WinRAR is a compression and archive utility for Windows. It supports a vast array of compression formats including (but not limited to) .RAR, 7-Zip and Zip. RAR file format supports better compression ratio than Zip formats and have gained huge popularity during recent times.
 
Supported file types and features
- Complete support for RAR and ZIP archives, and unpacking of CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7z and Z archives.
 - The ability to create self-extracting and multi-volume (split) archives.
 - Data redundancy is provided via recovery records and recovery volumes, allowing to reconstruct even damaged archives.
 - Support for advanced NTFS file system options and Unicode in file names.
 - Optional archive encryption using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) with a 128-bit key.
 
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