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UnRAR vs WinRAR: catalog facts
UnRAR	WinRAR
Free Freeware under the RARLAB licence; creating RAR archives needs the paid WinRAR or RAR.	Paid Paid licence after a 40-day trial. The trial continues to work and shows a reminder on…
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Official RAR extractor from the format's developer Free to use	The only tool that creates RAR archives, including recovery records Reads ZIP, 7z, tar, ISO and most other formats you are handed
Extraction only, cannot create RAR archives Not open source	Paid software; the free trial is technically an evaluation, not a licence Windows only for the graphical version
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License: Freeware	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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