microsoft/RecursiveExtractor

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RecursiveExtractor is a .NET Standard 2.0 archive extraction Library, and Command Line Tool which can process 7zip, ar, bzip2, deb, gzip, iso, rar, tar, vhd, vhdx, vmdk, wim, xzip, and zip archives and any nested combination of the supported formats.

Stars: 220
Forks: 35
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 19
Avg merge: 20d 1h
Merged PRs (30d): 1

Dominant language: C#
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Sep 10, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: No contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: good first issue

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19 open issues indexed

Please add the functionality as in Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#212 · Opened Aug 29, 2026
make RecursiveExtractor faster Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#208 · 5 comments · Opened Jul 28, 2026
Extract File MetaData for DiscUtils based Disc Image formats Open

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microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#197 · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Feb 12, 2026
Convert FileEntry To IDisposable Open

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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#155 · Opened Apr 30, 2024
Harmonize Using/PassThroughStream Arguments in Extractors Open

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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#154 · Opened Apr 30, 2024
Refactor logging to use ILoggerFactory pattern Open

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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#129 · 1 reaction · Opened May 8, 2023
Timeout Should be Resiliant to Stalls in Extractor Libraries Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#128 · Opened May 8, 2023
Clean up tests using DynamicData Open

good first issue test

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#106 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 21, 2022
Improve tests to validate the correct contents of extracted files Open

enhancement good first issue test

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#104 · Opened Dec 20, 2022
On .NET 7+ use System.Formats.Tar Open

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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 32/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#95 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 11, 2022
Support for MSI Format Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#83 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 15, 2022
Add support for Docker images (OCI Format) Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#78 · 3 comments · Opened May 27, 2022
Clean up Documentation and Interfaces Open

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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#69 · Opened Sep 28, 2021
Generate Extraction Report Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#68 · Opened Sep 28, 2021
Add Verbose Extraction Flag Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#67 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 28, 2021
Add VMDK Test Case Open

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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#66 · Opened Sep 27, 2021
Restyle Blazor Open

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microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#30 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 23, 2020
Support XVA extraction in Multiextractor Open

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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#58 · 1 comment · Opened May 15, 2020
Add more test cases for VHDX/VHD with various disc formattings Open

enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/RecursiveExtractor#60 · Opened May 15, 2020

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