https://github.com/hamiltonbarber/cli-gui-7zip-macos
Command Line and GUI Interface for 7-Zip on macOS with interactive menus, drag & drop support, and native app bundles
https://github.com/hamiltonbarber/cli-gui-7zip-macos
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Command Line and GUI Interface for 7-Zip on macOS with interactive menus, drag & drop support, and native app bundles
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/hamiltonbarber/cli-gui-7zip-macos
- Owner: hamiltonbarber
- License: lgpl-3.0
- Created: 2025-09-19T11:40:08.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-01-29T01:57:45.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-01-29T17:27:52.603Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: 7zip, archive, cli, compression, macos, python, terminal
- Language: Swift
- Homepage:
- Size: 6 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Command Line and GUI Interface for 7-Zip on macOS
Simple interface for 7-Zip archive operations on macOS.
> **Note:** This is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Igor Pavlov or the official 7-Zip project.
## What This Is
Two ways to use 7-Zip on macOS:
**CLI Application:** Interactive command-line interface with full 7-Zip features
**GUI Application:** Basic graphical interface for common operations
## Supported Formats
| Format | Create | Extract | View |
|--------|--------|---------|------|
| 7z | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ZIP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAR | No | Yes | Yes |
| TAR | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GZ/BZ2/XZ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
## Installation
### Download Pre-built Apps (Recommended)
Download the latest release from the [Releases](https://github.com/hamiltonbarber/cli-gui-7zip-macos/releases) page:
1. Download `7-Zip.CLI.app.zip` or `7-Zip.GUI.app.zip`
2. Unzip and move to Applications folder
3. Double-click to launch
### Build from Source
**CLI Application (Python):**
```bash
git clone https://github.com/hamiltonbarber/cli-gui-7zip-macos.git
cd cli-gui-7zip-macos
python3 7zip_cli.py
```
**GUI Application (Xcode):**
```bash
git clone https://github.com/hamiltonbarber/cli-gui-7zip-macos.git
cd cli-gui-7zip-macos/7ZipGUI
xcodebuild -project 7ZipGUI.xcodeproj -scheme 7ZipGUI build
```
See [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) for details.
## Usage
### CLI Application
- Double-click `7-Zip CLI.app` to launch
- Interactive menus guide you through operations
- Drag file paths from Finder when prompted
- Supports password protection, compression levels, archive splitting
### GUI Application
- **Create:** Drag files to interface, set options, create archive
- **Extract:** Load archive, select files to extract, choose destination
- **View:** Browse archive contents without extracting
## Requirements
- **CLI:** macOS 10.14+, Python 3.7+ (included with macOS)
- **GUI:** macOS 12.0+
## License
LGPL-3.0 License. Includes 7-Zip (by Igor Pavlov) under LGPL 2.1+.
See [LICENSE](LICENSE) and [THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.txt](THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.txt) for details.
## Author
Hamilton Barber - [hamiltonbarber.com](https://www.hamiltonbarber.com)