WinRAR is essentially free, except you have to tolerate an annoying prompt telling you your trial’s expired each time you open it.
It’s worth prefacing this piece by saying the open-source 7-Zip already holds an edge by being free with no strings attached. They’re all easy to use, but which one does the best job? We put them to the test to find out.Īlso read: How to Zip and Unzip Files on Android (RAR, ZIP, 7Z) 7-Zip lands the first big punch by being FREE
Are we overselling this software showdown? Maybe, but it’s still an important one.Īll three of these programs perform the same function, allowing you to grab a bunch of files on your computer and pack them tightly into an archive, shrinking their file size until someone decides to unpack them. In games consoles there are Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, and in PC compression software there are 7-Zip, WinRAR and WinZIP.
In boxing there were Ali, Frazier and Foreman.
