WinRAR Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to WinRAR is 7-Zip, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are PeaZip, NanaZip, Bandizip and Portable Secret. File Archivers like WinRAR are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and the web.

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  1. Peek Compress icon

    Peek Compress

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    Native macOS archive browser: open ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR and 40+ formats like folders, preview files and extract only what you need.

    9 Peek Compress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • SV flagEl Salvador
    Edit a file inside a .war and review the diff before saving it back
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  2. ZIP Protect icon

    ZIP Protect

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    ZIP Protect offers simple and secure ZIP files with password protection. Features AES-256 encryption for maximum security.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. NexusForge icon

    NexusForge

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    NexusForge creates .nxs archives using content-aware compression. It classifies every file and applies reversible pre-filters to text, executable code, and audio before multi-threaded Zstd compression, delivering up to 40% smaller files than ZIP or 7z at default settings.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    NexusForge screenshot 1
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  5. Ad
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    WinZip icon
    WinZip

    A versatile file archiver offering compression and decompression, native ZIP/ZIPX support, encryption, and extensive sharing via email, cloud, social media, integrating with various platforms and formats.

    http://www.winzip.com
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  6. Universal File Opener icon

    Universal File Opener

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    Open and edit almost any file on Android, fully offline. PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, archives, images, audio/video, code, SQLite and more, in one ~5 MB app with no INTERNET permission.

    13 Universal File Opener alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  7. Compress ZIP icon

    Compress ZIP

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    CompressZIP.com is a free online tool designed to help you manage ZIP files effortlessly. You can compress large ZIP archives, convert ZIP to formats like JPG, PDF, and more, or extract files directly, all without installing any software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Compress ZIP screenshot 1
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  9. LinkUnzip icon

    LinkUnzip

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    Extract a ZIP straight from a link into a folder, without ever saving the ZIP. Chrome/Edge/Brave extension + small Rust helper for Windows. Free, open source (GPL-3.0).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
    LinkUnzip screenshot 1
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  10. LRGEX-Compress icon

    LRGEX-Compress

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    Lightning-fast right-click compression for Windows. Creates and extracts .zgx , extracts .zip and .rar, and preserves timestamps, creation times, attributes, and symlinks exactly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • SA flagSaudi Arabia
    LRGEX-Compress
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  11. Yemuzip icon

    Yemuzip

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    YemuZip is an easy-to-use application for making zip files. Just drag, drop, name your zip file and you're done.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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