.RAR File Overview

File Extension:	RAR
File Type Description:	WinRAR Compressed Archive
File Type Developer:	Rocky Sand Studio
Primary Associated Software:	7-Zip
Primary Software Developer:	Igor Pavlov

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What is File Extension RAR?

WinRAR Compressed Archive files are the most popular type of files to carry the RAR file extension, originally developed by Open Source for PeaZip. Our internal web tracking data indicates that Windows 10 operating system users, and those living in United States, are the most likely to use WinRAR Compressed Archive files. In most cases, these users are surfing the internet using the Google Chrome browser.

Associated Developers and Software

	sArchiver by Bit Per Second
	UnRarX by Eugene Roshal
	WinInizio ZipGenius by Matteo Riso
	Filzip by Philipp Engel
	Free RAR Extract Frog by Philipp B. Winterberg
	7-Zip by Igor Pavlov
	Xarchiver by SourceForge
	Alpha Zip by Alpha Zip
	Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe by Smith Micro Software
	ZDevs ZArchiver by Interscape
	Zipeg by Leo Kuznetsov
	IZArc by Ivan Zahariev
	WinRAR by Eugene Roshal
	WinMount by Winmount International Inc.
	RARLab UnRAR by Eugene Roshal
	Corel WinZip Mac 5 by Corel
	iPack by Little Big Monster, Inc.
	Decompressor by Rocky Sand Studio
	PeaZip by Open Source
	Corel WinZip 21 by Corel
	Incredible Bee Archiver by Incredible Bee Ltd
	GNA! UnRAR by Open Source
	B1 Free Archiver by The Catalina Group
	Java by Oracle Corporation
	KuaiZip by KuaiZip
	The Unarchiver by Dag Agren, Circlesoft

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Top User Operating Systems


Windows 10	Windows 11	Windows 6	Windows 8.1

Associated Operating Systems

	Windows
	Android
	Linux
	Mac
	iOS

Other File Types Related to RAR Files

Extension	File Type Developer	File Category	File Type Description
.R00	Rocky Sand Studio	Compressed Files	WinRAR Compressed Archive
.APK	Google	Compressed Files	Android Package File
.A32	Robert K. Jung	Compressed Files	Split Multi-volume ARJ Compressed File Archive
.006	bhv	Data Files	Winfunktion Mathematik V8.0 Julia Fractal File
.CAB	Microsoft Corporation	System Files	Windows Cabinet File
.R86	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	RAR Compressed Files From A Multi-Volume Archive
.R07	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	Split Multi-volume RAR Compressed File
.R51	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	RAR Compressed Files From A Multi-Volume Archive
.036	bhv	Data Files	Winfunktion Mathematik V8.0 Julia Fractal File
.BZIP2	Julian Seward	Compressed Files	Bzip2 Compressed Archive