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Latest News
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v5.00 Beta 4. (21-May-2013)
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5.00 Beta 4 is now available with a handful minor fixes since the previous betas. New features include new archive format, multi-core utilization and much more!. View the full list of changes in the version history page. If you already own a license for a previous version, you can install the upgrade over the top without having to re-register. You can find the latest versions in our beta downloads section.
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v5.00 Beta 3. (10-May-2013)
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5.00 Beta 3 is now available with a handful minor fixes since beta 2. New features include new archive format, multi-core utilization and much more!
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v5.00 Beta 2. (02-May-2013)
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5.00 Beta 2 is now available with a few minor fixes since beta 1. New features include new archive format, multi-core utilization and much more!
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v5.00 Beta 1. (29-APR-2013)
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The beta cycle has started for the next major release of RAR and WinRAR v5.00! New features include new archive format, multi-core utilization and much more!.
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v4.20 Final. (15-JUN-2012)
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The beta cycle has ended for the v4.20 update to the RAR products. New features offer improved multi-core performance and updated compression capabilities. NOTE: Windows 2000 is no longer supported. If you already own a license for a previous version, you can install the upgrade over the top without having to re-register. You can find the latest versions in our downloads section. Find out what changed in the recent versions from the version history page.
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What is RAR or WinRAR?
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Compress, Encrypt, Package and Backup with one utility
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Over 500 million users world-wide make WinRAR the world's most popular compression tool today.
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There is no better way to compress files for efficient and secure file transfer, faster e-mail transmission and well organized data storage.
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RAR and WinRAR are compatible with Windows™ 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2008, 2008R2 and 2012 as well as Mac, Linux and FreeBSD.
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Available in over 50 languages in both 32bit and 64bit and several operating systems (OS) and the only compression software that is fully accepted in all countries using Unicode.
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Features
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RAR is a compresion and decompression program that uses advanced methods to store large files in the most compact means available. The application even allows taking very large archive files and breaking them into smaller bits (called volumes) to fit on CDs, DVDs, removeable media or ease of sending through the Internet. RAR also offers the ability to password protect files and secure them with AES128 encryption.
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WinRAR is the Windows version of the RAR archiver compression program. In addition to the features of the command line versions of RAR, WinRAR offers a graphical interface, and many additional features that make WinRAR a powerful utility that everyone should have at their disposal.
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WinRAR can create RAR and ZIP files, as well as extract files from the following formats: RAR, ZIP, ZIP64, CAB, ARJ, LZH, ACE, TAR, UUE, JAR, BZ2, ISO, GZip, 7-Zip and Z.
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RAR and WinRAR are shareware that includes a 40 day free trial. If you them at any time during the trial, stop back and buy a license that is available for a one-time fee that includes free upgrades! We also have versions of RAR for several additional platforms including Mac and Linux.
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If all you need is to decompress RAR files, then we offer UnRAR applications for FREE (command line only) in our download section. However, once you've tried WinRAR, you'll wonder how you ever got by without it!
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