WinRAR Reviews

Added on Feb-05-2012

WinRAR is the best file archiving software you should have.

WinRAR provides better file compression function with customized compression rate than other program. Additionally, it won't eat your RAM

Key Features

WinRAR (free download) is a must-have utility for all of pc users. It not only includes support for extracting virtually any kind of file compression format, it also boasts a no-nonsense approach to reducing file sizes and runs on almost any version of Windows from 98 to Windows 7.

Some will argue that WinRAR isn’t as quick as rival WinZip at compressing files. However, for the small time difference, WinRAR leaves you with a significantly smaller archived file at the end of the process. What’s more, the application allows you to save files into both .ZIP and .RAR formats, with bunches of options for speeding up compression times and reducing file sizes.

Usability

The user interface of WinRAR have not much changes among its differernt versions. Although many newcomers might be put off by the sheer range of features and settings within WinRAR, the interface doesn’t take long to get accustomed to, and if you’re still really stuck there’s a simple wizard-based system that walks you through the process of extracting or compressing. All this adds up to make WinRAR a dependable utility that performs better than any other tool in its class.

Conclusion

Boasting more compression options, higher compression rates and smaller file sizes than WinZip, WinRAR is now the undisputed market leader in file compression.