There are plenty of solid compression utilities to choose
from, but this shareware powerhouse offers the features and ease of use that
might place it at the top of its category. WinRAR is easy to use, lightweight,
and flexible. An intuitive interface lets you mouse over icons to see their
functions and if you don't like their candy-coated appearance, you can always choose
from several themes at the developer's site. The Folder Tree Panel, a recent
addition to the interface, makes sifting through your directories to find files
for archiving easier than ever. But once you see the size savings of a RAR
archive (with a compression ratio of 8 percent to 15 percent better than the
ZIP format), you'll understand why so many users and developers are making the
switch from other compression apps. You might even be prepared to forgive the
slightly slower decompression speeds and lack of integrated virus protection.
Beyond its good looks and right-click readiness for basic
compression and unzipping, WinRAR offers unpacking support for a large number
of archive formats, including ACE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, and ZIP. WinRAR's advanced
features are icing on the cake, with Unicode support for international
formatting, embedded file comments, repair of damaged archives, archive
locking, self-extracting archives, and easy encryption. Anyone seeking an
all-in-one archiving solution would be remiss to not evaluate WinRAR.
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