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* {{cite doi|10.1007/978-1-84628-603-2}}<!-- Data Compression: The Complete Reference, Salomon, David. 2007 -->
* {{cite doi|10.1016/j.diin.2009.12.001}}
* {{cite doi|10.1007/s10207-006-0086-3}}
* {{cite journal |last=Metz |first=Cade |date=2004-11-16 |title=File Compression Beyond ZIP |journal=PC Magazine |volume=23 |issue=20 |pages=p52-52 |publisher= |doi= |url= |accessdate= |issn=08888507}}<!-- 2 Color Photographs -->
* {{cite doi|10.1016/S1005-8885(10)60037-4}}
* {{cite journal |last=Spanbauer |first=Scott |year=2000 |month=December |title=Forget Napster-Usenet Is Where the Files Are |journal=PC World |volume=18 |issue=12 |pages=p254 |publisher= |doi= |url= |accessdate= |issn=07378939}}<!-- 3 Color Photographs -->
* {{cite journal |last=Allen |first=Danny |year=2007 |month=February |title=Compression Apps Do More Than Shrink Files |journal=PC World |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=p64-64 |publisher= |doi= |url= |accessdate= |issn=07378939}}<!-- 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart -->
* {{cite doi|10.1007/s10922-011-9202-4}}
* {{cite doi|10.1016/j.image.2008.10.011}}
* {{cite doi|10.1145/1151690.1151692}}

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* {{cite doi|10.1186/1471-2105-9-176}}
* {{cite doi|10.1007/s12524-008-0031-1}}
* "View Any Kind of File" Jacobi, Jon L., PC World; Sep2011, Vol. 29 Issue 9, p77-77, 2/5p
* {{cite doi|10.1016/j.suscom.2012.01.002}}
* {{cite doi|10.1016/j.peva.2011.07.016}}
* {{cite doi|10.1007/s12083-011-0122-6}}
* {{cite doi|10.1016/j.clsr.2011.09.009}}
* "DIGITAL AUDIO GETS AN AUDITION" Dipert, Brian. EDN; 01/04/2001, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p48, 9p, 1 Color Photograph, 5 Charts
* "THE REALITY OF MODERN FILE SHARING" Abbott, Richard. Journal of Internet Law; Nov2009, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p3-8, 6p
* {{cite doi|10.1017/S1351324907004597}}
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Revision as of 13:04, 21 June 2012

WinRAR
Developer(s)Eugene Roshal, Alexander Roshal
Initial release1995
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Linux (Wine required for GUI), OS/2[1]
Available in47 languages
TypeFile archiver
LicenseCommercial, Proprietary, Shareware
WebsitePrimary: www.rarlab.com
Secondary: www.win-rar.com

WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility developed by Eugene Roshal and distributed by Ron Dwight, first released in autumn of 1993.[2] It is one of the few applications that is able to create RAR archives natively, because the encoding method is held to be proprietary.

Developer

The current developer is Eugene Roshal, while his brother Alexander Roshal is engaged in running the business behind the software.[3]

Features

WinRAR supports the following features:

  • Complete support for RAR (WinRAR native conversion format) and ZIP archives, and unpacking of ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE, 7z, and Z archives.[4]
  • Multithreaded compression
  • The ability to create self-extracting and multi-volume (split) archives.
  • Data redundancy is provided via recovery records and recovery volumes, allowing reconstruction of 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.

Version history

Below is a summary of version information. Version 2.00 was released on September 6, 1996.

Awards

  • WinRAR has been nominated for the Epsilon Award 2008. Later it became the winner of the award at the eighth annual European Software Conference.[10]

WinRAR Unplugged

WinRAR Unplugged is a portable version of WinRAR that does not require installation or create dependencies on the host computer.

See also

References

  1. ^ Only versions not newer than 3.93 support Windows 95, 98 and NT4. However in Serbian Cyrillic, Serbian Latin and undefined editions, only versions not newer than 3.92 support them, and in Valencian edition only versions not newer than 3.91 support them.
  2. ^ "Interview by correspondence" (in Russian). 1997-2002 (see under 1997). Retrieved 2010-04-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) Template:Ru icon
  3. ^ WinRAR 3.40 release notes by Eugene Roshal Template:Ru icon
  4. ^ "Best Archive Tool - DonationCoder.com". DonationCoder.com. 2005-09-05. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. ^ "WinRAR download and support. WinRAR is a powerful Windows tool to compress and decompress zip, rar and many other formats: Knowledge Base". Win-rar.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. ^ "WinRAR download and support. WinRAR is a powerful Windows tool to compress and decompress zip, rar and many other formats: WinRAR 3.70 beta 1 Released". Win-rar.com. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  7. ^ "WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files". Rarlab.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  8. ^ "WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files". Rarlab.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  9. ^ WinRAR 4.00 Release Notes
  10. ^ Epsilon Award© Hall of Fame

Further reading

  • Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1007/978-1-84628-603-2, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1007/978-1-84628-603-2 instead.
  • Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1016/j.diin.2009.12.001, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1016/j.diin.2009.12.001 instead.
  • Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1007/s10207-006-0086-3, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1007/s10207-006-0086-3 instead.
  • Metz, Cade (2004-11-16). "File Compression Beyond ZIP". PC Magazine. 23 (20): p52-52. ISSN 0888-8507. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  • Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1016/S1005-8885(10)60037-4, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1016/S1005-8885(10)60037-4 instead.
  • Spanbauer, Scott (2000). "Forget Napster-Usenet Is Where the Files Are". PC World. 18 (12): p254. ISSN 0737-8939. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Allen, Danny (2007). "Compression Apps Do More Than Shrink Files". PC World. 25 (2): p64-64. ISSN 0737-8939. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1007/s10922-011-9202-4, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1007/s10922-011-9202-4 instead.
  • Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1016/j.image.2008.10.011, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1016/j.image.2008.10.011 instead.
  • Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1145/1151690.1151692, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1145/1151690.1151692 instead.


External links

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