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[Explore Stack Internal](https://stackoverflow.co/internal/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=superuser-community&utm_campaign=side-bar&utm_content=explore-teams-compact-popover) # [How can I extract RAR files in macOS?](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos) [Ask Question](https://superuser.com/questions/ask) Asked 16 years, 5 months ago Modified [7 months ago](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos?lastactivity "2025-08-08 01:57:02Z") Viewed 792k times This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear 385 Save this question. Show activity on this post. How can I extract RAR files in macOS? The built-in archive utility only supports ZIP. Is there anything else, built-in or third-party, that also supports RAR? I don't mind whether it's Terminal-only or GUI. - [macos](https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/macos "show questions tagged 'macos'") - [compression](https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/compression "show questions tagged 'compression'") - [archiving](https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/archiving "show questions tagged 'archiving'") - [extract](https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/extract "show questions tagged 'extract'") - [rar](https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/rar "show questions tagged 'rar'") [Share](https://superuser.com/q/52124 "Short permalink to this question") Share a link to this question Copy link [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0") [Improve this question](https://superuser.com/posts/52124/edit) Follow Follow this question to receive notifications [edited Mar 2, 2025 at 0:11](https://superuser.com/posts/52124/revisions "show all edits to this post") [](https://superuser.com/users/167207/giacomo1968) [Giacomo1968](https://superuser.com/users/167207/giacomo1968) 59\.3k2323 gold badges181181 silver badges227227 bronze badges asked Oct 7, 2009 at 8:44 [](https://superuser.com/users/2590/paul-d-waite) [Paul D. Waite](https://superuser.com/users/2590/paul-d-waite) 7,2061212 gold badges5151 silver badges7272 bronze badges 2 - 22 seems weird that this was closed? this is a common superuser problem on mac mendota – [mendota](https://superuser.com/users/269820/mendota "130 reputation") 2019-02-12 18:57:28 +00:00 [Commented Feb 12, 2019 at 18:57](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2119007_52124) - 1 I rewrote the question so it stopped breaking this rule: [meta.superuser.com/questions/5372/…](https://meta.superuser.com/questions/5372/how-do-i-ask-a-question-that-may-require-recommending-software "how do i ask a question that may require recommending software") axu2 – [axu2](https://superuser.com/users/1829953/axu2 "1,348 reputation") 2024-05-16 22:31:36 +00:00 [Commented May 16, 2024 at 22:31](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2914363_52124) [Add a comment](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid answering questions in comments.") \| ## 11 Answers 11 Sorted by: [Reset to default](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos?answertab=scoredesc#tab-top) This answer is useful 107 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. `tar` is [built into macOS](https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/wiki/LibarchiveUsers#apple-macos) and supports most archive formats, including rar. It's bsdtar using libarchive. In Terminal, type: ``` Copytar -xf archive.rar ``` If you want it verbose: ``` Copytar -xvf archive.rar ``` An easier way to do this is to type into Terminal (with a space at the end): ``` Copytar -xf ``` and then drag your `.rar/.cbr` file into Terminal. Then click enter. More details: <https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/compress-and-uncompress-file-archives-apdc52250ee-4659-4751-9a3a-8b7988150530/mac> If you have a particular exotic rar file that `tar` can't handle, you can use the GUI `The Unarchiver` mentioned below or use the CLI tool `unar` ``` Copy ``` If you prefer a video version: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6uXQrQtSc8> [Share](https://superuser.com/a/1842470 "Short permalink to this answer") Share a link to this answer Copy link [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0") [Improve this answer](https://superuser.com/posts/1842470/edit) Follow Follow this answer to receive notifications [edited Aug 8, 2025 at 1:57](https://superuser.com/posts/1842470/revisions "show all edits to this post") answered