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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated August 26th, 2026 # Page 13 - Reviews of WinRAR ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 301-325 of 359 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use jT jose T. support technician Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Long time user" February 14, 2022 5.0 Pros I use this software since it beginning long time ago, mostly to open compress files, or to send files through email or messaging app, as a free app it is awesome, very light, very fast, even bigger files don't take to much time to extract all contents, it is a must have app in your basic software utilities. Cons If you forgot a compress file with password forget about it, its impossible to recover it. Review Source GV Gerrit V. Salesman Machinery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerfull software zipping and compressing on the go" November 30, 2020 5.0 Pros i like the way WinRar integrates in my version of windows, at the ease of a button I can unzip unrar and compress files into a solid archive. Cons The GUI is still the same for many many years so it is not really "smooth" looking. Maybe there's a bit of an improvement necessary. Review Source CB Cristina B. Segretaria Machinery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Gestione foto" February 6, 2023 5.0 Utilizzo WinRAR soprattutto per gli album di fotografie da inviare ad amici o colleghi o clienti in ambito lavorativo, è comodo per raggruppare tante foto e condividerle in un solo invio Pros È molto semplice mettere insieme una cartella di tantissime foto da inviare ad amici o in ambito lavorativo senza dover inviare diverse mail Cons Non ho mai riscontrato problemi particolari Review Source HA Hasan A. Hydro dipping Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Importance of WinRAR" December 25, 2020 4.0 Pros It should be in any computer!! It's so helpful to extract zip files and compress other files, super easy to use and highly recommend Cons It looks old now and needs to fit the windows 10 theme, and they should remove the free trail ended thing since it's free Review Source LB Luca B. Studente Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Comodo, apre un numero veramente elevato di file compressi" January 28, 2023 5.0 Pros Veloce e intuitivo, scegli facilmente dove estrarre cosa o cosa comprimere Cons Forse la grafica è un po' old style ma nulla di preoccupante Review Source AA Andrea A. impiegato amministrativo Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "WinRAR" January 6, 2022 5.0 Pros Ottimo software per creare archivi compressi da dover inviare, facile da usare Cons Non ho riscontrato problemi o criticità nell'utilizzo. Review Source MI Michela I. Presidente Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "WinRAR" February 19, 2022 5.0 Pros Perfetto per compattare una cartella o dei file da inviare, software di facile utilizzo. Cons Nessun problema o criticità da segnalare. Review Source sS siyabonga S. Freelancer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "An extracter app" November 24, 2021 4.0 I use it mostly on the RAR files and storage management but I recommend it to mostly people who struggle to extract files . it's very safe and easy to use it so I used so far two years now and I'm happy for it's performance Pros It helps on the files that are saved as RAR files to be extracted to a destination folder u want to save on and it's a very good software to use for storage Cons The files sometimes gets stuck causing a phone to slow down it's performance when extracted a large file Review Source RB Renato B. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "WinRAR, an useful tool for your day to day life " June 16, 2021 4.0 Pros WinRAR is an excellent software for managing compressed files in different formats, it is easy to use and you don't need practically any space to have it on your computer, its different options have allowed me to deal with large amounts of files and a fascinating aspect is its ability to detect infected files within your compressed packages. Cons The menus that this tool has for requesting file extractions have a lot of useless information that can be confusing at times, so it is necessary to try to improve this aspect of the software. Review Source FO Federico O. Employee Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The single best data compression software I have ever worked with." February 16, 2021 5.0 Overall excellent program. Pros It has lots of pros, to name some, it's extremely easy to use, has all features necessary for data compressing, and it's free. Cons No cons that I can think of for this specific program, it's just overally great. