WinRAR Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to WinRAR for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is PeaZip, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to WinRAR and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to WinRAR are 7-Zip, Bandizip, The Unarchiver and WinZip.

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  1. PeaZip icon
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    PeaZip is free file archiver utility, based on Open Source technologies of 7-Zip, p7zip, FreeArc, PAQ, and PEA projects, for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    104 PeaZip alternatives

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    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. 7-Zip icon
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    Feature-rich archiving software with top-tier compression in 7z, integration in Windows Shell, AES-256 encryption, and multi-format support, including TAR, ZIP, RAR. Offers strong file management tools and a command line version for Linux/Unix systems.

    124 7-Zip alternatives

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    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
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  3. Bandizip icon
     172 likes

    Enables ultrafast compression and decompression of over 30 formats, supports multi-core optimization, AES256 encryption, ZIP repair, selective extraction, password management, antimalware scans, image previews, archive integrity checks, and Windows integration.

    96 Bandizip alternatives

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  4. The Unarchiver icon
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    The Unarchiver is a small and easy to use program that can unarchive many different kinds of archive files. It will open common formats such as Zip, RAR (including v5), 7-zip, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2. It will also open many older formats, such as StuffIt, DiskDoubler, LZH, ARJ and...

    102 The Unarchiver alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  5. WinZip icon
     74 likes

    A versatile file archiver offering compression and decompression, native ZIP/ZIPX support, encryption, and extensive sharing via email, cloud, social media, integrating with various platforms and formats.

    110 WinZip alternatives

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    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • iPad
    • ReactOS
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  6. BetterZip icon
     34 likes

    Supports creating and extracting over 30 archive formats, enables archive editing, strong AES-256 encryption, password management, Finder and sharing integration, preview without extraction, Windows compatibility features, ePub modification, and split file joining.

    84 BetterZip alternatives

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    • Mac
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  7. p7zip icon
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    p7zip is a port of the command line version of the 7-Zip file archiver to POSIX-conforming operating systems like Unix (Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Cygwin, AIX, ...), MacOS X and also for BeOS and Amiga.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  8. Bandizip X is an easy-to-use, reliable and fast zip unarchiver.

    This unarchiving program can unpack most popular compression formats created by WinZip (.zip), WinRAR (.rar), 7Zip (.7z) and more.

    Features:

    • Unzip archives with the most common formats: ZIP, ZIPX, RAR, 7Z,.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. StuffIt icon
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    StuffIt is the right tool for people who just need very basic compression and expansion features. StuffIt has some great features that help you manage your workflow quickly and efficiently. Create both Zip and StuffIt X archives with or without encryption, and open compressed or...

    80 StuffIt alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • iPad
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  10. PKZIP icon
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    PKZIP by PKWARE is the gold standard in data compression. PKZIP provides exceptional performance and ease of use across all enterprise operating systems.

    100 PKZIP alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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  11. Entropy icon
     9 likes

    Easily create, open and preview popular archive files like ZIP, RAR, 7z, TGZ and more ( 30+ formats supported ).

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  12. Rapidgzip icon
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    Rapidgzip: Parallelized Decompression of Gzip Files with Support for Fast Random Access.

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