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Everything you need in an archiver
WinRAR delivers professional-grade compression tools used by developers and power users for decades.
Superior Compression
RAR consistently outperforms ZIP — up to 30% smaller files with the same content. Faster uploads, lower storage costs, every time.
AES-256 Encryption
Military-grade 256-bit AES encryption with optional password protection. Your archives stay private, always.
Repair Damaged Archives
Recover incomplete or corrupt archives using WinRAR's built-in repair tool and recovery record technology.
Trusted by 500M Users
The world's most popular file archiver for over 30 years. Used by individuals, developers and enterprises globally.
All Format Support
Open RAR, ZIP, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, ISO and dozens more formats. One tool for every archive type.
Multi-Volume Archives
Split large archives across multiple volumes for easier file sharing, storage and transport across any medium.
Latest Release
What's new in the current version of WinRAR.
- Fixed a heap overflow vulnerability in RAR5 recovery volume data reconstruction
- Prevented symbolic links pointing outside the destination folder from being created during extraction
- Updated the 7zxa.dll 7z extraction library to version 26.02 for bug and vulnerability fixes
- The -iver switch now prints the RAR version correctly even when -idc is specified
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about downloading and using WinRAR safely.
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