Alternatives / WinRAR Open-source alternatives to WinRAR WinRAR is a trialware file archiver utility for Windows. It lets users create, view, and extract archives in RAR and ZIP file formats. It is not open source. These 5 open-source projects do the same job, closest first.
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Compare at a glance Open-source alternatives to WinRAR: platforms, Docker, license, GitHub stars and last commit Project Type Self-host with Docker License Stars Last commit WinUtil Desktop – Not listed MIT 65k 11 hours ago notepad-plus-plus Desktop – Not listed Custom (read before use) 30k 16 hours ago balenaEtcher Desktop – Not listed Apache-2.0 35k 7 days ago ripgrep CLI – Not listed Unlicense 70k 2 days ago Files Desktop – Not listed MIT 46k 12 hours ago
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Windows utility to install apps and apply tweaks Personal Developer tools Desktop ★ 65k +5.6k / 90d MIT commit 11 hours ago n
Source code editor and Notepad replacement for Windows Personal Editors & IDEs Desktop ★ 30k commit 16 hours ago b
Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives Personal Developer tools Desktop ★ 35k +520 / 90d Apache-2.0 commit 7 days ago r
Very fast recursive search that respects .gitignore Personal Developer tools CLI ★ 70k +2.6k / 90d Unlicense commit 2 days ago F
Files files-community/Files Modern file manager for Windows Personal Developer tools Desktop ★ 46k +1.8k / 90d MIT commit 12 hours ago