| Software | License | Supports RAR Extraction? | Preactivated? | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Open Source (Free) | Yes (Read-only) | N/A (Legit free) | | PeaZip | Open Source (Free) | Yes | N/A (Legit free) | | Nanazip | Open Source (Free) | Yes (via plugins) | N/A (Legit free) | | WinRAR (Trial) | Proprietary (Nagware) | Yes (Full write) | No, but legal |
Modern versions of Windows (11 and updated 10) now natively support extracting RAR and 7Z files without extra software. setting up winrar full preactivated new