- Mar 1, 2024
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Do you think WinRAR have any benefits over 7-Zip?
Do You Think WinRAR Have Any Benefits Over 7-Zip?
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- Apr 21, 2016
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Yes, WinRAR offers a more user-friendly interface and better integration with Windows Explorer. However, 7-Zip is free and provides higher compression ratios. It's a matter of personal preference.
- May 10, 2019
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Only the interface. Other than that, 7-zip is better in every aspect.
- Mar 2, 2023
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Not sure about WinRaR, never used it. But I've had times in the past where Windows wouldn't unzip a file, but 7-Zip always has. It's been very reliable for me over the years.
- Dec 7, 2021
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Bought a WinRar licence 55 years ago when I was just a lad & been happy with it, seems more polished than 7-zip but just my opinion.
- Mar 2, 2023
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- Dec 7, 2021
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I wasn't being serious, though it was a decade at least as I remember 
- Mar 2, 2023
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LOL...thank goodness, you had me there for a second...55 years?I wasn't being serious, though it was a decade at least as I remember
WinRAR came out in 1995. So 29 years ago, but like the user above, it feels like 100 years ago in computer terms. I used WinRAR until Windows 10 came out and then I switched to 7-ZIP.
- Mar 2, 2023
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After reading his post, out of curiosity I did check on Wikipedia, just to find out the past history about it. I didn't realize the development of it went as far back as it did.
WinRAR - Wikipedia
- Command line RAR and UNRAR were first released in autumn 1993.[8]
- Early development version WinRAR 1.54b was released in 1995.
- May 3, 2015
- 1,760
He's a time traveler, I'm an alien, perfectly normal people in this forum
I've been using Powerarchiver for so long I almost forget there are others out there... nice UI, multithreaded compression/decompression, etc. And they actually honor their lifetime licenses, I've been using it for nearly a decade.
Regarding the original question the UI is the main diferencial. It's easier for most people to set up options in a nice UI to get the most compression than remembering the full syntax of a command line.
- May 10, 2019
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Which version are u using? And how r the upgrades offered? May I also how activation works? Online activation?
- Feb 7, 2023
- 2,349
Benefits no, but it’s certainly annoying with its constant purchase nag. I only use 7Z.
- Mar 16, 2019
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I remember many users ago I was downloading the patched version from torrent sites because of the purchase annoyance
Back then the patch was just a registry file I think 
But then I discovered 7zip and didn't need WinRAR anymore. Now I have both 7zip and NanaZip (which is based on 7zip) installed because of the latter's dark theme and Windows 11 context menu integration. Also, I set NanaZip to keep Mark of the Web for extracted files and 7zip is set not to. I found a use case for both 
rashmi
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- Jan 15, 2024
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Talk about a diverse group!He's a time traveler, I'm an alien, perfectly normal people in this forum
We've got a time traveler who's seen more eras than anyone else, an alien with tentacles that could make an octopus jealous, and a bunch of wonderfully weird individuals who turn everyday normalcy on its head! 
rashmi
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- Jan 15, 2024
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WinRAR, I think, doesn't need internet access to activate. With PowerArchiver, you can activate online or offline, and they honor licenses for lifetime upgrades.
I greatly prefer WinRAR's UI, but both work well. I personally use an English language version of HaoZip.
- May 10, 2019
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PowerArchiver offer student discount for $11. I might consider it.
Wrecker4923
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- Apr 11, 2024
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I love the archive feature (which I can't find in 7z). I use it as my versioning-tool for all file types.
- Mar 1, 2024
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Can you give more details about this feature, because I don't understand what it means?
