What is WinRAR? Easily explained
In this tip we explain what the WinRAR program is. WinRAR is a packing software. With this tool you can unpack archives in all formats and create .zip or .rar archives. We will show you here what this brings and how you can use WinRAR.
WinRAR - program for unpacking archives
WinRAR is a practical packing program with numerous functions.
- Just like with WinZIP, you can also pack WinRAR files on your PC. This process compresses the data and reduces the storage space.
- WinRAR packs your files in RAR archives. You can assign a password to these so that only selected people can access the packed files.
- You can also conveniently send these archives in e-mails and do not have to insert several files into the e-mail attachment. It also compresses the memory size, giving you more space for more files.
- With WinRAR you can of course also unzip archives. Here the program also supports the well-known ZIP format. But other formats such as .7z or .tar can also be unpacked.
WinRAR - how to use the packer tool
You can download WinRAR free of charge on chip in the 32-bit version and in the 64-bit version. Not sure which version to download? Here's how to find out how much bit your Windows is using. You can see the short form in the video below.
- Then click on the executable file and confirm with the "Install" button.
- During the WinRAR setup you can already determine which formats you want to link WinRAR to.
- You can unzip archives with WinRAR. To do this, right-click on, for example, a .zip archive and then choose one of the unpack functions, eg "Unzip files". With "Extract here" you copy the files in the archive directly into the open folder in which the archive is located.
- You can pack files with WinRAR in .rar or .zip format. In this form, numerous small files can be compressed into one large file and thus sent more compactly.
- To do this, right-click on the file to be packed and select "Add to archive". Of course, you can also mark several files at once. These are then automatically summarized in an archive.
- Finally, choose an archive format and a compression method. A password can also be set here. Then confirm with "OK".
By the way: WinRAR is also available for your iPhone. We have summarized the best tips for this in the next article.