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KevinRamirez
Mar 24, 2025Bronze Contributor
RAR for mac - Does WinRAR work on mac
I have been a Windows 11 user, and I am used to using WinRAR to compress and decompress various files. I use it almost every day. I just bought a Mac recently, and I found that RAR for Mac is not as ...
- Mar 24, 2025
WinRAR only has a command-line interface for mac so WinRAR does not work well on Mac. You need to go with WinRAR alternative instead.
If you want a no-fuss way to deal with RAR files on macOS, just grab FossZIP, it did everything you need.
See how it works: https://www.osxmac.com/how-to-open-rar-on-mac
Josew
Mar 24, 2025Silver Contributor
WinRAR only has a command-line interface for mac so WinRAR does not work well on Mac. You need to go with WinRAR alternative instead.
If you want a no-fuss way to deal with RAR files on macOS, just grab FossZIP, it did everything you need.
See how it works: https://www.osxmac.com/how-to-open-rar-on-mac