Windows will open RAR files, but to convert files to RAR format, you can make use of WinRAR or these free online tools. We show you how!

RAR files are a counterpart to ZIP files, and can be quite nifty to work with. We explain what a RAR file is, and how to open RAR files.

This guide shows how to split or combine RAR files in Windows 11/10 using WinRAR, a popular free file compression/archiver software.

At the top, you will find three main options—Add, Convert, and Extract. Selecting the Add option allows you to archive files, ...

Much like zipping, a RAR file compresses several files using WinRAR software. Here’s how to extract RAR docs and media on both Windows and macOS.

How to Combine RAR Files in WinRAR. The RAR format optionally splits large files into several compressed parts. This multi-part format makes distributing large business files to or from customers ...

Several Web services convert multiple files into ZIPs when downloading—this lets you download them as a single file, and support for opening a ZIP is now built into Windows.

So long, WinRAR 30-day trial memes. Windows 11 is getting native RAR, 7-Zip, and GZ file compression support.

You might be familiar with file compression and compressed file formats while working with large files. Here is a comparison between two of the most common compression file formats; RAR and ZIP.