How to unpack an .asar file?

Question

I have packed my Electron application using the following command:

asar pack app app.asar

Now, I need to unpack it and get the whole code bac

Answer 1

It is possible to upack without node installed using the following 7-Zip plugin:
http://www.tc4shell.com/en/7zip/asar/

Thanks @MayaPosch for mentioning that in this comment.

Answer 2

From the asar documentation

(the use of npx here is to avoid to install the asar tool globally with npm install -g asar)

Extract the whole archive:

npx asar extract app.asar destfolder 

Extract a particular file:

npx asar extract-file app.asar main.js

Answer 3

https://www.electronjs.org/apps/asarui

UI for Asar, Extract All, or drag extract file/directory