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Keka vs WinRAR: catalog facts
Keka	WinRAR
Free Free from the developer's site. The Mac App Store listing is a paid way to support…	Paid Paid licence after a 40-day trial. The trial continues to work and shows a reminder on…
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Encrypted and split archives without reaching for the command line Drag-and-drop compression straight onto the Dock icon	The only tool that creates RAR archives, including recovery records Reads ZIP, 7z, tar, ISO and most other formats you are handed
Buying it from the Mac App Store costs money while the direct download is free Cannot create RAR archives	Paid software; the free trial is technically an evaluation, not a licence Windows only for the graphical version
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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