Archive work
Inspect first. Extract second.
Browse archive contents, select only what you need, then confirm the destination and risks.
Two focused tools for macOS
See inside archives. See what your Mac is doing.
BetterMac builds clear, quiet tools for everyday Mac work. Files stay local by default, and system status is explained with real data and explicit boundaries.
System diagnosis
Understand your Mac in the terminal
Inspect processes and resources; Apple Silicon adds native SoC telemetry.
Inspect your Mac Open source · MIT
Local by default
Core file work needs no upload, with permissions and network boundaries stated plainly.
The process stays visible
See inputs, state, and results before deciding what happens next.
Limits are part of the product
Format, attribution, and platform boundaries appear before you act.
Better UnArchiver · Task flow
An archive arrives. You do not have to unpack all of it.
Inspect, choose, and run from one workspace — a predictable path instead of a wall of features.
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Open and inspect
The tree, search, and integrity check answer what is inside first.
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Choose only what matters
Destination, disk space, and potential risks stay visible before execution.
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Finish locally
Extract selected files, or create encrypted and split ZIP / 7z archives.
BetterMac bmtop · Diagnostic path
When a Mac runs hot, follow the signal to the process
Keep familiar top / htop controls while resources, processes, and hardware telemetry share one diagnostic path.
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Start wide
Read CPU, memory, network, disk, GPU, and thermal pressure together.
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Find the process
Sort by resources or Energy Impact, with confirmation before ending anything.
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Know the boundary
Estimated watts is an attribution model, never presented as direct per-process measurement.
Better Recorder Pro · Recording path
Record the screen, the camera, or both at once
Choose a mode, choose the sources, run preflight, press record. Picture-in-picture is composited while recording, so stopping leaves a playable MP4.
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Choose the mode and sources
Screen only, Camera only, or Screen + Camera, with system audio and a microphone in screen modes.
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Run preflight once
It checks only what this recording needs: Screen Recording, Camera, and Microphone when you picked one.
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Keep the file local
MP4 up to 1080p30, saved in the folder you choose; the app does not upload recorded media.
Verifiable, not merely claimed
Every claim has somewhere to go
BetterMac does not invent ratings or customer logos. Distribution, source, versions, and the legal operator can be checked outside this site.
Better UnArchiver
Distributed through the Mac App Store; Apple handles purchases and restoration.
BetterMac bmtop 0.2.0
Open source on GitHub under MIT, with Homebrew installation.
Privacy and support
Local-processing boundaries, optional attachments, and support channels are public.
BetterMac products
Different tasks, one product system
Better Share, Better Calc Pro, and Better Recorder Pro are available now. From LAN transfer and calculation work to local recording, archives, system diagnosis, and authorized-folder cleanup, start with the tool that fits the task in front of you.
Open-source terminal monitor
BetterMac bmtop
Inspect system resources, Apple Silicon SoC telemetry, and process energy from the macOS terminal.
macOS archive utility
Better UnArchiver
A local-first workspace for browsing, extracting, creating, and diagnosing archives.
Free LAN file sharing
Better Share
Encrypted Mac-to-Mac transfer, QR browser send and receive, and an AirDrop hand-off with resumable, verified transfers.
Free macOS calculator workbench
Better Calc Pro
A recalculating worksheet with variables and line references, three keypads, unit and currency conversion, formulas, and ⌘K.
App screenshot not yet publishedAuthorized-folder cleanup
Better Cleaner
Scan cleanup candidates, large files, duplicates, and similar images in folders you explicitly authorize. Review the evidence first, then only confirmed items move to the macOS Trash.
Local screen and camera recording · Available now
Better Recorder Pro
Screen, camera, or screen + camera picture-in-picture, with system audio and microphone, written as 1080p30 MP4 into the folder you choose.
Free macOS system monitoring
Better Monitor
Inspect processes, resources, networks, ports, and startup items in one clear local workspace; optional AI explains only the process snapshot you choose.
Choose the task
One handles files. One explains the system.
Start with the problem in front of you — no product catalog to decode first.