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The self-hosted WinRAR alternative

WinRAR is a file archiver for Windows that creates, extracts and manages compressed archives (RAR, ZIP and other formats). It supports encryption, multi-volume archives, command-line operations and OS integration for compression and extraction.

Alternatives to WinRAR

Daemon that monitors download folders and Radarr/Sonarr/Lidarr/Readarr to automatically extract archives, move files for import, and remove extracted artifacts.

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What replacing WinRAR actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 1 of 1 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MIT. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

Browse everything in Automation & Workflow Builders (Low-code).

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