When comparing The Unarchiver vs Unclutter, the Slant community recommends The Unarchiver for most people. In the question“What are the best Mac OSX apps for someone that's new to Apple?” The Unarchiver is ranked 1st while Unclutter is ranked 22nd. The most important reason people chose The Unarchiver is:
The app can be set up to work just as the built-in Archive Utility OSX comes with so that archives are extracted by a simple double-click.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Excellent Finder integration
The app can be set up to work just as the built-in Archive Utility OSX comes with so that archives are extracted by a simple double-click.
Pro Convenient and fast access to files and notes
Unclutter lives in the navbar at the top of your screen, and is always accessible. Any files and notes stored in Unclutter can be quickly accessed from anywhere, with just a mouse movement and scrolling down.
Pro Keep desktop clean(er)
Instead of keeping commonly used files on the desktop, you can tuck them away to the top of the screen. This can unclutter your screen, or create more room for more icons if you like quick access to everything.
Cons
Con Lacks RAR5 support
RAR 5.0 format introduced in 2013 uses a new compression algorithm that is not compatible with previous versions of the format. As such, all software needs to be updated to include support for RAR 5.0 and The Unarchiver has not yet added it.
Con Can't keep visor open when typing in other applications
The unclutter visor will not stay open when working/typing in other apps. Sometimes it is desirable to use the visor to re-type things, it's not possible outside of copying and pasting, or opening and re-closing the visor.