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Springy is a simple to use, yet powerful archiving and compression utility for Mac OS X. Springy integrates seamlessly with the Finder and includes some very useful features. All archiving tasks can be done via Drag and Drop or through Springy's Finder contextual menu.
Springy features at a glance:
- Open and browse the contents of an archive or disk image without extracting any file from it.
- Quickly extract all files or only files of choice from an archive or disk image.
- Modify the contents of an existing archive or disk image: add, overwrite, delete and rename files.
- Full Drag & Drop support for archiving and extracting from and into Finder.
- Edit and modify any file in an archive or disk image by double click.
- Archiving and extracting tasks may be accomplished quickly and efficiently using Finder contextual menu.
- Browsing files in archives and disk images and extracting particular file or folder using hierarchical Finder contextual menu.
Springy supports the following file types: ZIP, TAR, PAX, CPIO, CPGZ, DMG, ISO, GZIP, BZIP2, Unix Compress, RAR, SIT, JAR, WAR, EAR... Support for more types is planned for future releases.
What's new in this version:
- Fixed wrong permissions set on files extracted from TAR, PAX and CPIO archives.
- Fixed crash when opening some not properly formed ZIP archives.
- Fixed "Move originals to trash after compressing" preference setting.
- Fixed naming scheme when archiving folders with Springy contextual menu plug-in.
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Mac OS X 10.3
Additional Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.3 or later
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Best archiving utility for Mac OSX 
- Version: 1.4.2, 7/26/2008 12:23PM PST
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Not fully functional for Macs 
- Version: 1.4.2, 7/24/2008 11:05AM PST
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sammiejune
I purchased this program so that I could split large files and send them to others to recombine at their end. They have a Mac version of this, but unless other Mac users have Springy, they can't use the files. I have been in contact with the designer who has admitted that the program works well with PC's but it still does not fully function with Macs (as far as recombining files) even though their website states: "Supports common and most often archive types, compression methods and disk images: ZIP, TAR, DMG, ISO, GZIP, BZIP2, Unix Compress, RAR, SIT, Java archives JAR, WAR, EAR... Support for more types still to come..."
It doesn't for Macs.
It doesn't for Macs.
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- Not fully functional for Macs (1 replies)
My favourite Mac archive utility - Version: 1.4.1, 4/23/2008 05:00AM PST
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chrisyboyg
When I made the move from Windows to Mac I wanted a compression utility similar to what I previously used, WinRAR. A stable, efficient program with a GUI that allowed you to view files inside an archive before extracting, as well as extract/add/delete individual files, and at least ZIP and RAR file support.
The obvious choice was StuffIt, but this was too bloated, buggy and... Windows like ;) for my taste. So I tried every other comparable program I could find (BetterZip, Springy, iArchiver, iShrink). Considering the features mentioned above the choice was between BetterZip and Springy (similar programs in a lot of ways, I advise you to try both).
What really sold me on Springy was something I hadn't thought of; its contextual menu integrated into Finder that allows you to do pretty much everything you need to by just right-clicking on an archive, even viewing the files it contains.
That said there are a couple of features I would like to see. While Springy can read RAR archives, it cannot create them, something BetterZip can do. Indeed this feature has been requested before (try searching on the Springy website forum). What it basically comes down to is the current state of licensing for the RAR format meaning the only solution is very inelegant/inefficient. Still, Zip files are perfectly adequate and of course RAR files can still be read/extracted.
The other point is more simple; I really would like to be able to order the files inside an archive by the different columns in list mode! When you want to find the most recently updated files this can be very useful.
While not perfect, this is the best archiving utility I have found on the Mac, it does everything I want it to do and is very stable. The dev has always been very helpful and responsive whenever I have made feature requests or found bugs.
The obvious choice was StuffIt, but this was too bloated, buggy and... Windows like ;) for my taste. So I tried every other comparable program I could find (BetterZip, Springy, iArchiver, iShrink). Considering the features mentioned above the choice was between BetterZip and Springy (similar programs in a lot of ways, I advise you to try both).
What really sold me on Springy was something I hadn't thought of; its contextual menu integrated into Finder that allows you to do pretty much everything you need to by just right-clicking on an archive, even viewing the files it contains.
That said there are a couple of features I would like to see. While Springy can read RAR archives, it cannot create them, something BetterZip can do. Indeed this feature has been requested before (try searching on the Springy website forum). What it basically comes down to is the current state of licensing for the RAR format meaning the only solution is very inelegant/inefficient. Still, Zip files are perfectly adequate and of course RAR files can still be read/extracted.
The other point is more simple; I really would like to be able to order the files inside an archive by the different columns in list mode! When you want to find the most recently updated files this can be very useful.
While not perfect, this is the best archiving utility I have found on the Mac, it does everything I want it to do and is very stable. The dev has always been very helpful and responsive whenever I have made feature requests or found bugs.
As for previous poster remarks...I think he/she misunderstood the Springy completely...This is not the tool for just splitting and joining files, although it can do that also in more than a good way, this is the ultimate tool for working with LOT of various archive types...I have read the discussion of mentioned poster and developer on Springy forum and I think that the poster simply dont understand anything regarding splitting/concatenate files...For plain split/join you can use built-in UNIX tools..For truly working with archives try Springy..You will be amazed for sure...