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WinRAR vs 7-Zip-zstd: catalog facts
WinRAR	7-Zip-zstd
Paid Paid licence after a 40-day trial. The trial continues to work and shows a reminder on…	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
The only tool that creates RAR archives, including recovery records Reads ZIP, 7z, tar, ISO and most other formats you are handed	It keeps the familiar 7-Zip interface and Explorer menu while adding modern codecs, and it can be installed…
Paid software; the free trial is technically an evaluation, not a licence Windows only for the graphical version	Archives that use the added codecs will not open in stock 7-Zip, so they are not safe to…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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