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WinRAR is a lightweight, flexible, and easy-to-use archiving utility that can unpack most archive formats, as well as compress to both RAR and ZIP. Free to try for 40 days ($29 for single license), WinRAR is definitely top dog in the compression category.
WinRAR's interface is about as simple as it gets. Start creating (or add to) an archive by dragging and dropping your files into the interface or by browsing through the Folder Tree side panel (when enabled). From there, the most common functions are laid out in the form of colorful, mostly intuitive icons, which can all be customized by downloading themes from the company's Web site. Add files to, Extract, Test, Delete, or even Repair archives right from the main interface. Drop-down menus house the program's more advanced features, including self-extracting archives, archive locking, benchmarking, and autodeletion of temp files.
In our performance tests, both creating and unpacking archives was blazingly fast. Compression ratios varied depending on file type, but in general seemed on par with or slightly better than other archiving programs. Overall, WinRAR is a winner because of its speed, simple interface, flexibility with file formats, and powerful advanced features.
Publisher's Description
From RARLAB:
WinRAR is a 32-bit / 64-bit Windows version of RAR Archiver, the powerful archiver and archive manager. WinRAR's main features are very strong general and multimedia compression, solid compression, archive protection from damage, processing of ZIP and other non-RAR archives, scanning archives for viruses, programmable self-extracting archives(SFX), authenticity verification, NTFS and Unicode support, strong AES encryption, support of multivolume archives, command line and graphical interface, drag-and-drop facility, wizard interface, theme support, folder tree panel, multithread support and Windows x64 shell integration. WinRAR provides complete support for RAR and ZIP archives and is able to unpack and convert CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, Z, 7-Zip archives. WinRAR is available in over 40 languages.
What's new in this version: Version 4.11 can create ZIP archives of practically any size; can create multivolume ZIP archives, which are also known as split ZIP files; adds the high precision file time support in ZIP archives; adds support for Unicode names stored in ZIP extra field data; supports "Synchronize archive contents" option; includes modifications of switch -ag behavior; includes changes in volume size input field and in "Predefined sizes" in "Define volume sizes" dialog; features new "Wipe files if password is ... See all new features
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"never liked this product"
Version: WinRAR (32-bit) 4.11
Pros
at least it's free.
Cons
i've never been sure of how to unzip files. confusing format.
Summary
winzip is a lot easier.
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"There is no equal to WinRAR's Multi-Volumes"
Version: WinRAR (32-bit) 4.11
Pros
There is no equal to WinRAR's Multi-Volumes and it has the option for Recovery Bytes and Volumes on board.
Cons
There is no equal to WinRAR's Multi-Volumes and it has the option for Recovery Bytes and Volumes on board.
Summary
There is no equal to WinRAR's Multi-Volumes and it has the option for Recovery Bytes and Volumes on board.
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"Very Good Compression Utility"
Version: WinRAR (32-bit) 4.11
Pros
Since My Computer Was New (2006), I Used This Program For A Long Time, Easy GUI, Fast Compression/Extraction, Light-weight, And Most Of All, VERY Popular (And Important) Program And Format
Cons
A 40-day Reminde Seems Like Annoying (I Understand, Since It's A Commercialware)
Summary
Very Recommended Software If You Want Compression Utility.
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"It works as expected"
Version: WinRAR (32-bit) 4.11
Pros
easy to use, it works without the Adobe download now to work threat from Winzip,
Cons
none noted yet
Summary
easy download, easy install, easy to use, not the mess Addobe has made of it's products, I have used the internet since 91 so have had lots experience with Winzip, to bad Adobe has degenerated to do lots of stuff so poorly, wish for the early days of the internet sometimes when Adobe, PC tools really meant something.
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"I prefer jzip"
Version: WinRAR (32-bit) 4.11
Pros
It's smaller than jzip
Cons
Jzip is better than winrar because...
1.It doesn't annoy me every time I open it & the a window tell me that it's a trial & then I have to buy it
2.It doesn't annoy me like winrar with the winrar options in the tab when you right-click on a file -
"it`s very good wane"
Version: WinRAR (32-bit) 4.11
Pros
Has being around for many years
Cons
Has being around for many years
Summary
Has being around for many years
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"excellent software
excellent software"Version: WinRAR (32-bit) 4.11
Pros
did the job
Cons
none, perfectly satisfied
Summary
happy
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"I did use it. It works great!"
Version: WinRAR (32-bit) 4.11
Pros
I don't think I use it to it's full extent but I have never had a problem when I did use it. It works great!
Cons
I don't think I use it to it's full extent but I have never had a problem when I did use it. It works great!
Summary
I don't think I use it to it's full extent but I have never had a problem when I did use it. It works great!
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"I love WinRar"
Version: WinRAR (32-bit) 4.11
Pros
I love WinRar, it's my fav compression utility. It does the job, and for many years now.
Cons
I love WinRar, it's my fav compression utility. It does the job, and for many years now.
Summary
I love WinRar, it's my fav compression utility. It does the job, and for many years now.
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"does the job"
Version: WinRAR (32-bit) 4.11
Pros
does the job quick and easy
Cons
only free to try
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