Features
Edit Archives
Delete, rename, move and add files in an existing archive, and change them directly in an editor.
You can change an archive without extracting it first and compressing it again afterward. This works with ZIP, 7z (including password-protected ones) and tar in all its variants.
What you can do
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Delete | Select and press ⌫ or ⌘⌫ |
| Rename | File › Rename or right-click; the name without its extension is already selected |
| Move | Drag onto a folder in the list |
| Add | Drag files from the Finder into the window, or choose File › Add… |
| New folder | File › New Folder (⇧⌘N) |
| Undo | ⌘Z, as many steps as you like |
You see changes in the list right away, but the archive on disk stays unchanged for now. The window title shows Edited.
Save
Press ⌘S and Archydes rewrites the archive with your changes. It first creates a new copy, which replaces the original only when it’s complete. If something goes wrong, your old archive stays intact. If you close the window with unsaved changes, macOS asks as usual.
Saving preserves what was already in the archive: permissions, dates, links. An encrypted ZIP or 7z stays encrypted, and added files are encrypted with AES-256 too. If the archive contains a SHA256SUMS file (long-term archive), Archydes recalculates it.
If a file in the archive is damaged, saving stops instead of writing a broken copy. After saving, Archydes reads the archive again and the safety check runs again.
Edit in an editor
To change a file inside the archive, such as a config.txt:
- Select the file and choose File › Edit in Editor, or right-click it.
- The file opens in its app. Make your changes and save them there.
- Archydes notices and asks: “config.txt” was changed. Apply the changes to the archive? Click Apply and Archydes saves the archive.
The working copy is kept in a private folder and is removed when you close the archive window.
What can’t be edited
- RAR archives: Only RARLAB’s software may write this format.
- Multi-part archives, ISO, CAB, cpio and other read-only formats.
- Archives in archives: Open the inner archive on its own to edit it.
You can view newly added files before saving. You can drag them out only after saving.