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WinRAR

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WinRAR

Summary

WinRAR is a file archiver[1]. WinRAR draws 1,516 Wikipedia views per month (file_archiver category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • WinRAR's instance of is recorded as file archiver[3].
  • WinRAR's instance of is recorded as application software[4].
  • WinRAR's instance of is recorded as mobile app[5].
  • WinRAR's founder is recorded as Eugene Roshal[6].
  • WinRAR's logo image is recorded as WinRAR icon.svg[7].
  • WinRAR's developer is recorded as RARLAB[8].
  • WinRAR's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[9].
  • WinRAR's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[10].
  • WinRAR's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • WinRAR's software version identifier is recorded as 7.20[12].
  • WinRAR's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[13].
  • WinRAR's platform is recorded as Linux[14].
  • WinRAR's platform is recorded as FreeBSD[15].
  • WinRAR's platform is recorded as macOS[16].
  • WinRAR's platform is recorded as Android[17].
  • WinRAR's publication date is recorded as +1995-04-22T00:00:00Z[18].
  • WinRAR's Wine AppDB ID is recorded as 391[19].
  • WinRAR's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03lwzw[20].
  • WinRAR's official website is recorded as https://www.win-rar.com/[21].
  • WinRAR's readable file format is recorded as RAR[22].
  • WinRAR's readable file format is recorded as ZIP[23].
  • WinRAR's readable file format is recorded as xz[24].
  • WinRAR's readable file format is recorded as 7z[25].
  • WinRAR's readable file format is recorded as ARJ[26].
  • WinRAR's readable file format is recorded as bzip2 Archive[27].

Body

Publication

WinRAR's publication date is recorded as +1995-04-22T00:00:00Z[18].

Why It Matters

WinRAR draws 1,516 Wikipedia views per month (file_archiver category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] WinRAR has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] WinRAR is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Android application C++ Eugene Roshal FreeBSD Linux macOS Microsoft Windows mobile app optical disc image RARLAB

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . rarlab.com. rarlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · ~2026-26428-84 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Common vulnerabilities and exposures id → —
    Platform → Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD +2
    Readable file format → —
    Slackbuilds package → system/rar
    + 59 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 7.22"
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