The Best Open Source WinRAR AlternativesTop File Archivers & File Compressors like WinRAR

The best open source alternative to WinRAR is 7-Zip. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinRAR and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to WinRAR are PeaZip, NanaZip, File Roller and FreeArc.

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

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7-Zip
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
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ReactOS
111 7-Zip alternatives
7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.
- - 7-Zip is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to WinRAR.
- - 7-Zip is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WinRAR.
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7-Zip Features
1. Lightweight7-Zip consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-free7-Zip doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Portable7-Zip can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Windows Explorer Extension7-Zip can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
5. Works Offline7-Zip can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. AES-256 Encryption7-Zip has AES-256 Encryption, i.e. very strong security.
7. Encrypted Backup7-Zip uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
AES Encryption
User friendly
Shell integration
Built-in File Manager
Context Menu extension
Security focused
Installer extraction
Support for Unicode
Comments about 7-Zip as a Alternative to WinRAR
Almost everyone thinks 7-Zip is a great WinRAR alternative.
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zokris
7-Zip "Ultra" mode has better compression than WinRAR's "Best" mode. Also, it's Free and Open Source whereas WinRAR is proprietary.
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jod
Free software, unlike WinRAR!
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jasonbrown1965journo
Open-source. Huge eyes-on code audience. Much, much simpler for new users.
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Guest
does not override windows explorer zip multi platform supports many archive and compression types
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RemovedUser
It is free and Open Source!
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PeaZip
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
96 PeaZip alternatives
PeaZip is free file archiver utility, based on Open Source technologies of 7-Zip, p7zip, FreeArc, PAQ, and PEA projects, for Linux, macOS and Windows.
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PeaZip Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionPeaZip can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
2. LightweightPeaZip consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Ad-freePeaZip doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Two-factor AuthenticationPeaZip supports two-factor authentication (2FA).
5. PortablePeaZip can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
6. No TrackingPeaZip will not track you or use your personal data.
7. Privacy focusedPeaZip is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
8. Works OfflinePeaZip can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
9. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in PeaZip without registration.
Drag and Drop
Built-in archiver
AES Encryption
Command line interface
Dark Mode
Comments about PeaZip as a Alternative to WinRAR
Almost everyone thinks PeaZip is a great WinRAR alternative.
don1
It is fast, has many file extensions and always updated.
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Ricky Santoso
I think the extract time faster than winrar, also support many file extensions. One of the lightest file manager & archiver that I use.
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G Downs
I've been using PeaZip for about 8 years and during that time I've found it to be rock-solid. I've tried 7Zip and a few others during that time but keep coming back to PeaZip. On installation, PeaZip is vastly customizable and covers all the major archive formats that most people are going to use...
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Guest
Its basically a de-uglified 7-zip, support various compression formats and has its own compression format PEA (pack encrypt and autenticate) the only cons it has are 1. it takes longer than other apps to open (its not the compression time thats slow its the app opening) 2.it sometimes gives you an error when extracting files and 3. you have to delete ALL of its related files in regedit otherwise it will still be classified as an option to open archived files even after deleting
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NanaZip
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Windows
88 NanaZip alternatives
NanaZip is an open source file archiver intended for the modern Windows experience, forked from the source code of well-known open source file archiver 7-Zip 21.03.
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NanaZip Features
1. Ad-freeNanaZip doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightNanaZip consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Works OfflineNanaZip can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in NanaZip without registration.
5. Windows Explorer ExtensionNanaZip can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
6. No TrackingNanaZip will not track you or use your personal data.
Context Menu extension
Checksums verification
File Roller
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Linux
GNOME
87 File Roller alternatives
File Roller is the archive manager of the GNOME desktop environment. It can extract, view, create and modify archives. File Roller is only a graphical interface to archiving utilities such as tar and zip.
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File Roller Features
1. Ad-freeFile Roller doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightFile Roller consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Comments about File Roller as a Alternative to WinRAR
Some users think File Roller is a great WinRAR alternative, some don't.
Guest
Capable of almost nothing, and certainly does not offer the feature range of winrar.
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Guest
Can't even extract multi-part archives. Can't show CRC or anything at all. Suprised this poor app has that high votes.
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FreeArc
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Windows
Linux
84 FreeArc alternatives
FreeArc is a free and open source file archiver developed by Bulat Ziganshin. It uses LZMA, PPMD, TrueAudio and GRzip algorithms with automatic switching by file type, and also uses set of filters—for instance it can remove repetitions from text.
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FreeArc Features
1. PortableFreeArc can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Data Compression
Lossless Compression
PNG Compression
Discontinued
Latest alpha version from August 2012 - http://freearc.org/history/changelog_full.htm
p7zip
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
File Compressor
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
90 p7zip alternatives
p7zip is a port of the command line version of the 7-Zip file archiver to POSIX-conforming operating systems like Unix (Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Cygwin, AIX, ...), MacOS X and also for BeOS and Amiga.
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p7zip Features
1. Command line interfacep7zip either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Discontinued
The last update is from 2016.
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Most users think p7zip is a great WinRAR alternative.
Xarchiver
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
Linux
BSD
Xfce
89 Xarchiver alternatives
Xarchiver is a lightweight desktop independent archive manager built with the GTK+2 toolkit. It was developed with a simple GUI which that could be used with any desktop environment and would operate using the command line rather than API calls.
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Xarchiver Features
1. LightweightXarchiver consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Gtk
Opinions about Xarchiver as a Alternative to WinRAR
Most users think Xarchiver is a great WinRAR alternative.