RARLAB WinRAR
| Version (as of 3/30/2020) | 5 |
| Platform | |
| License | Shareware |
| Category | Utility |
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Software Overview
Screenshot of RARLAB WinRAR 5.90
Main Features
- Supports all popular compression formats
- Organizes compressed archives
- Compresses multimedia files, executables, and object libraries better with a special algorithm
- Splits archives into multiple volumes
- Encrypts archives with 256 bit password encryption
- Allows you to trial for 40 days for free
RARLAB WinRAR is a file archiving utility for Windows. It allows users to compress, encrypt, package, and back up their files. While WinRAR is only available for Windows, it can be run on macOS and Linux using compatibility layer applications like Wine.
WinRAR enables you to efficiently compress and uncompress files in a large number of formats, including .ZIP, RAR, .TAR.GZ, and .LZH. It utilizes a special compression algorithm that compresses multimedia, executable, and object library files better than standard compression. If you have large file archives, it also allows you to split them into separate volumes to easily store on different disks.
You can view the contents of packages before extracting them to your computer. You can also scan archives for viruses before extracting them, convert archives to different formats, and repair archives.
WinRAR is a good file archiver with special features not available with basic archiving applications. If you need to compress certain files with more efficiency or split large archives, it is a great option.
Supported File Types
Primary file extension
Other file extensions used by RARLAB WinRAR 5
| Supported File Types | |
|---|---|
| .7Z | 7-Zip Compressed File |
| .ACE | WinAce Compressed File |
| .ARJ | ARJ Compressed File Archive |
| .BZ2 | Bzip2 Compressed File |
| .EXE | Windows Executable File |
| .FMT | WinRAR Format File |
| .GZ | Gnu Zipped Archive |
| .HA | HA Compressed Archive |
| .ISO | Disc Image File |
| .JAR | Java Archive File |
| .JGZ | Gzipped Javascript File |
| .LZH | LZH Compressed File |
| .R0 | WinRAR Compressed Archive |
| .REV | RAR Recovery Volume Set |
| .SFX | Windows Self-Extracting Archive |
| .TAR | Consolidated Unix File Archive |
| .TAR.GZ | Compressed Tarball File |
| .TBZ2 | Tar BZip 2 Compressed File |
| .TG | Gzip Compressed Tar Archive |
| .UUE | Uuencoded File |
| .XZ | XZ Compressed Archive |
| .Z | Unix Compressed File |
| .ZIP | Zipped File |
| Additional Related File Formats | |
|---|---|
| .APK | Android Package File |
| .AR | Midtown Madness Data File |
| .BZ | Bzip Compressed File |
| .BZIP | Bzip Compressed Archive |
| .BZIP2 | Bzip2 Compressed Archive |
| .CAB | Windows Cabinet File |
| .DAZIP | Dragon Age: Origins Game File |
| .ECS | Sony Ericsson Phone Backup File |
| .GOOMOD | World of Goo Add-on |
| .LEMON | LemonShare.net Download |
| .NFL | Nokia Flash Lite Package |
| .PET | Puppy Linux Install Package |
| .QUALSOFTCODE | J&ASoft Code Archive File |
| .R00 | WinRAR Compressed Archive |
| .R01 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 1 |
| .R02 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 2 |
| .R03 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 3 |
| .R1 | WinRAR Multi-Volume Archive Part 1 |
| .R2 | WinRAR Multi-Volume Archive Part 2 |
| .R21 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 21 |
| .R30 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 30 |
| .SCS | Prism3D Game Data File |
| .TGZ | Gzipped Tar File |
| .WAR | Java Web Archive |
| .XXE | XXEncoded File |
Updated: March 30, 2020