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Universal Extractor 2

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Purpose
Universal Extractor 2 extracts files from archives, installers, disk images, game archives and multimedia files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security
The maintainer says security software can flag the program because it bundles many extractors, includes an updater and is written in AutoIt, and describes these detections as false positives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support
Users can report issues on GitHub, send feedback from the Help menu, or contact the maintainer by email; the maintainer notes replies may take a while.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The main program is licensed under GPLv2, and some bundled third-party extractors have different licenses, including restrictions on commercial use.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Batch processing
Batch mode lets users process multiple files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
File detection
Scan-only mode detects the type of a file without extracting it.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Maintainer
The GitHub profile identifies the maintainer as William Engelmann, using the name Bioruebe.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Notable limitation
Universal Extractor is designed for extraction and cannot recompress files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Other features
The project lists a built-in updater, password-list support for common archives, silent mode and context-menu integration.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Platform requirement
The stated system requirement is Windows XP or newer, with some limits on outdated Windows versions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Portable use
The program describes itself as portable, while noting that context-menu entries create registry entries and some extractors may leave traces.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Release status
The README says the program is still in beta and updates are rare; the releases page lists version 2.0.0 RC 3 as a pre-release.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Supported formats
The project says it supports more than 500 additional file types, with an overview of supported types in its formats list.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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Universal Extractor 2 Free Windows XP or newer; extraction only Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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