CNET Editors' review
RAR files are a popular compression format, and this free extractor offers reliable service with a skinnable interface.
Free RAR Extract Frog is oddly named, but it performs well in extracting RAR files. The interface is simply a large pane with a large illustration of a frog. However, you can change the graphic simply by dragging and dropping a JPEG or other graphics file into the pane. The interface includes four other tabs: About, Links, Thanks, and Appreciation. All but the Links tab offers obvious items related to the application itself. It holds links to freeware and wallpapers that have no clear relationship to this application.
For its primary function, this tool performed well in our tests. Extracting files was simple: we dragged and dropped a RAR file to the pane, and the tool automatically extracted it and saved it in the same folder as the original compressed file. RAR Extract Frog performed its chores quickly and efficiently.
This tool is simple to use, but it doesn't offer a lot of bells and whistles, so advanced users wanting a feature-laden application may want to give this program a pass. But users wanting a basic extraction tool will find RAR Extract Frog a friendly addition to their tool boxes.
Publisher's Description
From Philipp Winterberg:
Free RAR Extract Frog is a new extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. Start the extraction of a RAR file by drag-and-drop, double click, or shell integrated context menu. To speed the decompression process up, Free RAR Extract Frog has the option to define a default output folder or a default password or both. Change the program's skin by simply dropping a JPEG image or screensaver on the image above the short instructions. The package comes with example RAR files, example skins, and short instructions in over 50 languages
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All versions:
4.2 starsout of 247 votes
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Current version:
4.9 starsout of 8 votes
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"absolutely smooth"
Version: Free RAR Extract Frog 3.23
Pros
very very easy to use (does all of "the work" itself)
Cons
if it only works also with .flac ;o)
Summary
recomended
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"A very fast and effective tool. A must have."
Version: Free RAR Extract Frog 3.23
Pros
A very useful tool to extract RAR files.
Cons
Can't find any flaws thus far.
Summary
I would recommend this little program to anybody who wants a fast and easy RAR extracting tool.
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"Good and easy to use"
Version: Free RAR Extract Frog 3.23
Pros
It worked when I really need a free software on a pc that wasn't mine.
Cons
I couldn't find any
Summary
I don't see why its frog :P Perhaps its on the line of "Firefox", "Koyote" :)
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"Best free RAR extractor out there"
Version: Free RAR Extract Frog 3.23
Pros
Fast, efficient, you can set it to auto extract every RAR file you open.
Cons
Don't get where the term "frog" in its name comes from, but otherwise it is perfect.
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"got the job done"
Version: Free RAR Extract Frog 3.23
Pros
easy install
seems free of spyware / adware
fully functional (no purchase necessary)Cons
none from my viewpoint
Summary
If you've got the occasional RAR file to extract, I don't see how you can go wrong with this software.
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"What more do you want"
Version: Free RAR Extract Frog 3.23
Pros
Its freeware and it unpacks a few types of file
Cons
None that I can think of
Summary
Great app ideal for those zipped files you have no idea what to do with.
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"Easy to use"
Version: Free RAR Extract Frog 3.23
Pros
It does the job quickly and easily.
Cons
It doesn't really have any cons, unless you want your extracted files to jump thru hoops.
Summary
An easy extractor to use and does the job quickly.
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"Easy, easy, easy!!!"
Version: Free RAR Extract Frog 3.23
Pros
Does it all: fast and easy...
* Handles all standard RAR files (including latest RAR version 4.xx).
* Handles all multipart/splitted/multivolume RAR files.
* Handles all self-extracting RAR files.
* Handles all password protected/encrypted RAR files.
* Handles even hidden RAR files like .cbr and others... :-)Cons
The install routine might offer you an Ask Toolbar, that you might not need - but you can decline that offer with one click, so it's no big deal... The app itself is absolutely free of ads...
Summary
This app lets you unrar easily - even if you don't have a clue how to unrar...
AVG threw some false alarms a while ago, so I scanned Free RAR Extract Frog 3.23 with Jotti (20 scanners) and VirusTotal (43 scanners) and they report that it is 100% clean:
http://virusscan.jotti.org/en/scanresult/941b24ad574aba9708801801e38bbd959033630b
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=ef44d054d59876f71bb6d908acca2c91a12853b812f98e9ebd845e33e1476928-1322818389
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