 10) for rar, 7z extractors
Added support for CreateInstall installers (plugin)
Added support for DGCA compressed files (plugin)
Added support for pcm audio tracks in video files and .mxf files
Added support for Advanced Installer installers
Added support for SQLite databases, creates .sql command file
Added fallback extension check for .assets files
Added import function to plugin GUI to simplify plugin setup
Fixed keepopen option not working after batch mode finished
Fixed SQLite dlls not being found
Fixed help command line parameter
Fixed storeguiposition and checkgame options not being saved
Fixed extraction failing for Gentee Installer, Installer VISE and Setup Factory
Fixed preferences and context menu GUI label width for some translations
Fixed updating 7zip binaries
Changed error message if no tracks to be extracted in video file
Changed WarnExecute messages to include full paths instead of untranslated '
Added support for Ren'Py game engine's .rpa archives using unrpa
Added support for Unreal Engine packages (.u, .uax, .upk) using Unreal Package Extractor (plugin)
Added support for Telltale game archives (.ttarch)
Added support for Livemaker games via crass/crage (plugin)
Added support for .aac audio files (decompress to wav) using faad (plugin)
Added support for .flac audio files using flac
Added support for FreeArc compressed archives (.arc) using FreeArc unpacker
Added support for .mpq archives using MPQ Plugin for Total Commander (plugin)
Added support for .sfArk files using sfarkxtc
Added filescan with MediaInfo dll to provide additional information on media files (scan only mode)
Added delay to update script to prevent 'not found' error, changed execution parameter
Added 'Open program directory' help menu entry
Added file metadata (filesize, creation date,...) to log file when 'Ask for feedback' is enabled
Added timeout exit message
Added additional weblinks to help menu
Added option to disable video track extraction
Added support for Windows 10
Added explaining tooltips to some options
Added option to always keep GUI in foreground
Added tooltips to batch queue view
Added support for password list for .rar, .zip and .7z archives
Added input file not found error message
Fixed after update behaviour when other versions of UniExtract are installed
Fixed last update date not beeing saved when an update was found
Fixed AutoIt error message in first start GUI when no language file was found, now exits with error code 99
Fixed possible infinite loop in run function when helper binary execution terminates too fast, resulting in UniExtract not
shutting down after successful extraction
Fixed BMS scripts were not checked if GAUP detected files, but was unable to extract them
Fixed game archive detection if file extension is not lower case
Fixed detection of Matroska files, extraction of ogg and webm tracks in video files
Fixed context menu GUI: alluser checkboxes not clickable despite having admin rights
Fixed video extraction: multiple audio/video tracks had same names when extracted, so FFMPEG always asked to overwrite,
now type(audio/video) and number of track for each type is added as well as the track's language
Fixed folder size calculation in status box did not work correctly for FFMPEG and probably others
Fixed moving unicode tempfiles to output directory created subdirectory with temporary name
Fixed feedback success evaluation
Fixed some terms not using translation files
Fixed NSIS extraction overwriting existing files; UniExtract still creates not useful output files for some custom NSIS installers
but all content is now kept in output directory
Fixed occasionally high CPU load when reading console output
Fixed tray exit handler not terminating all helper binaries
Fixed FFMPEG updater
Fixed swf: extraction of .jpg files; performance slightly increased
Fixed GameSelect GUI: not a game message is now always the first element and preselected
Fixed unicode files are changed to ???????? and therefore fail to extract when adding them to batch queue
Fixed unicode files' extraction to subdir folder name
Fixed rar extraction returning success if there was a write error or access denied message
Fixed slowdown when extracting to drive root directory caused by size calculation
Fixed /prefs command line parameter not working
Fixed help screen closing after 15 seconds when opened from command line
Fixed some untranslated terms
Fixed rounding issues in free space check when using batch mode
Fixed error when trying to open SQLite database
Fixed scan only command being queued if batch mode is active
Fixed log file naming special cases
Changed percentage indicator detection to include float percentage values
Changed percentage indicator detection to include pattern x/y
Changed user input needed message should be more visible now
Changed check for update behaviour: check is only performed on start if GUI is opened; if run from command line or context menu,
it will be done right before terminating, so extraction/scan will not abort after installing update
Changed internal behaviour for extraction and game select functions
Changed language files, added new %name term to reduce %s usage
Changed FFMPEG is now downloaded to the correct subdirectory (x86/x64), so the appropriate version is used in portable mode on
different operating systems
Changed feedback GUI now displays privacy agreement before sending
Changed after update behaviour, most recent changelog is now opened
Changed translation files, removed %s variables and introduced numbered placeholders, that can be switched to
fit a language's word order; added %name shortcut
Changed unicode files are now renamed instead of moving them to a temporary directory if possible
Changed inno setup extraction to rename ',1' files to avoid extracted programs not finding some files
Changed GUI design on Windows 10 systems to fit standard window style
Changed multiple part rar files are now added only once to batch queue, so it is possible to drag and drop
all rar files onto UniExtract without having to deal with 'file exists' prompts
Disabled directory size calculation when extracting to drive to prevent significant slow down
Removed 64 bit iso.wcx plugin as it does not work correctly with QuickBMS
Replaced booz with unzoo (adds support for 64 bit systems, longer filenames, logging)
Replaced tee with mtee (adds support for unicode and longer filenames, smaller)
Replaced tee with wintee (Windows 10 only, due to mtee not terminating fast enough)
Updated AutoIt to 3.3.14.1
Updated unrar to 5.21
Updated fsbextract to 0.3.4a
Updated exeinfo PE to 0.0.3.8
Updated disunity to 0.3.4
Updated quickbms to 0.6.5
Updated innounp to 0.43
Updated language files, added new terms to all language files, set encoding to UTF-16, updated translation info text,
changed %s to %name and %1, %2,...