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT MANAGER Information Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Win Rar Review" March 7, 2022 4.0 Very Happy with overall experience so far. Pros Very easy, take very less time for compression and extraction. Multiplatform compatibility with encryption options. Cons Nothing to say as negative. Pricing could have been more aggressive. Review Source ON Osip N. Teacher Music Used the software for: 2+ years ### "WinRAR review" May 13, 2021 5.0 Pros This software is an excellent choice for archiving and compressing files, which makes storing and transferring them very easily. Cons There is hardly any negative aspect of this software, and I cannot think of one. Review Source VP Vanessa P. Translator Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A good arhive software" August 8, 2020 4.0 I use this since long time ago and still prefer it over other softwares of this kind Pros I like this software as is easy to use and is also free! Cons I don't like the Android version of it. It's quite tricky and difficult to use Review Source MF Manuel F. Dipendente Wholesale Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Molto utile" February 8, 2023 5.0 La mia esperienza personale dice che su un PC questo programma deve assolutamente esserci Pros La cosa che ha reso indispensabile l'utilizzo di questo programma è che ti permette di comprimere grandi file e di trasferirli senza difficoltà e in minor tempo Cons Il software e ottimo L'unica cosa non è proprio semplicissimo da utilizzare. Review Source GL Giorgio L. Studente Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Recensione WinRAR mobile" February 8, 2023 4.0 Pros Unico software app capace di decomprimere file archiviati con velocità e capacità di mantenere l'integrità totale. Ottimo in funzionalità multitasking. Cons Navigare fra le cartelle può risultare tedioso. Inoltre alcuni formati non è possibile decomprimerli (es. .tar) Review Source HC Hanny C. Engineer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Consistent performance for over 15 years" March 30, 2021 5.0 Password protecting files and splitting them into volumes offers my needed security, and the consistent and reliable WinRAR design has stood the test of time. Pros WinRAR's best feature is the ability to split files into volumes based on file size. It adds a additional security to utilize multiple volumes, especially with password protection. Cons WinRAR's Windows shell integration takes up too many spots in the Windows right-click menu. It requires 4 spots in the Windows right-click menu, and would be more effective if WinRAR could take up just 1 spot with a slide-out. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer relazione internazionale Public Policy Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "deve migliorare" February 4, 2023 3.0 possibilità di salvare più di un file compresso, se puo inviare tutto per mail senza problema Pros possibilità di salvare più di un file compresso Cons il prezzo che se deve pagare per poco tempo Review Source BS Binit S. Senior Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Helpful Tool for File Compression" July 29, 2021 4.0 Pros Ease of use to compress and decompress large files. Helps in exchanging files with someone, plus allows to encrypt it. Cons Some times does not work with Apple Mac OSX. Review Source AS Andras S. Application Developer Music Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It is good Software - really" October 9, 2021 5.0 Cool and best Pros \- The program features are awesome - Great design and performance - The possibilities are big Cons There are no disadvantages to this Software Review Source RS Renato S. graphic design Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excellent software to store information in one" July 25, 2022 4.0 Pros The large document storage capacity that can support and be sent to a person. Cons Possibly the aesthetics of the software, since it has not been updated for a long time. Review Source SV Samuele V. Content Creator Entertainment Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Gestione facile dei documenti" February 9, 2023 5.0 Pros Il vantaggio più grande sta nel riuscire con facile a gestire i documenti, creare zip ed estrarre file Cons Quando viene aperto risulta inizialmente un po' lento nel caricamento Review Source TS Tera S. Bookkeeper Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Win RAR" July 27, 2021 5.0 Very easy to download multiple files and place where they need to go. Pros WinRAR is nice when you have multiple files to download. Cons When I first used this and had to figure it out I was lost. Review Source RA Rivers A. FreeLance Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A must have for any Windows User" May 14, 2021 5.0 I've extracted over a hundred files with it and everything has gone perfect. I use it to extract fonts I download for poryects, but it can be used to download any type of file that needs to be extracted. Pros It is super simple, allowing you to extract any file in seconds. Cons I like everything about it. I believe it has no flaws. Review Source AB Achraf B. Engineer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Winrar" February 21, 2021 5.0 Pros Easy to use and very accurate and the size of software is samll Cons Very light as a software when installing in my laptop Review Source KP Kuldeep P. Self Employed Writing and Editing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best File Extractor and Unizipper" February 28, 2022 5.0 Pros It works in background and helping me to extract zipped files in just few clicks. Cons At first approch, I was confused in using Winrar. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.