Compress Mac OS X Zip Files With High Compression Ratio

Mac is know for its user friendly interface, however, some third party software are not on par with a Mac. YemuZip is an easy-to-use application for making zip files. Just drag, drop, name your zip file and you’re done.

YemuZip is exclusively for Mac only, the zip file created is not compatible with Windows. The Finder’s Archive function makes zip files that contains Mac-specific information that, when extracted on a PC, looks like garbage. YemuZip lets you choose between a PC-compatible format and a Mac format that preserve all the Mac-specific metadata.

Unless you’re sure YemuZip and Mac is the only thing you’ll be using for your entire life, then go for it. Compatibility might be an issue if you’re not careful.

Compress Mac OS X Zip Files With High Compression Ratio

If you’re looking for a high compression ratio archive software, go for 7zX. 7zX compression format is 30-70% smaller than to zip format, and 2-10% better than most zip compatible programs. Not to mention 7z password is much better and harder to crack.