RAR is a powerful archive manager.

RAR software is a powerful tool allowing you to manage and control archive files. Console RAR supports archives only in RAR format, the names of which usually have a ".rar" extension. ZIP and other formats are not supported. Windows users may install GUI RAR version - WinRAR, which is able to process much more archive types.

Here are some key features of "RAR":

· RAR introduces an original compression algorithm. It allows higher compression ratios than other PC archiving tools, especially on executable files, object libraries, large text files, etc.
· � RAR offers an optional compression algorithm highly optimized for multimedia data.
· RAR provides functionality for creating a 'solid' archive, which can raise the compression ratio by 10% - 50% over more common methods, particularly when packing large numbers of small files.
· RAR offers the ability to create and change SFX archives using default and external SFX modules.
· RAR offers the ability to create a multi-volume archive as SFX.
· RAR offers a number of service functions, such as setting a password, adding archive and file comments. Even physically damaged archives may be repaired and an archive may be locked to prevent further changes. Authenticity information may be added for additional security and RAR will store information on the last update and name of the archive.

Limitations:

· 40 day free trial

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Archive names in rar.log error log file always include the full path.
· WinRAR tray icon is compatible with high DPI display modes.
· If you modified a file in archive with encrypted names using an external editor, WinRAR will not ask voor archive password again when prompting to update a file. It will use a password which you entered when opening an archive.
· Bugs fixed:
· switch -tl and "Set archive time to latest file time" option could fail in previous version. Sometimes they set archive time to current system time instead of latest file time;
· if -ag switch mask contained archive number, month and minute characters, WinRAR placed 'I' character instead of minute value into generated archive name voor archive numbers exceeding 1;
· high ASCII names in ISO files using ISO 9660 format without Joliet format extension were displayed incorrectly;
· WinRAR could crash when decompressing some of corrupt RAR archives;
· if "Turn PC off when done" option was set in "Convert archives" command, WinRAR turned PC off after converting the first archive in selected group instead of after converting the entire group;
· if user specified a non-existent destination path in SFX archive in Vista, SFX could enter into infinite "create new SFX window" loop;
· WinRAR could fail to unpack an individual file from subfolder of ACE archive using the drag and drop.