Open RAR files in your browser.
ZIP, RAR, 7z, tar, gz, bz2, xz, iso. Password-protected archives too. Runs entirely on your device, never uploads.
- RAR
- ZIP
- 7Z
- TAR
- GZ
- BZ2
- XZ
- ISO
Select an archive to get started
Drag and drop a RAR, ZIP, 7z, tar, or other archive here
Supports RAR, ZIP, 7z, tar, gz, bz2, xz, iso • Maximum 2GB
How Unwrite Unzip Works
Three steps from .rar to extracted file. No upload, no install, no account. Everything runs inside your browser.
Drop your archive.
RAR, ZIP, 7z, tar, gz, bz2, xz, or iso. Nothing leaves the tab.
Enter a password if needed.
Encrypted archives prompt for a password. Wrong guesses keep the prompt open so you can try again.
Preview or download.
Inspect text and image entries inline, download individual files, or re-zip everything as a single .zip.
Why use this.
RAR on Mac, without WinRAR.
Full RAR support, right in Safari or Chrome.
Password-protected archives.
Enter the password and extract. Same browser, same privacy.
Nothing leaves your device.
Extraction runs in a Web Worker on your machine. Your archive never touches our servers.
No installs, no accounts.
Open the tab, drop the file, get your contents.
When you’d reach for this.
A client sent a RAR of product photos
Open it, preview the images inline, pull out the ones you need, and carry on. No WinRAR install, no third-party uploader.
Downloading a design pack that ships as .rar
Fonts, icon sets, Shopify themes. The files you want are often in a .rar. Drop it in, extract, move on.
An old project archive you need to peek inside
Not sure what the archive contains? Previews for text and images let you inspect entries before downloading the whole thing.
A 7z of source code
7z compresses better than ZIP, which is why people use it, and why browsers rarely open it. This one does.
Common questions.
- Can I open RAR files on a Mac without WinRAR?
- Yes. macOS has no built-in handler for .rar, and most alternatives cost money or ask you to upload the archive. Unzip runs a WebAssembly build of libarchive inside your browser, so you can open any RAR directly from Safari or Chrome with nothing installed.
- Does this work with password-protected archives?
- Yes, for ZIP, RAR, and 7z. If we detect encryption, a password prompt appears. Wrong passwords keep the prompt open so you can try again.
- What's the maximum archive size?
- Browser memory is the practical limit. We cap archives at 2GB and show a warning above 500MB. On low-memory devices extraction may fail before the cap. Extract locally for anything bigger.
- Are my files uploaded anywhere?
- No. Extraction happens in a Web Worker on your machine using a WebAssembly build of libarchive. Nothing leaves your device. You can confirm this by opening your browser's network tab while you use the tool.
- Which formats are supported?
- RAR, ZIP, 7z, tar, gz, bz2, xz, and iso. Internally libarchive covers more, but these are the formats we test and surface.
- Can it handle archives inside archives?
- Not in one step. Extract the outer archive, download the inner one, then drop it back in to extract again. Automating that is on the list but isn't shipped yet.
- Why does the page feel slow on a giant file?
- Decoding a multi-hundred-MB archive is CPU-intensive. The worker runs on a background thread so the tab stays interactive, but the machine is still doing real work. Plug in, close other tabs, or extract locally if the archive is very large.
- What if extraction fails?
- You'll see a specific error: unsupported format, corrupt archive, out of memory, or unknown. Corrupt archives can't usually be recovered in-browser. Try extracting on the device that created the archive.