WinRAR

WinRAR is a powerful tool used for compressing and decompressing your zip or RAR files within seconds. It helps in the backup process, reduces the size of files or email attachments, and creates new archives in RAR and ZIP file formats.

It is developed by RARLAB for the Windows operating system for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. It is a paid tool, but you can avail it on a trial period, and a basic free version is also available to offer some primer features. 

How to WinRar Download and install for Windows (7/10/11)

1. Open the browser, got to download the file of Winrar from a trusted link above.
2. The program is clean and virus free.
3. click to download start.
4. On completing the downloading process.
5. Select the “Save as” button for saving the file in your specific “Downloader” folder.
6. Double-click the .exe file and start the installation process.

Features of WinRAR

Flawless Archiving

The entire process is easy and simple. You need to click on the ‘Add’ button and start creating, and adding files. Click on the ‘Archive name’ option and give a suitable name for your ease. You can save on your desired location via the Browser settings option.

The Add option offers different tabs i.e. General, Advanced, Options, Files, Backups, Time, and Comment for doing multiple tasks. You can use the General tab to save the archive, RAR, ZIP, etc, simply select the option, and press the OK button to start the process. Next, the Set Password option is available for compressing the files. You need to select an authentic and easy password. 

Supported Devices

The tool supports both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems and allows the users to compress as well as decompress the data. It also supports the ZIP and non-RAR file format with simple extracting of files using the drag& drop option.

Supported Formats

Multiple non-RAR file formats are supported such as CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, Z, and 7-Zip. Likewise, you have the option to compress multiple files at once using the command line option. 

Quick File Compression

Click on the Add button and select your compression method i.e. Fastest, Fast, Normal, Good, and Best. Select the icons and highlight them. Make sure the select the desired compression ratio, and start the ‘Add to archive’ process by right-clicking the highlighted icons.

Multivolume Archives

The option helps the users to maintain multiple or different files easily. You can split the files into parts, and select volume and formats i.e. B, MB, KB, GB, etc. You can use the optional SFX modules or the default option for the purpose. 

Easy Navigation

Click on the Wizard option for quick and easy navigation. Here you have to use the command line option as well. It is the best option for new users to get access and find easy steps to unpack, create, and add files to the archive. 

Get Alerts

The tool very quickly alerts the users in case of downloading any malicious or corrupted files. If you have received any such message from the tool, simply click the Repair option and check the credibility of the file easily. 

Support Multiple Languages

The support for multiple languages makes the tool a perfect choice, as you can understand the entire process easily by selecting your desired language. The supported languages are Chinese, English, Catalan, Indonesian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, etc.

Quick Compression

Click on the shortcut icon to access the features of the tool. Open the pop-up menu by right-clicking on a folder. If the file isn’t ZIP or RAR, click on the extract option from the pop-up menu. Moreover, regular updates help to improve the functionality of the tool. 

Additional Features

Along with the compression feature, the tool offers a lot of functionalities to enhance performance such as virus scanning, SFX saving, authentication, NTFS support, strong AES encryption, Unicode support, and batch compression. 

How to use WinRAR

The downloaded files are stored in zipped folders that you can open by clicking the company’s logo. You can unzip the files via different ways such as extract the files and unzip them or right-click the Extract icon to open the pop-up options, and you are directed to select the folder to extract. You can zip multiple files at once by clicking the ‘Yes to all’ option. Tap on the shortcut icon to access command line options including Delete, Find, Wizard, Info, and Repair options. 

Pros

• Uses an advanced compression algorithm
• Password encryption
• Splitting large files into smaller ones
• Integrated to Windows shell

Cons

• Unavailability of password recovery
• Available only for a 64-bit operating system