Keka MacOS File Archiver 2022 REVIEW — MacSources

Keka is one of the most useful Mac utility apps you can own.

Years before I was a Mac user, I was a child of Windows and Linux. When it comes to software, I’ve always tried to be frugal and find OpenSource alternatives to paid apps. One such application was 7-Zip, a file archiver utility.

It was a wonderful application that always worked and did what it claimed. I used this app quite frequently on both Linux and Windows. So, when I made the switch to Apple products, I was sorely disappointed to find there was no 7-Zip option for the operating system.

I’ve gone years without having a dedicated compression application, but when I started working on a massive project (reorganizing and migrating archived files from one NAS to another), I decided it was time to find one. I started by revising 7-Zip again and that’s when I discovered Keka.

About Keka

Keka is a full-featured file archive utility. It’s designed to be easy to use and provides an option for macOS users to compress files in many different formats. Files can be compressed and protected with…