WinRAR

Back up and compress your files and manage your archives
Aug 14, 2024
Rating:
4.3 on 15926 votes
Category:
System UtilitiesArchivers
Developer:
win.rar GmbH
License:
Shareware $29.95
Total downloads:
169,479 (55 last week)
Operating system:
Windows 95/98/2000/XP/XP Professional/Vista/7/8/10/11
Latest version:
7.01

Description

WinRAR is mentioned in best file compression tools of 2024

Save your disk space, create backups and compress your files. Process RAR, ZIP, CAB, 7-ZIP, TAR and other archives. Manage and password-protect files, check their integrity, scan them for viruses, select a compression method and file update mode, etc.

WinRAR 5.50 is available as a free download on our software library. Users leave reviews pointing out that the strong point of this tool is: WinRAR has a recovery option. Our built-in antivirus checked this download and rated it as 100% safe.

This PC program is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 environment, 32 and 64-bit versions. This program belongs to System Utilities. The actual developer of the program is Alexander Roshal. This PC program work with the following extensions: ".7z", ".rar" and ".bz". The size of the latest downloadable installation package is 2.5 MB. The most popular versions of the WinRAR are 5.2, 5.1 and 5.0.

WinRAR.exe, WinRAR351StandAlone.exe, WinRAR95.exe, WinArchiver.exe or IconF6E62A552.exe are the common file names to indicate the it installer. The software is sometimes distributed under different names, such as "Winrar Full", "WinRAR archiver", "WinRar3.70".

From the developer:

WinRAR is a tiny, but powerful archiver that can reduce the size of files and folders. This program uses its proprietary RAR format, which provides better compression than ZIP. WinRAR can compress files and folders into both RAR and ZIP archives. It can also be used to unpack a variety of other formats including CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7Z, XZ, and Z.

You may want to check out more software, such as Winrad, RAR Repair Toolbox or SysTools ZIP Repair, which might be similar to WinRAR.

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