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RAR for Android

By win.rar GmbH · since 2014 · Freemium · official site →

Overview

RAR for Android is the official mobile port of WinRAR's engine, made by the same company. It is the only Android app that can create real RAR and RAR5 archives, including multi-volume splits.

Best for

Creating RAR archives on Android.

Limitations

Ad-supported. Less polished UI than ZArchiver.

Supported formats — create

RAR for Android can create the following archive formats:

RARZIP

Supported formats — extract

RAR for Android can extract:

RARRAR5ZIPTARGZIPBZIP2XZ7zARJLZH

Installation

Where to download

The official download is at https://www.rarlab.com/download.htm. Avoid third-party download sites — they often bundle adware or worse with otherwise legitimate archivers.

Operating systems supported

Android

How to use RAR for Android

Extracting an archive

  1. Locate the archive in your file manager (or terminal).
  2. Right-click and choose the RAR for Android entry, or run the equivalent CLI command.
  3. Pick a destination folder.
  4. Wait for extraction to complete — speed depends on archive size and chosen algorithm.

Creating an archive

  1. Select the files or folders you want to bundle.
  2. Open RAR for Android and choose Add (or drag the selection onto its window/dock icon).
  3. Pick a target format from the supported list above.
  4. Optionally set a password — prefer AES-256 over legacy algorithms.
  5. Click OK and wait for compression to complete.

Alternatives

If RAR for Android is not the right fit, consider these alternatives covered in our software directory: