WinRAR Alternatives

WinRAR is described as 'Compress and encrypt files with versatile software, supporting multiple formats for secure data transfer and offering efficient storage options' and is a leading File Archiver in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WinRAR for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best WinRAR alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinRAR are PeaZip, WinZip, Bandizip and NanaZip.

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WinRAR alternatives are mainly File Archivers, but if you're looking for File Compressors or File Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux, Chrome OS, Mac, Android, Windows and Windows + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to WinRAR.
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  1. WMaster ZipKing is a powerful compression tool that can quickly compress and decompress files and archives with a single click. It supports decompressing Zip, RAR, 7z, Tar, Gzip, and 64 other famous file formats with 20% faster than traditional compression software.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Download NX Free ZIP Archiver - A little utility for compressing and decompressing archives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Create Zip Files, the free online online zip solution that provides a fast and quality service for all your zipping and unzipping needs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. CabPack icon
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    A freeware compression program with which you can create cabinet (.CAB) files. With just a few mouse clicks you specify which files to compress, which compression method to use, where the output files should go and whether or not the cabinet files should span multiple disks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Beezer icon
     3 likes

    An archiving tool for the Haiku operating system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Haiku
     
  6. WinUHA icon
     6 likes

    WinUHA - powerful GUI (Graphical User Interface) for UHARC. UHarc (Uwe Herklotz archiver) is a high-compression 386+ DOS and Windows file archiver.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Free RAR Extract Frog is a beautiful decompression tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the extraction of password protected files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. AndroZip icon
     6 likes

    AndroZip is a utility that can unpack/decompress ZIP and other ZIP based archives like APK, JAR, WAR, EAR, TAR, GZIP and RAR. AndroZip can also create ZIP and ZIP based archives like APK, JAR, WAR, EAR, TAR and GZIP. Note only Win.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  9. Mr Zipper icon
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    As WinZip, Mr.Zipper is the excellent, professional compression and extraction tool which supports quick look and personalized settings. It features more supported formats than other zip tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. 9 ZIP icon
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    9 Zip makes it easy to compress and decompress the Zip file. 9Zip not only works on Zip file but also decompress other files like Rar, Rar5, 7z, Gz, Bz, Tar, Jar.

    99 9 ZIP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. CompressZIP.com is a free online tool designed to help you manage ZIP files effortlessly. You can compress large ZIP archives, convert ZIP to formats like JPG, PDF, and more, or extract files directly, all without installing any software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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