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bsdtar (libarchive)Tarlz
Free

Free and open source with no paid tier.

 Free

Free software.

Windows, Linux, Command line Linux, Command line
  • One tool reads many formats, including zip, rar and ISO
  • Automatic format and compression detection
  • Parallel compression and decompression
  • Optional recovery record, an alternative to RAR's
  • Writes fewer formats than it reads; rar is read-only
  • Command-line only
  • Command-line only
  • Works with the lzip format only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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