RAR File Viewer & Extractor

Open .rar archives in your browser - RAR5 and RAR4, password-protected, solid and multi-part .part1.rar sets. Browse the folders, preview files and unrar just the ones you need, no WinRAR required. Different archive? Try the ZIP File Viewer, 7Z File Viewer or Archive Viewer.

Drop a RAR file here or browse Multi-part RAR? Select all the parts at once. Read on your device, never uploaded. .rarRAR5RAR4.part1.rar.r00.cbrSFX .exe

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Passwords & RAR5 Multi-part sets No upload

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Hide system junk__MACOSX, .DS_Store, Thumbs.db and desktop.ini - also left out when you extract ON

Remember recent archivesKeeps the last 6 archives up to 50 MB in this browser only - off by default OFF

How to open a RAR file online

Open your RAR. Drop a .rar file anywhere on the page, browse for it, or try a sample. For a multi-part RAR, select every part at once.
Unlock it if needed. Password-protected archives ask for the password - it is checked in your browser and never sent anywhere.
Browse and preview. Use the folder tree or the path bar, sort by size or date, search names such as *.jpg and click a file to preview it.
Extract what you need. Download one file, tick a few and press Extract selected, or press Extract all to get everything as a ZIP.

Keyboard shortcuts

Search file namesCtrl + F
Move through the list↑ ↓ Home End
Open folder or previewEnter
Up one folderBackspace
Select / unselectSpace
Previous / next preview← →
Open another archiveCtrl + O
Close the previewEsc

RAR viewer features

The official UnRAR engine

The same UnRAR code WinRAR is built on, running in your browser - RAR5, RAR4 and old RAR 2.x archives all open.

Real password support

AES-protected RARs unlock here, even when the file names themselves are encrypted. A wrong password gets a clear message, not a broken file.

Multi-part RARs

Select .part1.rar, .part2.rar ... (or .rar, .r00, .r01 ...) together and the set opens as one archive.

Solid archives

Solid RARs pack files together for a smaller size. They open and extract in full - nothing is left behind.

Preview without extracting

Text, code, images, PDFs, audio, video and fonts open in a click, with automatic text encoding detection.

Extract your way

One file, a selection or everything - as a ZIP that keeps the folders, or straight into a folder on your disk.

Safety report

Disguised names like invoice.pdf.exe, ../ path tricks and programs are flagged before you open anything.

100% private

The RAR is read by your browser and never uploaded - no account, no waiting in a queue.

What is a RAR file?

RAR is the archive format of WinRAR, made by Eugene Roshal in 1993.

It packs many files into one smaller file, often split into parts and protected with a password.

You meet RARs in game mods, comic books (.cbr), subtitle packs and big downloads that were cut into pieces.

Feature	RAR5	RAR4	ZIP
Made by	WinRAR 5 and newer	WinRAR 2.9 - 4.x	Built into Windows and macOS
Encryption	AES-256	AES-128	ZipCrypto or AES-256
Encrypted file names	Yes	Yes	No
Solid compression	Yes	Yes	No
Recovery record	Yes	Yes	No
Opens here	Yes	Yes	Yes, in the ZIP File Viewer

Not sure what you have? Drop it here anyway - the viewer checks the file's real signature, not its name, and points you to the right tool if it is a 7Z, TAR or GZ file instead.

Opening multi-part RARs

Big RARs are often split into parts so they fit an upload limit.

You need every part, and they must be selected together.

New naming: movie.part1.rar, movie.part2.rar, movie.part3.rar ...
Old naming: movie.rar, movie.r00, movie.r01 ... - the .rar one is the first part.
Missing a part? The viewer names the missing file and still lists what is inside the parts you have.
Only part 1? It opens on its own too, so you can check what is inside before you download the rest.

On a phone, tap Select (or long-press a file) in the file picker to pick all the parts in one go.

Passwords and encrypted RARs

A RAR can be locked in two ways.

With a normal password you can see the file names, but the contents need the password.

With Encrypt file names ticked in WinRAR, even the list is hidden - the viewer asks for the password before it shows anything. Both kinds work here, and the password stays in this tab. Try the Locked RAR sample above to see it in action.

RAR4 archives have no built-in password check, so a typo shows up as a checksum error. The viewer tells you when a wrong password is the likely cause.

Other ways to open a RAR

Need the whole archive on disk, or working on a server?

These free tools do the job.

System	How
Windows 11	Double-click - recent versions open RAR natively, or use 7-Zip.
Windows 10	7-Zip or WinRAR.
macOS	The Unarchiver or Keka from the App Store.
Linux	`unrar x archive.rar` or `7z x archive.rar`
Android / iPhone	This page - no app needed.

Want to send files to someone without RAR? Extract them here as a ZIP, or build a fresh archive with the Archive Creator. Browse all file viewers for documents, images and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drop the RAR onto this page. It is unpacked in your browser with the official UnRAR engine, so you can browse the folders, preview files and download what you need.

Nothing is installed and nothing is uploaded.

Yes. Enter the password when asked and the archive opens - this works for RAR5 and RAR4, and also for archives that encrypt the file names.

The password is checked in your browser and never sent anywhere. If you have lost the password, it cannot be recovered here.

Select all the parts at once in the file picker, or drop them together, and the set opens as one archive. The older naming with .rar, .r00, .r01 works the same way.

If a part is missing, the viewer tells you which one.

RAR5 is the format WinRAR uses by default since version 5. It has stronger AES-256 encryption, bigger dictionaries and better recovery records.

RAR4 is the older format from WinRAR 2.9 to 4.x. Both open here - the Archive info tab shows which one you have.

Yes. Click the download icon next to it, or preview it and press Download.

To grab several files, tick them and press Extract selected - you get one ZIP with their folders, or a direct download when there are only one or two files.

The archive is read in small slices straight from your disk, so even multi-gigabyte RARs list in seconds.

Extracting needs memory for the files you pick, so very large single files work best on a computer. Use Extract to folder in Chrome or Edge for big extractions.

The archive never leaves your browser and nothing inside is ever run.

A safety report flags programs, disguised names such as photo.jpg.exe and paths that try to escape the extraction folder - a trick used in real RAR attacks.

Yes - open the RAR and press Extract all. You get a ZIP with every file and folder, ready to open on any computer or phone.

To build a new ZIP, 7Z or TAR from your own files, use the Archive Creator.

Guides & Tutorials

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