OpenUp

OpenUp allows you to double-click on a variety of formats of compressed and archived files and have them unarchived and opened in the Workspace without having to resort to command-line tools.
OpenUp was developed by Scott Anguish, and sponsored by P & L Systems.

Features

Double-click Workspace decompression of many formats
Services support for .tgz and .zip compression (expandable)
Extendable by knowledgable users
Includes the required binaries for handling many additional formats
Full commented source code available

Supported Formats

Extension	Compression type	Description
.arc	arc	ARC files, ancient compression format on IBM PCs
.arj	unarj	ARJ files, compression format on IBM PCs
.asc	atob	atob, alternative to uudecode
.b64	uudeview	Base 64 encoding, common in MIME email
.bin	macunpack	Macbinary file, common on Macintosh
.compressed	gnutar	tar & compressed archive, alternate extension under NEXTSTEP
.cpt	macunpack	Compactor Pro file, older compression format on the Macintosh
.gnutar.gz	gnutar	gnutar & gzipped archive
.gnutar	gnutar	gnutar archive, common on Unix/NEXTSTEP/Rhapsody
.gsm	untoast	TOAST compressed sound archives (lossy)
.gz	gunzip	gzipped file, better compression than compress, no patent LZW issues
.hqx	hexbin	Binhex'd files (usually Macintosh files)
.lha	lha	LHA files, ancient compression format on IBM PCs
.lzh	lha	LHA files, ancient compression format on IBM PCs
.macbin	macunpack	Macbinary file, common on Macintosh
.mime	uudeview	Base 64 encoding, common in MIME email
.pit	macunpack	Pack It file, older compression format on the Macintosh
.sit	macunpack	StuffIt file, common on Macintosh (Older 1.5 archives only...)
.tar-gz	gnutar	tar & gzipped archive, alternate extension common on VMS
.tar-z	gnutar	tar & gzipped archive, alternate extension common on VMS
.tar.Z	gnutar	tar & compressed archive
.tar.gz	gnutar	tar & gzipped archive
.tar	gnutar	tar archive, common on Unix/NEXTSTEP/Rhapsody
.taz	gnutar	tar & gzipped archive, alternate extension common on IBM
.tgz	gnutar	tar & gzipped archive, alternate extension common on IBM/Macintosh/Rhapsody
.uu	uudeview	uuencoding (7-bit ASCII encoding of 8-bit data), common on Usenet
.uue	uudeview	uuencoding (7-bit ASCII encoding of 8-bit data), common on Usenet
.xx	uudeview	xxencoding (7-bit ASCII encoding of 8-bit data)
.xxe	uudeview	xxencoding (7-bit ASCII encoding of 8-bit data)
.z	gunzip	gzipped or pack file, original extension for gzip, renamed due to conßict with pack files
.zip	unzip	ZIP files, the standard on Windows 95/NT
.zoo	booz	ZOO files, ancient compression format on IBM PCs
.Z	gunzip	compressed file, common on Unix

For more information...

For more information about OpenUp, see the Stepwise WWW site at:
http://www.stepwise.com/Software/OpenUp/

Disclaimer

Scott Anguish, P & L Systems, and Apple Computer, Inc. make no express or implied warranty or representation of any kind with respect to this software, including any warranty that it is defect-free. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS HEREBY DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE. The parties are under no obligation to provide any services, by way of maintenance, update, or otherwise.

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