RAR viewer
To open a RAR file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| RAR in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Versions | RAR 4 and RAR 5, solid and multi-part |
| Listed | Names, sizes, dates, folders and which files are encrypted |
| Opens | Files stored without compression |
| Not yet | RAR’s own compression and passwords |
| Extensions | .rar |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a RAR file?
In short
RAR is the archive format of WinRAR, common for downloads and multi-part archives.
Every file inside with its folder, size and date, read from the RAR 4 or RAR 5 headers. Files stored without compression open here; the others say why they can’t.
How to open a RAR file
- Add your RAR. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. Every file inside with its folder, size and date, read from the RAR 4 or RAR 5 headers. Files stored without compression open here; the others say why they can’t.
- Take it further. Open in hands it, in a new tab, to File converter or Batch.
Questions
Yes: drop it here and every file is listed with its size and date, read on your device.
RAR’s compression is not unpacked in the browser yet. 7-Zip and WinRAR unpack it on your computer.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.