RAR
RAR5 and RAR4, solid, password-protected, even with encrypted file names, and split into parts.
.rar.part1.rar.r00
Free for personal use
OpenRAR for Mac.
Every archive, natively.
A real Mac app to open RAR and 7z files from Finder: password-protected, split into parts, or several gigabytes. Free for personal use.
Free download forMac
Buy a business licence
Version 1.0.1 · macOS 14.0 or later · Apple silicon and Intel · 16.2 MB · signed and notarized by Apple
A real Mac app.
Each archive opens in its own window, like a folder in Finder. Light and dark, in English and French.
Does what the browser can’t.
The browser version is great for a quick look. The Mac app goes further.
| openrar.app | OpenRAR for Mac | |
|---|---|---|
| RAR, RAR5, 7z, ZIP, TAR, ISO | Yes | Yes |
| Password-protected RAR and 7z | No | Yes |
| Archives split into parts | No | Yes |
| StuffIt, BinHex, MacBinary, CAB | No | Yes |
| Archives of several gigabytes | No | Yes |
| Create ZIP and 7z, with a password | No | Yes |
| Double-click in Finder, Quick Look | No | Yes |
Every archive you’re likely to get.
Tested on real archives made with RAR 7, RAR 6, 7-Zip, zip, tar, StuffIt and macOS’s own tools, each one extracted and compared with the original files.
7-Zip
Including password-protected archives and archives split into parts.
.7z.7z.001ZIP
AES-256 and ZipCrypto passwords, split ZIPs, and old Japanese or Chinese file names read correctly.
.zip.z01TAR
Plain or compressed with gzip, bzip2, xz or Zstandard.
.tar.gz.tgz.tar.bz2.tar.xz.tar.zstClassic Mac
StuffIt, BinHex, MacBinary and AppleSingle, as The Unarchiver opens them.
.sit.hqx.bin.asWindows
Cabinet files from Windows installers and drivers.
.cabDisk images
See and save the files inside ISO images, and CPIO archives.
.iso.cpioNever
OpenRAR doesn’t create RAR archives: the UnRAR licence doesn’t allow it.
RAR creationLook inside before you extract.
No need to unpack a whole archive to find one file.
Search and browse
Every file with its size, packed size and date. Search the whole archive as you type.
Quick Look
Press Space to preview a file, even in an encrypted 7z. In Finder, Quick Look shows what’s inside an archive before you open it.
Drag to Finder
Drag files or folders out of the archive window to put just those where you want.
Test the archive
Check that every file is intact before you rely on a download or a backup.
Make archives too.
Drop files and folders on the window, or choose Compress Files….
ZIP for everyone
Opens on every Mac, PC, iPhone and iPad. Add an AES-256 password if it needs to stay private.
7z when size matters
Usually much smaller than ZIP, with AES-256 encryption that can also hide the file names.
TAR for developers
The Unix classic, for servers and source code.
Safe with archives you didn’t make.
Archives from the internet can be broken, or built to cause trouble. OpenRAR is designed for that.
Kept apart
Archives are read by separate engine processes. A hostile archive can crash an engine, never the app.
Nothing goes astray
Files land only in the folder you chose, whatever their names say. A cancelled extraction leaves nothing behind.
Gatekeeper still checks
Files from a downloaded archive keep the download flag, so macOS checks apps and scripts before they run.
Free at home. Fair at work.
Personal use: free
Every feature and every format, with nothing locked and no time limit.
At work: a licence
€15 per seat, down to €3 per seat for large teams (excluding VAT). Each seat covers 3 Macs.
Paid once
No subscription. Every future version is included.
Questions.
How do I install OpenRAR for Mac?
Download OpenRAR-1.0.1.dmg, open it, and drag OpenRAR to your Applications folder. Then double-click any RAR or 7z file, or drop it on OpenRAR.
Is OpenRAR for Mac free?
Yes, for personal use, with nothing locked. Using it at work or for a business needs a licence: €15 per seat, down to €3 per seat for large teams (excluding VAT), paid once, with every future version included. Each seat covers 3 Macs.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac with macOS 14.0 or later, Apple silicon or Intel. The app is signed and notarized by Apple.
Can it open password-protected RAR files?
Yes. The Mac app opens password-protected RAR and 7z archives, including RAR archives whose file names are encrypted, and ZIP files protected with AES-256 or the older ZipCrypto.
Can it open RAR files split into parts?
Yes: .part1.rar, .part2.rar… and the older .r00, .r01 naming, opened from any of the parts, as well as 7z archives split into .001, .002 files.
Can it create archives?
Yes: ZIP and 7z, optionally protected with an AES-256 password, and TAR. ZIP passwords can’t contain accented letters, a limit of the ZIP format; 7z passwords can use any character.
Will it create RAR files?
No. RAR extraction uses the official UnRAR code from RARLAB, whose licence doesn’t allow creating RAR archives. OpenRAR opens them.
Does it open StuffIt and other classic Mac archives?
Yes: StuffIt (.sit), BinHex (.hqx), MacBinary (.bin) and AppleSingle, with the same engine as The Unarchiver. Like The Unarchiver, it can’t open StuffIt X archives made on a Mac or password-protected StuffIt 4.5 archives.
Is it on the Mac App Store?
Not yet. Download it from this page: the app is signed and notarized by Apple, and updates itself when a new version is out.
Which languages does it speak?
English and French. It follows the language set for your Mac.
Is the browser version going away?
No. openrar.app keeps opening archives in the browser, for free, on any device. The Mac app is for archives that are bigger, protected, split into parts, or opened every day.