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Opening an archive or installer package in order to extract files from it manually

If you want to open an installer package or another type of archive file, use the Open Package button, or drag the file you’d like to open onto Pacifist.

Pacifist supports the following formats:

- .pkg
- .mpkg
- .dmg and other disk image types
- .xar
- .zip
- .tar (including compressed)
- .pax (including compressed)
- .cpio (including compressed)
- .bom
- Assets.car
- .yaa
- .xip
- Mac OS 9 Installation Tome

Additionally, you can open some archive types directly over the World Wide Web. Click here for more information.