winRAR alternative?

Walleye · Nov 20, 2004

i want the ability to use rar files (multi-file archives, better compression) but i dont want to pay for winrar. ideas?

theDot · Nov 20, 2004

http://www.tugzip.com/

Found that in the Warez to Freeware sticky.

Good stuff in there!

anotherguy159 · Nov 20, 2004

Winrar IS the alternative!

Lord of Shadows · Nov 20, 2004

You have to pay for winrar?

bluey424 · Nov 20, 2004

IZarc can read/reassemble spanned rar archives, but I don't think it can create them. It's a good freeware alternative.

norky · Nov 20, 2004

start saving up the 29 bucks, winrar is worth it.

mosin · Nov 20, 2004

Filzip is good, and it is absolutely free.

ravenc · Nov 20, 2004

winace handles most everything very good and free just ignore the stupid we want youto pay thing

Schadenfroh · Nov 20, 2004

try the freeware, open source, 7-Zip

supports

7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB

Cheetoz · Nov 20, 2004

mosin said:
Filzip is good, and it is absolutely free.

QFT.

odoe · Nov 20, 2004

Schadenfroh said:
try the freeware, open source, 7-Zip

supports

My archiver of choice.