RAR Expander Alternatives

RAR Expander is described as 'MacOSX program which extracts the files contained in RAR archives. It supports both single and multi-part archives, and has support for password-protected archives as well. It uses the official unRAR library internally so it is fully compatible with archives' and is an app in the file management category. There are seven alternatives to RAR Expander for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Haiku apps. The best RAR Expander alternative is The Unarchiver, which is free. Other great apps like RAR Expander are Unarchiver One, ArKiwi, Unar and RARLAB UnRAR.

RAR Expander alternatives are mainly File Archivers but may also be File Compressors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of RAR Expander.

RAR Expander

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RAR Expander is a MacOSX program which extracts the files contained in RAR archives. It supports both single and multi-part...

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The Unarchiver
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Free • Proprietary
File Archiver
Mac
96 The Unarchiver alternatives
The Unarchiver is a small and easy to use program that can unarchive many different kinds of archive files. It will open common formats such as Zip, RAR (including v5), 7-zip, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2. It will also open many older formats, such as StuffIt, DiskDoubler, LZH, ARJ and...
- - The Unarchiver is the most popular Mac alternative to RAR Expander.
- - The Unarchiver is the most popular free alternative to RAR Expander.
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Unarchiver One
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File Archiver
File Compressor
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93 Unarchiver One alternatives
Best free compression, encryption and archiving tool for mac and Windows. Unrar and Unzip files in seconds | Unarchiver One can open and extract archive files including RAR, Zip, 7z, gzip, bzip2, ISO and more fast and easily.
- - Unarchiver One is the most popular Windows alternative to RAR Expander.
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Unarchiver One Features
1. Works OfflineUnarchiver One can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. LightweightUnarchiver One consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Unarchiver One without registration.
ArKiwi
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File Archiver
Mac
92 ArKiwi alternatives
ArKiwi, formerly known as Archivaldo, is a lightweight and very fast file archiver, where you can add, compress, extract, delete, password protect, and blazing fast search all your files. in a compact binary file system called ARA (ArKiwi Resource Archive).
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Protected by Password
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Unar
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File Archiver
Mac
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Linux
7 Unar alternatives
The Unarchiver is a macOS app, but the underlying unarchiving code can run on other OSes, too. There is not yet any GUI app for any other OS, but there are two command-line tools, unar and lsar, which can be used on macOS, Windows and Linux.
- - Unar is the most popular Linux alternative to RAR Expander.
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1. Command line interfaceUnar either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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RARLAB UnRAR
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File Archiver
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
8 RARLAB UnRAR alternatives
UnRAR is an application for extracting RAR archives, distributed by RARLAB, the makers of the commercial WinRAR archivers.
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Elimisoft RAR Extractor
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
86 Elimisoft RAR Extractor alternatives
Effective app designed to decompress archives, like RAR, Zip, 7z, Tar, Tgz, Cbz, Lzh, Lzma, Bzip, iso, HFS, VHD, etc. Supports over 50 kinds of archive files, as well as extract encrypted archives entirely.
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Gna! UnRAR
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File Archiver
Linux
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BSD
7 Gna! UnRAR alternatives
unrar (or unrar-free in some Linux distributions) is a free software version of the non-free unrar utility that exists on many GNU/Linux systems today. It uses the GPL'd UniquE RAR Library by Christian Scheurer and Johannes Winkelmann.
- - Gna! UnRAR is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to RAR Expander.
- - Gna! UnRAR is the most popular Open Source alternative to RAR Expander.
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