WinRAR for Mac: run WinRAR on your Mac

RARLAB offers only a command-line RAR for macOS; the WinRAR window is Windows only. CrossDriver App runs WinRAR for Windows on your Mac.

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Every Pro feature is free during the preview, until December 31, 2026

WinRAR on a Mac today

For macOS, RARLAB publishes RAR as a command-line tool. Creating RAR archives with WinRAR's window, recovery records and self-extracting archives means using the Windows version.

What you get with the Windows version

WinRAR for Windows from rarlab.com, with your own license
Create and open RAR and ZIP archives
Works with files in your Mac folders

Good to know

WinRAR currently runs in an environment of the "Rosetta" type: choose it when you create the environment. Support in "Native" environments is in progress.

No special setup needed: download the official installer and drag it onto CrossDriver App, or double-click it.

How to run WinRAR on your Mac

Download CrossDriver AppDrag it into Applications like any other Mac app. The preview includes every Pro feature for free, and the free edition needs no account.
Drag in the installerOr pick an app in the Setup Center. CrossDriver App gets the runtimes, fonts and settings it needs ready for you.
Open it like a Mac appDouble-click and go. Add it to Applications, and from then on open it from Launchpad or Spotlight.

Questions about WinRAR on a Mac

Is there WinRAR for Mac?

Not as an app with a window: RARLAB offers only command-line RAR for macOS. CrossDriver App runs WinRAR for Windows on your Mac.

Which environment should I use?

For now, create an environment of the "Rosetta" type for WinRAR. It works on every Mac with Rosetta installed.

Try WinRAR on your Mac