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RARLAB RARLAB WinRAR 3.61

76

Good
  • Pros
  • Automation tools
  • Command-line support
  • Cons
  • Advanced features can be tricky to use
Performance
Design and usabilityVery Good: 85
Ease of archive creationVery Good
Ease of archive extractionSuperior
DocumentationFair
Performance Superior: 90
Compressed test-file size 89%
Archive-creation speedVery Good
FeaturesFair: 61
Supported archive-creation formats .rar, .zip
Supported archive-exctraction formats.rar, .zip, .7z, .arj, .tar, .gz, .tar, .ace, .lzh, .z, .iso disc images, encoded files (uuencode, xxencode, yENC, BinHex, MIME)
Encryption optionsAES-128
Tool for searching within archivesYes
Automated backupsYes
Help wizardsYes
Command-line supportYes
Self-extracting executable creationYes
Split-volume creationYes
Integrated image preview No
Microsoft Office integrationNo
Integrated FTP capabilitiesNo
Customizable interface/skin supportYes
Supported operating systemsWindows 95, 98/Me, NT, 2000, XP
Multiple language versions availableYes
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