Features
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License:
Free to try; $29.00 to buy
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
78,395,612
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
40-day trial
- Date Added:
September 29, 2008
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Previous Versions:
Publisher's description of WinRAR
From RARLAB:
WinRAR is a 32-bit Windows version of RAR Archiver, an archiver and archive manager. RAR files can usually compress content by 8 percent to 15 percent more than ZIP files can. WinRAR's main features include strong general and multimedia compression, the ability to process non-RAR archive formats, ZIP compression and decompression, support for long filenames, programmable self-extracting archives (SFX), repair of damaged archives, authenticity verification, embedded file comments, and encryption. Unicode is supported in archive filenames, allowing non-English filenames to be handled painlessly. You can manipulate the parameters of many archives at once and view a volume sequence as a single archive. WinRAR can convert other archive formats to RAR and search for specified text and files in archives.
Version 3.80 adds decompression support for AES-encrypted ZIP files, improved display information, more context-menu options, and a more secure method of deleting temporary files.
CNET Editor's Note: This version is the latest stable release of WinRAR. If you are looking for the most recent beta version, see the product page for the WinRAR (32-bit) beta or the WinRAR (64-bit) beta.
Editor's review of WinRAR
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- "Roaring ahead"
- Version reviewed: WinRAR 3.80
There are plenty of solid compression utilities to choose from, but this shareware powerhouse offers the features and ease of use that place it at the top of the compression category. WinRAR is easy to use, lightweight, and flexible.
An intuitive interface lets you mouse over icons to see their functions, and if you don't like their candy-coated appearance, you can always choose from several themes at the developer's site. The Folder Tree Panel makes sifting through your directories to find files easier than ever. But once you see the size savings of a RAR archive, with a compression ratio of 8 percent to 15 percent better than the ZIP format, you'll understand why so many users and developers are making the switch from other apps. With virus scans now integrated and minor interface tweaks for Vista, only the slightly slower decompression speed holds the app back.
Beyond its good looks and right-click readiness for basic compression and unzipping, WinRAR offers unpacking support for a large number of archive formats, including TAR, ACE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, and ZIP. WinRAR's advanced features are icing on the cake, with Unicode support for international formatting, embedded file comments, damaged archive repair, archive locking, self-extracting archives, and easy encryption. There's also the option to automatically delete temporary files and just-archived files. Anyone seeking an all-in-one archiving solution would be remiss to not check out WinRAR.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 1278 votes
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7 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Version: WinRAR 3.80
"Does everything I need it to and fast and stable."
Pros: - can make self-extracting file
- rar format can split files
- rar compresses better than zip
- often found to be faster than winzip unzipping large zip files
- license includes command line version for scriptingCons: None that I am aware of.
Summary: I had been a long time winzip user for about 10 years but often found myself installing WinRar. Last year I bought a license and never looked back.
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4 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Version: WinRAR 3.80
"very easy to install and use"
Pros: simple for a non-computer person to install and use
Cons: no cons at all
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4 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Version: WinRAR 3.80
"A life safer for decompress and extracting files."
Pros: Great for HD space
Cons: There is no cons that I have found but if I do I will report back here.
Summary: This is a space saving program that compresses and extracts all files without having to run a check on them with the internet first. All file extensions excepted.
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15 out of 25 people found this review helpful
Version: WinRAR 3.80
"WARNING - DO NOT DOWNLOAD - INFECTED FILE!!!"
Pros: Nothing to like about this - stay well clear!!!!!
Cons: See below - 250 characters is not enough for what I want to say about this crappy piece of software!
Summary: Warning - This file will give you a serious amount of grief if you download it to your system. This IS NOT a valid file - as per the other posts, you will see the pop up INTERVALHEHEHE message being generated constantly, and believe me, this is a ni... read more >>
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11 out of 17 people found this review helpful
Version: WinRAR 3.80
"DON"T DOWNLOAD THIS PROGRAM FROM THIS SITE!!!!"
Pros: It works good.
Cons: Applehebi virus was in file
Summary: I am sure this is a very good program...however after downloading and installing this particular file, I was slammed with a virus called "applehebi"! My antivirus software didn't even catch it and it was very difficult to get rid of!! BEWARE!!
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