What is RAR?
An archive format with proprietary creation tooling. Extraction support depends on the archive engine.
Technical details
RAR5 stores archive headers and file blocks with variable-length integer fields, checksums, optional recovery records, and optional AES encryption. [1]
Background and compatibility
RAR is a proprietary archive family with RAR4/RAR5 generations; some third-party readers can extract archives without creating them. [1]
Sources and references
- RAR 5.0 archive formatRARLAB
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Archive entries with filenames and expanded sizes. Links and special filesystem entries are skipped.
Conversion support
Choose a file in the workspace to see the available output formats and options. A supported container may still contain an unsupported codec.
Read the format reference on Wikipedia ↗