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RAR Extractor

RAR Extractor Online

Open a RAR file and extract every file inside it, right here in your browser. Nothing is uploaded — extraction runs locally on your device.

§00 — Capabilities
Instant extraction No upload Fully private Opens RAR & RAR5
§01 — How it works

Extract RAR files online without installing WinRAR

This RAR extractor online opens .rar archives directly in your browser and lists everything inside them, so you can extract RAR files without WinRAR, 7-Zip or any other install. The archive is decoded on your own device using WebAssembly — it is never uploaded to a server, never stored, and never seen by anyone but you. Drop an archive in, browse the contents, and download the files you actually need, one at a time or all at once. It works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Chromebook, Android and iOS, because the only thing you need is a browser.

§02 — How to open a RAR file online
1

Choose your RAR file

Drag a .rar archive onto the drop zone or click to select one. The file stays on your device — nothing is uploaded.

2

Extract it in your browser

The RAR extractor decodes the archive locally and lists every file inside it, with names, folders and sizes.

3

Download what you need

Download any single file, save everything to a folder, or grab all the extracted files as one ZIP.

§03 — Why use this RAR extractor

No upload, ever

Your RAR file is opened in the browser using WebAssembly. It is never sent to a server, so even large or confidential archives stay entirely on your machine.

No WinRAR install

Open RAR files online without installing WinRAR, 7-Zip or any unarchiver — useful on locked-down work laptops, shared computers and Chromebooks.

See inside before you extract

Browse the full file list, including nested folders, with sizes — so you can check what an archive holds before extracting anything.

Extract one file or all of them

Pull out just the one document you need with a per-file download, or save the entire archive to a folder in a single click.

Safe path handling

Archive entries with directory-traversal or absolute paths are skipped rather than written, so a malicious RAR cannot drop files outside your chosen folder.

Free, unlimited, no signup

No account, no email, no watermark and no daily file limit. Because the work happens on your device, there is nothing for us to meter.

§04 — Common uses

Open a RAR someone emailed you

A colleague sends a .rar attachment and your computer has no unarchiver. Open it online, pull out the one file you need, and move on.

Extract RAR on a work or school computer

Locked-down machines often block installing WinRAR. A browser-based RAR extractor needs no admin rights and no software install.

Check a download before trusting it

List an archive's contents to see what is really inside it — file names, folder structure and sizes — before extracting anything to disk.

§05 — What you can pull out of a RAR

Documents and text

PDFs, Word and Excel files, CSVs, notes and readme files come out exactly as they went in, byte for byte.

Photos and images

JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP and RAW photo sets extract with their original names and quality — no recompression.

Nested folder structures

Archives with deep folder trees keep their structure. Save to a folder and the original directory layout is recreated for you.

Code, data and everything else

Source archives, config files, fonts, audio, video and binaries all extract untouched. Any file type inside a RAR can be recovered.

§06 — Supported input and output

RAR archives in

Single-volume .rar archives, including modern RAR5 and older RAR4 files, created by WinRAR or any compatible tool. Password-protected and multi-part (.part1.rar) archives are not supported, and the extractor will tell you clearly when it sees one.

Your files out

Extracted files download individually with their original names, or all together — saved straight into a folder you pick, or bundled as a single ZIP if your browser does not support folder saving.

§07 — How this compares

vs. installing WinRAR

WinRAR is a paid desktop install with an endless trial nag, and it needs admin rights. This extractor opens the same archives in a browser tab, free, with nothing to install.

vs. upload-based RAR sites

Most "online RAR extractor" sites upload your archive to their server, extract it there and hold your files for hours. Here the archive never leaves your device, so there is nothing to leak, delete or trust.

vs. converting RAR to ZIP first

If you only need one or two files, converting the whole archive is wasted work. This tool extracts individual files directly — though a RAR to ZIP converter is right here too, if you want the archive repackaged.

§08 — Privacy and safety

Files never leave your device

There is no upload endpoint and no server-side processing. The RAR is read from local memory and extracted by WebAssembly running inside your own browser tab.

Nothing is stored or logged

We never receive your archive, so we cannot store it, scan it or retain it. Closing the tab erases everything the extractor was holding in memory.

Path traversal is blocked

Entries whose paths point outside the output folder — using "../" or absolute paths — are skipped and reported, not written to disk.

Works offline once loaded

After the page loads, extraction needs no network connection. You can disconnect entirely and still open your RAR file.

§09 — Frequently asked questions
01How do I open a RAR file online for free?+

Drop your .rar file onto the drop zone at the top of this page. The archive is opened in your browser and every file inside it is listed immediately. You can then download individual files or save them all at once. It is free, needs no account, and there is no file limit.

02Is my RAR file uploaded to a server?+

No. This extractor runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. Your archive is read from local memory and never transmitted anywhere. You can confirm this by opening your browser's network tab, or by disconnecting from the internet after the page loads — extraction still works.

03Do I need WinRAR or 7-Zip installed?+

No. That is the point of this tool. It opens RAR archives without WinRAR, 7-Zip or any other unarchiver, which makes it useful on work laptops, school computers and Chromebooks where you cannot install software.

04Can I extract just one file from a RAR archive?+

Yes. Every file in the archive is listed with its own download button, so you can extract exactly the one you want and ignore the rest — handy when a large archive holds one document you actually need.

05Can it extract password-protected RAR files?+

No. Encrypted archives cannot be extracted here — the tool detects them and tells you the archive is password-protected. You will need a desktop tool and the correct password for those.

06Does it support multi-part RAR archives?+

Not currently. Split archives (files like archive.part1.rar and archive.part2.rar) need every volume present at once, and this extractor works on one single-volume .rar file at a time. It will tell you if it detects a multi-part archive.

07Does it work with RAR5?+

Yes. Both the modern RAR5 format and older RAR4 archives are supported, so archives from any recent version of WinRAR will open normally.

08What is the maximum RAR file size?+

There is no fixed limit, because your device does the work. The practical ceiling is your available memory — the archive and its extracted contents are held in RAM. Ordinary archives of a few hundred megabytes extract without trouble on a typical computer.

09Why were some entries skipped?+

For safety. Archive entries can contain paths like "../../" or absolute paths designed to write files outside the folder you chose. Any such entry is skipped and the count is reported, so a malicious archive cannot overwrite files elsewhere on your system.

10Does it work on a phone or tablet?+

Yes. The extractor runs in any modern browser, including on Android and iOS, so you can open a RAR file on your phone without installing an app. On mobile, files download individually rather than to a chosen folder.

§10 — Get started

Extract your RAR file now

Open any .rar archive in seconds. Free, private, and processed entirely on your own device.

Extract a RAR file
Privacy by design

Because your RAR archive is never uploaded, this tool has no access to your files at any point. That makes it safe for confidential documents, client work and personal data — there is no server copy to secure, no retention window and no third party in the chain.