{
 "id": "rar-compressed-archive-v1-x",
 "name": "RAR compressed archive (v1.x)",
 "family": "rar",
 "category": "other",
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   "rar"
  ],
  "mime": [
   "application/vnd.rar"
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   "Q105854818"
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    "offset": 0,
    "hex": "52457e5e"
   }
  ]
 },
 "status": "unknown",
 "summary": "file format",
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  {
   "name": "Wikidata Q105854818",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105854818",
   "kind": "wiki"
  }
 ],
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  "sources": [
   "wikidata"
  ]
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-20",
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   "name": "7-Zip (WebAssembly)",
   "url": "https://github.com/use-strict/7z-wasm",
   "license": "LGPL-2.1-or-later (unRAR restriction)",
   "open_source": true,
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "ACDSee",
   "url": "https://www.acdsee.com",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "proprietary license",
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "Altap Salamander",
   "url": "http://www.altap.cz",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "ALZip",
   "url": "https://www.altools.co.kr/download/alzip.aspx",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "freeware",
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "Apache Tika",
   "url": "https://tika.apache.org",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "Apache Software License 2.0",
   "open_source": true,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "B1 Free Archiver",
   "url": "http://www.b1.org/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "proprietary license",
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "Daemon Tools",
   "url": "https://www.daemon-tools.cc",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "shareware",
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "ExifTool",
   "url": "https://exiftool.org/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "Artistic License / GNU General Public License, version 1.0 or later",
   "open_source": true,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "Hachoir",
   "url": "http://hachoir.readthedocs.io/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "GNU General Public License, version 2.0",
   "open_source": true,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "libarchive",
   "url": "https://libarchive.org/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "2-clause BSD License",
   "open_source": true,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "ouch",
   "url": "https://crates.io/crates/ouch",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "MIT License",
   "open_source": true,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "Passcovery Suite",
   "url": "https://passcovery.com/products/passcoverysuite.htm",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "shareware",
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "PhotoRec",
   "url": "http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "GNU General Public License",
   "open_source": true,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "PowerArchiver",
   "url": "https://www.powerarchiver.com/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "Q122522973",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122522973",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "Q215051",
   "url": "https://7-zip.org",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "GNU Lesser General Public License",
   "open_source": true,
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "UnRAR",
   "url": "https://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "proprietary license",
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "WinRAR",
   "url": "https://www.rarlab.com/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "proprietary license",
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "WinZip",
   "url": "https://www.winzip.com/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "shareware",
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "name": "Zipeg",
   "url": "http://www.zipeg.com/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "BSD licenses",
   "open_source": true,
   "via": "rar"
  }
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  {
   "engine": "kaitai",
   "url": "https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_formats/blob/master/archive/rar.ksy",
   "license": "CC0-1.0",
   "via": "rar"
  }
 ],
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  {
   "to": "zip",
   "tool": "7-Zip (WebAssembly)",
   "command": "In the browser at https://openformatdb.org/convert/, or convert_file in the OpenFormatDB MCP server",
   "fidelity": "lossless",
   "losses": "Files are kept; archive comments, permissions or encryption may not be.",
   "url": "https://openformatdb.org/convert/",
   "engine": "7zip",
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "to": "7z",
   "tool": "7-Zip (WebAssembly)",
   "command": "In the browser at https://openformatdb.org/convert/, or convert_file in the OpenFormatDB MCP server",
   "fidelity": "lossless",
   "losses": "Files are kept; archive comments, permissions or encryption may not be.",
   "url": "https://openformatdb.org/convert/",
   "engine": "7zip",
   "via": "rar"
  },
  {
   "to": "tape-archive",
   "tool": "7-Zip (WebAssembly)",
   "command": "In the browser at https://openformatdb.org/convert/, or convert_file in the OpenFormatDB MCP server",
   "fidelity": "lossless",
   "losses": "Files are kept; archive comments, permissions or encryption may not be.",
   "url": "https://openformatdb.org/convert/",
   "engine": "7zip",
   "via": "rar"
  }
 ]
}