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StuffIt

StuffIt is a discontinued family of computer software utilities for archiving and compressing files. Originally produced for Macintosh, versions for Microsoft Windows, Linux (x86), and Sun Solaris were later created.

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Developers
Aladdin Systems, Smith Micro Software
License
Proprietary
Operating system
macOS, Windows
Stable release
16.2
Type
Data compression

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StuffIt

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples85
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
Components1

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StuffIt

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related to overview · 21
StuffIt → Aladdin Systems, Archived, By, Compared, Deluxe, It, Lau, Mac, Mac Finder, MacBinary, Magic Menu, New York City, PackIt, Raymond Lau, StuffIt Classic, StuffIt Deluxe, Stuyvesant High School, They, True Finder Integration, Wayback Machine
related to Alternatives · 9
StuffIt → Archive Utility, BZIP2, DMG, GZIP, In, Mac, Panther, While StuffIt, ZIP
related to StuffIt Expander · 9
StuffIt → Aladdin Systems, Allume Systems, It, Linux, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Prior, Smith Micro Software, StuffIt Expander
related to StuffIt Image Format (SIF) · 9
StuffIt → Early, JPEG, JPEGs, Programs, SIF, StuffIt Deluxe, The, They, ZIP-like
related to External links · 5
StuffIt → Arsenic, Compression TestConversation, Lau's, Raymond Lau Archived, Wayback MachineStuffit Method
related to StuffIt Wireless · 5
StuffIt → JPEG, On July, Smith Micro Software, StuffIt Wireless, The
related to Backwards compatibility · 4
StuffIt → API, Changes, This, Though
Developers · 1
StuffIt → Aladdin Systems, Smith Micro Software
License · 1
StuffIt → Proprietary
Operating system · 1
StuffIt → macOS, Windows

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format compression file software mac jpeg also files systems formats utilities smith micro new use macintosh expander newer macos windows

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
StuffItDevelopersAladdin Systems, Smith Micro Software1.00infobox
StuffItLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
StuffItOperating systemmacOS, Windows1.00infobox
StuffItStable release16.21.00infobox
StuffItTypeData compression1.00infobox
StuffItWebsitestuffit.com1.00infobox
StuffItis adiscontinued family of computer software utilities for archiving and compressing files0.90text
MacBinary with newer compression algorithms similar to those used in ZIPinstance ofIt combined the fork-combining capabilities of utilities0.80text
gzipinstance ofnewer Mac software lost their forks and no longer needed anything except the built-in Unix utilities0.80text
tarinstance ofnewer Mac software lost their forks and no longer needed anything except the built-in Unix utilities0.80text
PPMinstance ofStuffIt X improves over the original StuffIt format and its descendants by adding multiple compression algorithms0.80text
and BWT to LZW-type compressioninstance ofStuffIt X improves over the original StuffIt format and its descendants by adding multiple compression algorithms0.80text

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