WinRAR Alternatives for Chrome OS

WinRAR is not available for Chrome OS but there are a few alternatives with similar functionality. The best Chrome OS alternative is PeaZip, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinRAR, but unfortunately only two of them are available for Chrome OS. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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WinRAR alternatives are mainly File Archivers but may also be File Compressors or File Managers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WinRAR.
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WinRAR alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
  1. PeaZip icon
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    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.

    97 PeaZip alternatives
    PeaZip

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    4.  Drag and Drop
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Built-in archiver
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  AES Encryption
    11.  Portable
    12.  Dark Mode
    PeaZip iconWinRAR Icon

    PeaZip VS WinRAR

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    Comments about PeaZip as an Alternative to WinRAR
     
       
    don1

    It is fast, has many file extensions and always updated.

    Positive commentFeb 19, 2017
    3
    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.

    Positive commentJul 5, 2018
    2
    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...

    Positive commentFeb 3, 2019
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    • Almost everyone thinks PeaZip is a great WinRAR alternative.

    • PeaZip is Free and Open SourceWinRAR is Paid and Proprietary
    • PeaZip is LightweightWinRAR is not according to our users
  2. Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR icon
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    ZIP Extractor is a free, open-source application for decompressing ZIP files into Google Drive.

    104 Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR alternatives
    Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Drive

    Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR Features

    1.  File Archiving
    2.  File Compression
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    Discontinued

    From GitHub: "No longer maintained. No further updates will be made."

    Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR iconWinRAR Icon

    Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR VS WinRAR

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