RAR (file format)

In computing, RAR is a archival file format that allows data compression, error recovery, and file spanning.  It was created by Eugene Roshal (that is why it is named RAR: Roshal ARchive) and is now licensed to Win.RAR GmbH.

 RAR File Archiver Software 
The following is an example of file archiver software by platforms. For a comprehensive list see Comparison of file archivers.

 Windows 
 Read/Write: WinRAR
 Read-only: 7-Zip, BitZipper, IZArc, PeaZip, RarZilla, Zipeg, free unrar, non-free unrar

 Linux 
 Read/Write: RAR
 Read-only: free unrar, non-free unrar, PeaZip, p7zip's rar29.so

 Mac OS X 
 Read/Write: RAR (command line), SimplyRAR
 Read-only: RAR Expander, Stuffit Expander, UnRarX, Zipeg, free unrar, non-free unrar

 DOS 
 RAR, non-free unrar
 OS/2 
 RAR, non-free unrar
 FreeBSD 
 Read/Write: rar, Ark (as frontend to rar)
 Read Only: 7-Zip, free unrar, non-free unrar

 References 

Category:Computer file formats