Welcome to StuffIt Expander® 8.0

StuffIt Expander 8.0 is a utility designed to Expand (give access to) almost any compressed, archived, or encoded file that you receive, or download from the Internet. In many cases StuffIt Expander will be used automatically by your web browser to expand files files immediately after they are downloaded, but you can also Expand files by dragging and dropping either onto the StuffIt Expander icon or into the "Drag and Drop" window that appears when you launch StuffIt Expander. This kind of manual expansion is needed when your Web browser fails to call upon StuffIt Expander, or when the file comes as an email attachment or other non-Web source.

What's New in Version 8.0

StuffIt Expander version 8.0 introduces support for two new files formats, .cab and .yenc. Files with a .CAB extension almost certainly come from a Windows based PC. These files are archives that can contain any number of other files and folders. Files with the .yenc extension are encoded using the new yEncode method. Files of this type are becoming more popular on Usenet (or newsgroups) that host Windows binary files.

Supported Files

StuffIt archives	- .sit, .sea, .sit.1
Zip archives	- .zip
RAR archives	- .rar, includes support for the archives created with WinRar 3.0 and later.
Tar archives	- .tar, includes support for compressed tar archives .tgz, .tbz2, .tz, .taz
Compact Pro archives	- .cpt
Lha archives	- .lha, .lzh
Arj archives	- .arj
Arc archives	- .arc
Gzip compressed files	- .gzip, .gz
Bzip2 compressed files	- .bzip2, .bz2
Unix Compressed files	- .z,
Binhex encoded files	- .hqx
MacBinary Encoded files	- .bin
UUencode encoded files	- .uu, .uue
Base64 encoded files	- .b64, .mme, .mime
yEncode encoded files	- .yenc

Don't see a file type you need to expand? Please let us know.

System Requirements

StuffIt Expander requires a Power Mac using Mac OS 8.6 or higher or Mac OS 10.1.5 or higher. 64Mb of RAM is recommended. When using Mac OS 10.2.x it is highly recommended to install the latest free updates available from Apple.

Get StuffIt Deluxe®!

StuffIt Deluxe, the complete compression solution, goes far beyond the basics. Accessing email attachments and downloads is just the beginning. Creating compressed archives that open easily on any computer is just scratching the surface. What do you want to do with your compressed files? StuffIt helps you organize, search, browse, and use Zip and StuffIt archives just like folders. Plus, stuffing your data into archives not only makes them easier to manage, but safer. Built-in error correction prevents file corruption so you can send and store data safely.

As an Internet user, exchanging ideas and information with friends, family, and colleagues is probably part of your everyday life. Only StuffIt lets you compress and send email attachments with just one click. StuffIt makes using the Internet easier and more secure by giving you automation tools that compress, encrypt, and distribute in a single step. StuffIt Express PE lets you drag and drop to distribute anything from business documents to digital photos. You can even distribute self-extracting archives that open automatically on Windows and Mac machines.

Best of all, StuffIt is extremely easy to use. You can access StuffIt instantly with the Magic Menu, Microsoft Word integration, OS X terminal, drag and drop applications, and more. Put the power of StuffIt at your fingertips and you'll work smarter and faster everyday.

License Agreement

Your use of StuffIt Expander is subject to the terms of our license agreement. Click here to read it.

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Note: While you may freely distribute StuffIt Expander to friends, and co-workers, you may not include Expander as part of any commercial product or service. For information on licensing StuffIt Expander for commercial distribution, please contact Aladdin sales.