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WinRAR
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<p>WinRAR is a <a href="/facts/Trialware/TAhIvJXt">trialware</a> <a href="/facts/File_archiver/ER6mjCCy">file archiver</a> utility, developed by <a href="/facts/Eugene_Roshal/ySMp7CoT">Eugene Roshal</a> of win.rar GmbH. It can create and view archives in <a href="/facts/RAR_(file_format)/cgHI6gnw">RAR</a> or <a href="/facts/Zip_(file_format)/qDrrYIB9">ZIP</a> file formats, and unpack numerous archive <a href="/facts/Computer_file/FjFH3Ufm">file</a> formats. To enable the user to test the integrity of archives, WinRAR embeds <a href="/facts/CRC32/u2exo4sv">CRC32</a> or <a href="/facts/BLAKE2/3QuBJ24f">BLAKE2</a> <a href="/facts/Checksum/AqxQ0I8g">checksums</a> for each file in each archive. WinRAR supports creating <a href="/facts/Encryption/16q29Fdv">encrypted</a>, multi-part and <a href="/facts/Self-extracting_archive/xTq54ltw">self-extracting archives</a>. WinRAR is a Windows-only program. An <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> application called "RAR for Android" is also available. Related programs include the command-line utilities "RAR" and "UNRAR" and versions for <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/FreeBSD/RKsFTm7F">FreeBSD</a>, WinCE, and <a href="/facts/MS-DOS/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS</a>. </p>