WinRAR

Name: WinRAR
Price: 6 USD

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#4 of 35

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Score

6.7

The facts below are what the maker publishes about WinRAR, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From WinRAR's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.

Plan	Price	What it gives you
WinRAR multi-user license (500–999 users)	$6, paid once	500–999 users · same number of computers · Per user/computer; price excluding VAT
WinRAR multi-user license (200–499 users)	$7, paid once	200–499 users · same number of computers · Per user/computer; price excluding VAT
WinRAR multi-user license (100–199 users)	$8, paid once	100–199 users · same number of computers · Per user/computer; price excluding VAT
WinRAR multi-user license (50–99 users)	$10, paid once	50–99 users · same number of computers · Per user/computer; price excluding VAT
WinRAR multi-user license (25–49 users)	$13, paid once	25–49 users · same number of computers · Per user/computer; price excluding VAT
WinRAR multi-user license (10–24 users)	$16, paid once	10–24 users · same number of computers · Per user/computer; price excluding VAT
WinRAR multi-user license (2–9 users)	$21, paid once	2–9 users · same number of computers · Per user/computer; price excluding VAT
WinRAR single-user license	$29, paid once	1 user · 1 computer · One license for one computer; price excluding VAT

Each one read from WinRAR's own pages, with the date it was checked.

Android: RAR for Android can create and unpack ZIP, RAR and other popular archive types and supports AES 256-bit password protection.checked 9 Oct 2001
Android pricing: RAR for Android is described as a free program with a paid ad-free option.checked 9 Oct 2001
Mac and Linux limitation: RAR products for Mac and Linux are available only as command-line versions.checked 9 Oct 2001
Windows compatibility: The product page lists Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7 as compatible.checked 9 Oct 2001
Windows features: Windows WinRAR includes a password manager, backup options, drag-and-drop, Unicode file names and self-extracting archive creation.checked 9 Oct 2001

Archive formats: WinRAR supports RAR, ZIP, CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZip, UUE, ISO, BZIP2, Z and 7-Zip formats.checked 9 Oct 2001
Archive splitting: WinRAR can split archives into multiple volumes for storage or transfer.checked 9 Oct 2001
Compression: It automatically selects a compression method for multimedia files, executables and object libraries.checked 9 Oct 2001
Encryption: WinRAR uses AES 256-bit encryption, and RAR 5.0 uses PBKDF2 with HMAC-SHA256 for password-based key derivation.checked 9 Oct 2001
Intended users: WinRAR says its products provide individuals, businesses and government agencies with a way to share and store data.checked 9 Oct 2001
Metadata protection: The “Encrypt file names” option encrypts file names, sizes, attributes, comments and other archive areas.checked 9 Oct 2001
Purpose: WinRAR is a compression tool with functions for organizing compressed archives.checked 9 Oct 2001
Recovery: RAR 5.0 recovery records use Reed-Solomon codes to help recover data in partially damaged archives.checked 9 Oct 2001
Support: The support page offers FAQs, a lost-key form and individual sales support in English or German.checked 9 Oct 2001