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busabusa

Nov 8, 2025 10:53 PM

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Reminds me of this

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BlueCorn773

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Someone please educate me…..Why would I want a full license or purchase a license when it's free? I have the free version and had a file in rar and it worked great. TIA

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wankeye

Nov 8, 2025 11:25 PM

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Quote from BlueCorn773

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Someone please educate me…..Why would I want a full license or purchase a license when it's free? I have the free version and had a file in rar and it worked great. TIA

Not only that, there are open source alternatives that are far better.

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WDEagle

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Not only that, there are open source alternatives that are far better.

Please don't trouble yourself by taking time to post the info on the better alternative.

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Relik

Nov 8, 2025 11:52 PM

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7-Zip (https://7-zip.org/) will likely do better than WinRAR, with the advantage of being free and open source. It will read RAR archives in most cases, however I believe I've had some problems with archives made using specific options in WinRAR 7.0+ (4GB or greater dictionary size?). It won't create rar's, but you shouldn't need to do that if you switch to 7z. 😉

The biggest reason you will find that people don't use 7-Zip (companies in particular) is that people are used to WinRAR and the tech support needed to have them change is troublesome, so WinRAR keeps selling licenses. I've got nothing against that, it's just that they only profit due to the friction of learning a new tool - not innovation.

For those that say WinRAR is free, no...
>>To summarise, there is no official "free version" of WinRAR in the strict sense. The software is commercial and requires a licence purchase after a 40-day trial period. But, WinRAR's developers allow users to continue using the full version indefinitely without enforcing payment, although with periodic reminders to purchase a licence.
7-Zip is truly free, no nags, no reminders, LGPL license, no button to pay the developer even if you want to.
>> You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.

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Timless

Nov 8, 2025 11:56 PM

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Quote from Relik

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7-Zip (https://7-zip.org/) will likely do better than WinRAR, with the advantage of being free and open source. It will read RAR archives in most cases, however I believe I've had some problems with archives made using specific options in WinRAR 7.0+ (4GB or greater dictionary size?). It won't create rar's, but you shouldn't need to do that if you switch to 7z. 😉

The biggest reason you will find that people don't use 7-Zip (companies in particular) is that people are used to WinRAR and the tech support needed to have them change is troublesome, so WinRAR keeps selling licenses. I've got nothing against that, it's just that they only profit due to the friction of learning a new tool - not innovation.

7zip just seems clunkier and slower than WinRAR.

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succ_my_deal

Nov 9, 2025 12:04 AM

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In for fun thanks op

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Relik

Nov 9, 2025 12:04 AM

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7zip just seems clunkier and slower than WinRAR.

I agree on both. The UI has never been the priority unfortunately. WinRAR can be faster, but 7-Zip wins on compression ratio with a smaller archive.

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RocketJump made a short years ago about this....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX_pF03vCSU

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android_fan

Nov 9, 2025 12:10 AM

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Quote from BlueCorn773

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Someone please educate me…..Why would I want a full license or purchase a license when it's free? I have the free version and had a file in rar and it worked great. TIA

Corporate purchases. It's not free in general, it's free for personal use. No way for them to verify if you are using it for personal use or not, but a company would typically purchase the software for support, hotfixes and what not.

Relik

Nov 9, 2025 12:19 AM

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Quote from BlueCorn773

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Someone please educate me…..Why would I want a full license or purchase a license when it's free? I have the free version and had a file in rar and it worked great. TIA

Also... You are asking a question that is as old as time. Here's a 10 year old Reddit thread with the same question.
ELI5:Why can we use WINRAR for free even though it constantly requests us to purchase a license? : explainlikeimfive https://www.reddit.com/r/explainl...though_it/

There's a 12 year old Reddit called r/PaidForWinRAR where you are immortalized with a post if you provide proof you purchased WinRAR.

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Wand

Nov 9, 2025 12:23 AM

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Quote from WDEagle

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Please don't trouble yourself by taking time to post the info on the better alternative.

7-zup is the best I've used so far.

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ThePublisher

Nov 9, 2025 12:27 AM

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Quote from Relik

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7-Zip (https://7-zip.org/) will likely do better than WinRAR, with the advantage of being free and open source. It will read RAR archives in most cases, however I believe I've had some problems with archives made using specific options in WinRAR 7.0+ (4GB or greater dictionary size?). It won't create rar's, but you shouldn't need to do that if you switch to 7z. 😉The biggest reason you will find that people don't use 7-Zip (companies in particular) is that people are used to WinRAR and the tech support needed to have them change is troublesome, so WinRAR keeps selling licenses. I've got nothing against that, it's just that they only profit due to the friction of learning a new tool - not innovation.For those that say WinRAR is free, no... >>To summarise, there is no official "free version" of WinRAR in the strict sense. The software is commercial and requires a licence purchase after a 40-day trial period. But, WinRAR's developers allow users to continue using the full version indefinitely without enforcing payment, although with periodic reminders to purchase a licence.7-Zip is truly free, no nags, no reminders, LGPL license, no button to pay the developer even if you want to.>> You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.

I came here to say, but 7zip is free and open so.... But you beat me to it.

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ketamine

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Quote from busabusa

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Reminds me of this

They don't care, they keygen from ages ago still works.

Quote from LNT9999

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This is the most counter-intuitive post ever on SD! Why pay for something that is always free?
TU nonetheless just for laugh and giggle just in case this post goes to FB

There are quite a few MacOS apps that are free but cost money in the app store yet people still buy them.

Last edited by ketamine November 8, 2025 at 04:38 PM.

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