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title: "Extract RAR Online — Open RAR Without WinRAR | Compress Pro"
description: "Open RAR archives right in your browser — no WinRAR, no install, no upload. RAR v4 and v5, password-protected included. Every file its own download."
canonical: https://compress-pro.com/extract-rar
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# Extract RAR archives.

> Open RAR archives in your browser — files out, no apps.

Someone sent a .rar and Windows just shrugs. Drop it here instead: every file inside becomes its own download, straight in your browser — RAR v4 and v5, password-protected ones too. No WinRAR trial, no sketchy installer, **no upload to a stranger with a server**.

**No uploads · No ads · Free & open source.**

## How it works

1. Drop files anywhere on the page, click to browse, or paste with Ctrl/⌘ + V.
2. Pick a quality or preset — or set an exact target size and let the tool find it.
3. Compress, compare before/after, and download — individually or as a ZIP.

## Out of RAR, into anything

Extraction gives you the files; sometimes you want them back in an archive that opens everywhere. [RAR to ZIP](https://compress-pro.com/rar-to-zip) does exactly that in one step. The [archive tool](https://compress-pro.com/zip-files) is the general-purpose version of this page — every format, create and extract, one place.

## Frequently asked questions

### Do password-protected RARs work?

Yes — enter the password in the panel and the archive decrypts locally, including RAR5 archives with encrypted file names. A wrong password gets a clear message, not a folder of corrupted files.

### Is this legal without WinRAR?

Completely. RAR decompression is freely licensed — that is why 7-Zip and every unarchiver can open RARs. Only CREATING rar files requires WinRAR, because the compressor is proprietary.

### What about multi-part archives (.part1.rar, .r00)?

Multi-volume sets need every volume present at once, which browser file handling does not guarantee — single-file archives are the supported case. Join the set with a desktop tool once, then any single .rar works here.

### Is it private?

Yes. The archive is opened and unpacked on your own device — its contents are never uploaded, and a password, if one is needed, is used locally and never transmitted. The server does nothing but deliver this page. Want proof? Run one file through, switch your connection off, and run another — it still works.

## Related tools

- [Convert RAR to ZIP](https://compress-pro.com/rar-to-zip)
- [Extract 7Z archives](https://compress-pro.com/extract-7z)
- [Zip & Unzip files](https://compress-pro.com/zip-files)

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