UnRAR is the name of two different command-line applications for extracting RAR file archives.
RARLAB UnRAR
This source-available freeware [1] is a Windows command-line version of UnRAR, created by RARlab, the same company that created the commercial WinRAR software. [2] This software can extract newer RAR v5.0 file archives that are not supported by competitors.
The source-available license stipulates that users may not use the unrar code to create an rar compressor.
GNU UnRAR
This free software is a Linux version of UnRAR that is based on an old version of RARLAB's UnRAR with permission from author Eugene Roshal. [3] It is licensed under the GPL. Work ended in 2007. It does not support the RAR3 format. [3]
See also
- Comparison of file archivers
- Comparison of archive formats
- List of archive formats
- RAR (file format)#Third-party software for extracting RAR files
References
- ^ Roshal, Alexander. "UnRAR License". Fedora Project wiki. Red Hat. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ UnRAR; RARlab.
- ^ a b Galina Miclosic (December 2011). "Frequently Asked Questions". UniquE RAR File Library. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
External links
UnRAR is the name of two different command-line applications for extracting RAR file archives.
RARLAB UnRAR
This source-available freeware [1] is a Windows command-line version of UnRAR, created by RARlab, the same company that created the commercial WinRAR software. [2] This software can extract newer RAR v5.0 file archives that are not supported by competitors.
The source-available license stipulates that users may not use the unrar code to create an rar compressor.
GNU UnRAR
This free software is a Linux version of UnRAR that is based on an old version of RARLAB's UnRAR with permission from author Eugene Roshal. [3] It is licensed under the GPL. Work ended in 2007. It does not support the RAR3 format. [3]
See also
- Comparison of file archivers
- Comparison of archive formats
- List of archive formats
- RAR (file format)#Third-party software for extracting RAR files
References
- ^ Roshal, Alexander. "UnRAR License". Fedora Project wiki. Red Hat. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ UnRAR; RARlab.
- ^ a b Galina Miclosic (December 2011). "Frequently Asked Questions". UniquE RAR File Library. Retrieved 2014-11-04.