WinRAR

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James Thornton

“One of the best file compression tools around”

by James Thornton about WinRAR

WinRAR is a must-have in any modern-day PC toolkit. This application not only includes support for extracting virtually any kind of file compression format, it also boasts a no-nonsense approach to reducing file sizes and runs on almost any version of Windows from 98 to Windows 7.

Some will argue that WinRAR isn’t as quick as rival WinZip at compressing files. However, for the small time difference, WinRAR leaves you with a significantly smaller archived file at the end of the process. What’s more, the application allows you to save files into both .ZIP and .RAR formats, with bunches of options for speeding up compression times and reducing file sizes.

Although many newcomers might be put off by the sheer range of features and settings within WinRAR, the interface doesn’t take long to get accustomed to, and if you’re still really stuck there’s a simple wizard-based system that walks you through the process of extracting or compressing. All this adds up to make WinRAR a dependable utility that performs better than any other tool in its class.

Boasting more compression options, higher compression rates and smaller file sizes than WinZip, WinRAR is now the undisputed market leader in file compression.

Pros
  • Better compression rate than WinZip
  • Seamless compression resulting in low file sizes
  • Huge array of options and settings
  • Intuitive Quick-Start feature
Cons
  • Slightly slower than WinZip
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WinRAR (7) User reviews

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  • Matt Perkins Matt Perkins
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    WinRAR is a very simple and easy to use file archiver. When you click on a compressed file, it will instantly show you everything there without a tree-style panel in the way. It is also very easy t... More

    • Review of WinRAR - 10 Jul 2010
      This review is liked by 6 of 7
  • intocable1979 intocable1979
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    • Very good
    • 10/10
    es el mejor

    bueno yo lo tengo con clave pero nesecito bajar el trial para descomprimir sacar el key e instalarlo... More

    • Review of WinRAR - 07 Nov 2009
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  • aimanmo69 aimanmo69
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    so far so good, give more flexibility to user. couse winrar have their own charateristic to help user run the file that cannot run by other application.... More

    • Review of WinRAR - 20 Apr 2009
      This review is liked by 2 of 3
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