ArchiveMaster is a cross-platform desktop application and CLI tool that combines multiple archive files (ZIP, RAR, TAR, TGZ, TBZ2, etc.) into a single unified archive — preserving directory structure, metadata, and file integrity.
Whether you’re managing software releases, backup sets, or fragmented downloads, ArchiveMaster eliminates the need to manually extract and re-compress archives. It supports multi-volume RAR files automatically and offers both graphical and command-line interfaces.
✅ No more manual extraction → re-zipping workflows!
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Multi-format Support | ZIP, RAR, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, TGZ, TBZ2 |
| Auto-Detect Multi-Volume RAR | Only need to select .part1.rar — all other volumes found automatically |
| Compression Control | Choose output format (ZIP/TAR) + compression level (1–9) and type (Deflate/Gzip/Bzip2) |
| GUI & CLI Modes | Intuitive GUI for users + powerful CLI for automation |
| Progress Tracking | Real-time progress bar, file count, and elapsed time |
| Log System | Full operation log with timestamps — exportable to file |
| Cancel & Resume Safe | Graceful cancellation during processing |
| Unicode Filename Support | Handles non-ASCII filenames across platforms |
| Cross-Platform | Works on Windows, macOS, Linux |
- Python 3.8+
unrar(for RAR support on Linux/macOS)
bash sudo apt update && sudo apt install unrar python3-pip
brew install unrar On Windows: Download and install WinRAR — it includes unrar.exe which is auto-detected.
Install Dependencies
pip install rarfile 💡 rarfile uses unrar under the hood — ensure it's in your system PATH.
Option 1: Graphical Interface (Recommended for most users)
python3 archivemaster.py Then:
- Click “Add Files” and select your archives.
- Select output format: ZIP, TAR, TAR.GZ, or TAR.BZ2
- Adjust compression level (1–9)
- Click “Merge Archives”
- Choose output location → Done!
⚠️ For multi-volume RAR archives, only select the first file (filename.part1.rar). All others are auto-detected.
Option 2: Command Line Interface (CLI)
python3 archivemaster.py input1.zip input2.rar input3.tar -o combined.zip --verbose CLI Options:
usage: archivemaster.py [-h] [-o OUTPUT] [-f FORMAT] [-c COMPRESSION] [-l LEVEL] [--verbose] inputs [inputs ...]
ArchiveMaster - Combine multiple archive files
positional arguments: inputs Input archive files (.zip, .rar, .tar, etc.)
options: -h, --help show this help message and exit -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT Output archive file path (required) -f FORMAT, --format FORMAT Output format (zip, tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2) default: zip -c COMPRESSION, --compression COMPRESSION Compression type (deflate, gzip, bzip2) default: deflate -l LEVEL, --level LEVEL Compression level (1-9) default: 6 --verbose Enable verbose logging Example:
python3 archivemaster.py data.zip logs.rar backup.tar -o final_backup.tar.gz -f tar.gz -c gzip -l 9 --verbose
python3 archivemaster.py project.part1.rar -o project_complete.zip
🛠 Technical Notes Built with Python 3.8+ and tkinter (no external GUI frameworks). Uses native libraries: zipfile, tarfile, rarfile. No external binaries required beyond unrar (for RAR extraction). Thread-safe with progress reporting. Memory-efficient: extracts to temporary directory only; no full archive loading into RAM.
🧪 Development & Testing Run Tests (Manual)
mkdir test_archive && cd test_archive touch file1.txt file2.txt zip test1.zip file1.txt zip test2.zip file2.txt rar a test3.rar file1.txt file2.txt
cd .. python3 archivemaster.py test_archive/test1.zip test_archive/test2.zip test_archive/test3.rar -o merged.zip Build Executable (Windows/macOS/Linux) Install PyInstaller:
pip install pyinstaller Build standalone binary:
pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --name ArchiveMaster archivemaster.py Output will be in dist/ArchiveMaster
🤝 Contributing Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for:
New format support (e.g., 7z, ISO) Dark mode UI Batch processing from folders Drag-and-drop file input Dockerized version
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