RAR by RARLAB is the official Android version of the legendary WinRAR—one of the most widely used file compression tools on Windows and Mac. Now available on your Android device, RAR gives you a powerful, all-in-one solution to compress, extract, encrypt, and manage files—with support for a wide variety of formats and advanced features such as archive repair and multi-core compression.
Comprehensive Format Support
RAR supports an impressive number of archive formats:
· Extract: RAR, ZIP, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, 7z, ISO, ARJ
· Create: RAR and ZIP
· Unzip advanced ZIPX files (with BZIP2, LZMA, PPMd, XZ compression)
· Handle password-protected and multipart files
No matter the source, you’ll likely be able to open it with RAR.
Repair and Recovery Tools
Dealing with corrupted files? RAR offers built-in options to repair damaged ZIP and RAR archives. It also supports recovery records, recovery volumes, and even includes a benchmark function compatible with WinRAR's performance tests.
Secure Compression with Encryption
Add password protection to your compressed files and optionally encrypt the content itself for maximum security. This prevents unauthorized access and hides file names and contents inside the archive.
Multi-Core Compression
Optimize performance by using multiple CPU cores during compression tasks. This makes RAR not only powerful but also one of the fastest compression tools for Android devices.
Built-in File Manager
Beyond compression, RAR also functions as a basic file manager, allowing you to:
· Copy, move, rename, and delete files/folders
· Create new folders
· Install APK packages
· Preview and manage archived file contents
· Review compression history
Additional Utilities
· View archive contents before extracting
· Batch operations for compressing or extracting files
· Set compression level, split archives, and customize compression settings
· Compact UI designed for touch navigation and simplicity
FAQs
1. Is RAR by RARLAB free to use?
Yes, RAR is completely free with all core features available. Some advanced features or removal of ads may be offered via in-app purchases.
2. What archive formats can RAR open and extract?
RAR can extract from RAR, ZIP, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, 7z, ISO, and ARJ formats—including password-protected and multipart archives.
3. Can RAR create files in multiple formats?
RAR can create RAR and ZIP files. Other formats (like 7z or TAR) are supported for extraction only.
4. Does RAR support encrypted and password-protected archives?
Yes. RAR can create and extract password-protected archives and offers encryption to hide both file content and names for added privacy.
5. What should I do if a file is corrupted?
RAR includes a repair tool for damaged ZIP and RAR archives. While it's not guaranteed to fix all issues, it can often recover usable content from corrupted files.
Version History
v7.01.build123—7 May, 2024
Bugs fixed:
a) updating an encrypted file in a solid RAR archive produced a corrupt archive if updated file was the first in archive, no password was specified when starting updating and file name encryption in the updated archive wasn't enabled;
b) fixed a possible crash when processing a corrupt RAR archive.
v7.00.build122—20 Mar, 2024
1. Added extraction of RAR 7.0 archives with larger than 4 GB dictionaries.
2. Faster CRC32 calculation improves extraction and archiving performance for archives utilizing this checksum.
3. Dictionary size data in archive information dialog is now available for .bz2, .lz, .tar.bz2, .tar.gz, .tar.lz, .tar.zst archive formats.
4. "RAR 4.x" archiving option is removed.
v7.00.build120—10 Mar, 2024
Fixed a crash when processing a zero length archive name in the archive metadata stored with Windows RAR -am switch.
