Universal Extractor 2 is an unofficial updated and extended version of the original UniExtract by Jared Breland. It brings several hundred changes including community-wanted ones such as a batch mode, auto-updater and scan-only-functionality.
Universal Extractor 2 is the most advanced unofficial modification around, aiming at the inclusion of many wanted features, improvement of current ones, ongoing support and a central open-source distribution. UniExtract 2 started as a simple modification disabling the always-on-top status box and ended with the addition of dozens of extractors to expand the range of supported file types. New – and unique amongst the available modifications – features like a scan-only mode to identify unknown file types using multiple scanning applications, the batch mode or the extraction of audio and video tracks from multimedia files make it stand out against these.
As a short overview here is a list of the core improvements:
- Batch mode
- Silent mode, not showing any prompts
- Scan only mode to determine file types without extracting
- Integrated updater
- 100+ new supported file types
- Audio and video extraction for multimedia files
- Cascading context menu
- Support for password list for common archives
- Improved optional status box with progress indicator
- New detection methods + more detailed output and error messages
- Support for some extractors not shipping with UniExtract as plugins
- Resource usage/speed improvements, lots of fixes
- First start assistant instead of installer
- Full functionality available in no-install version
- Auto-using 64 bit versions of extractors if supported by OS
Universal Extractor 2 v2.0.0 RC2 changelog:
- 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
Download: Universal Extractor 2 v2.0.0 RC2 | 47.9 MB (Open Source)
Link: Universal Extractor 2 Home Page