Installation and Finder actions
- Open the DMG, drag AetherZip into Applications and launch it.
- Enable AetherZip in System Settings → General → Login Items & Extensions → Finder.
- Select files in Finder and use Quick Actions or Services to compress, encrypt or extract them.
Passwords and split archives
- Use ASCII passwords when creating encrypted ZIP files. Choose 7z for Chinese passwords or hidden filenames.
- Keep all volumes together. Version 1.0.2 resolves secondary 7z / RAR / ZIP volumes to their first volume, deduplicates a selected set and reports a missing first volume.
- Decryption requires the correct password. Keep it safe.
Current limits
- Apple silicon and macOS 26+ only, with English and Chinese interfaces. RAR extraction supported.
- Archive editing, password changes and damage repair are not supported.
- Forced termination or power loss can leave temporary folders. Normal cancellation or exit waits for cleanup. Do not manually delete temporary folders while a task is running.
Feedback
Include the archive format, file size, steps and macOS version. Do not upload passwords or sensitive source files.
Manage task history
From 1.0.1, clear finished records from the top of Tasks or dismiss one finished entry. History is capped at 50, with the oldest completed entries pruned automatically.
Extraction and folder layout
- Batch tasks choose an available output name when they start. Selective extraction never automatically moves the source archive to Trash.
- Automatic flattening applies only to full extraction of a single matching folder, after checking link boundaries. Other directory layouts are preserved.