May 15, 2024 at 5:58 [](https://superuser.com/users/1829953/axu2) [axu2](https://superuser.com/users/1829953/axu2) 1,34811 gold badge77 silver badges1111 bronze badges 8 - 1 A clear and concise answer. That's how I used to handle archives. For other formats like rar or .7z, I did the same—just a quick terminal command and it’s done. Now the approach has changed a bit, I use Commander One, file manager with built-in archive management, It handles RARs and other archives right out of the box. However, the skills remain, when I feel nostalgic I use the integrated Terminal. If you're old school, it's much nicer to work the old ways. lostmarien – [lostmarien](https://superuser.com/users/2058454/lostmarien "119 reputation") 2024-10-09 07:53:32 +00:00 [Commented Oct 9, 2024 at 7:53](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2947201_1842470) - @lostmarien That's an interesting way of looking at it, however if you mention a particular solution, please be sure to refer to it. frostisland – [frostisland](https://superuser.com/users/2119919/frostisland "111 reputation") 2024-10-09 11:59:31 +00:00 [Commented Oct 9, 2024 at 11:59](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2947252_1842470) - Sure, didn't think of that, I apologize. Here's the link: [mac.eltima.com/archiver-mac.html](https://mac.eltima.com/archiver-mac.html) lostmarien – [lostmarien](https://superuser.com/users/2058454/lostmarien "119 reputation") 2024-10-09 14:48:14 +00:00 [Commented Oct 9, 2024 at 14:48](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2947285_1842470) - Users on older versions of macOS may not find this true without updating either tar or the OS (I can verify bsdtar/libarchive 2.8.3 doesn't do rar). Weston C – [Weston C](https://superuser.com/users/25413/weston-c "131 reputation") 2024-10-17 15:31:37 +00:00 [Commented Oct 17, 2024 at 15:31](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2949007_1842470) - @WestonC what macOS are you on? It works for me on macOS Sonoma axu2 – [axu2](https://superuser.com/users/1829953/axu2 "1,348 reputation") 2024-10-17 18:38:36 +00:00 [Commented Oct 17, 2024 at 18:38](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2949043_1842470) \| [Show **3** more comments](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos "Expand to show all comments on this post") This answer is useful 525 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Using Homebrew, in a terminal type: ``` brew install rar ``` to use it just navigate to your file and type ``` unrar x <filename> ``` Or list files via `unrar l archive.rar` and extract single file: `unrar e archive.rar folder/file.exe desired_location/` [Share](https://superuser.com/a/466614 "Short permalink to this answer") Share a link to this answer Copy link [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0") [Improve this answer](https://superuser.com/posts/466614/edit) Follow Follow this answer to receive notifications [edited Mar 17, 2021 at 15:25](https://superuser.com/posts/466614/revisions "show all edits to this post") [](https://superuser.com/users/900871/schweinepriester) [Schweinepriester](https://superuser.com/users/900871/schweinepriester) 10333 bronze badges answered Aug 26, 2012 at 17:34 [](https://superuser.com/users/154630/johnnymonster) [johnnymonster](https://superuser.com/users/154630/johnnymonster) 5,35922 gold badges1515 silver badges22 bronze badges 9 - 2 Sadly "unrar was deleted from homebrew/core in commit 3f8c7632a6: unrar: remove (incompatible license) See [fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Unrar](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Unrar)" Linus – [Linus](https://superuser.com/users/277022/linus "101 reputation") 2020-12-16 06:12:09 +00:00 [Commented Dec 16, 2020 at 6:12](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2454890_466614) - 2 any alternatives? unrar is no more in brew buncis – [buncis](https://superuser.com/users/589861/buncis "101 reputation") 2020-12-22 00:13:12 +00:00 [Commented Dec 22, 2020 at 0:13](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2457377_466614) - 45 Due to unrar was removed from homebrew, I use 7z instead: `brew install p7zip` and then `7z x <filename.rar>` user128048 – [user128048](https://superuser.com/users/128048/user128048 "101 reputation") 2020-12-23 08:06:33 +00:00 [Commented Dec 23, 2020 at 8:06](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2457929_466614) - 9 `unrar` doesn't exist any more in homebrew. But `brew install rar` provides an `unrar` tool. sligocki – [sligocki](https://superuser.com/users/45153/sligocki "928 reputation") 2021-03-05 22:24:13 +00:00 [Commented Mar 5, 2021 at 22:24](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2491227_466614) - 1 `brew install --cask rar` works for me angularconsulting.au – [angularconsulting.au](https://superuser.com/users/279655/angularconsulting-au "101 reputation") 2022-12-06 12:07:16 +00:00 [Commented Dec 6, 2022 at 12:07](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2728648_466614) \| [Show **4** more comments](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos "Expand to show all comments on this post") This answer is useful 200 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. [The Unarchiver](http://unarchiver.c3.cx/unarchiver) really does its job well (and it's also completely free). From the site: > Supported file formats include Zip, Tar-GZip, Tar-BZip2, **RAR**, 7-zip, LhA, StuffIt and many other more and less obscure formats. The goal is to make The Unarchiver able to extract anything you give it. The Unarchiver uses the libxad unarchiving library to support many older, obscure formats. 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Waite](https://superuser.com/users/2590/paul-d-waite "7,206 reputation") 2009-10-07 12:30:43 +00:00 [Commented Oct 7, 2009 at 12:30](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment53871_52126) - 3 It really is incredibly easy to use. That's why I always recommend it :) alex – [alex](https://superuser.com/users/7375/alex "18,267 reputation") 2009-10-07 14:25:09 +00:00 [Commented Oct 7, 2009 at 14:25](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment53945_52126) - 5 And you can use it from the command line -- just say 'open foo.rar' or download the command line tools: [superuser.com/questions/190053/…](http://superuser.com/questions/190053/universal-command-line-unarchiving-tool-on-a-mac "universal command line unarchiving tool on a mac") tgdavies – [tgdavies](https://superuser.com/users/127864/tgdavies "111 reputation") 2012-05-11 14:03:03 +00:00 [Commented May 11, 2012 at 14:03](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment484955_52126) - 1 Note, that the Mac App Store version is much more annoying that the one from the website. It asks you for your permission every time when you extract an archive! Use the one from the official website. cubuspl42 – [cubuspl42](https://superuser.com/users/160979/cubuspl42 "142 reputation") 2015-11-08 16:13:35 +00:00 [Commented Nov 8, 2015 at 16:13](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment1378354_52126) - 6 The Unarchiver is now owned by "Macpaws" makers of such acclaimed sofware as "CleanMyMac" and "CleanMyDrive" /s. I declined their privacy policy and deleted without installing. I'd personally rather use unrar in the terminal. John – [John](https://superuser.com/users/814730/john "101 reputation") 2022-09-14 17:12:45 +00:00 [Commented Sep 14, 2022 at 17:12](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment2700139_52126) [Add a comment](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \| This answer is useful 17 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Just for completeness: [Fink](http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/browse.php?summary=unrar), [MacPorts](http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/archivers/unrar/Portfile), [Rudix](http://rudix.org/packages/unrar.html) and [Homebrew](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/unrar.rb) provide versions of the command-line `unrar`. The Rudix version is a binary, which means that you don't even need XCode or GCC to install it. 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Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \| This answer is useful 6 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Nothing built-in if I'm not mistaken (no access to a Mac now). RAR has a [command line version](http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) for Mac OS X. UnRarX is a GUI program to extract RAR files. **UPDATE:** UnRarX is now deprecated and its site is down. 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I found [The Unarchiver](http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html) as mentioned to be great for about 80% of the RAR files I run into. The other almost "perfect" RAR extractor would be [RAR Expander](http://rarexpander.sourceforge.net/). My only complaint is it doesn't automatically quit after extraction. 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Paul D. Waite – [Paul D. Waite](https://superuser.com/users/2590/paul-d-waite "7,206 reputation") 2009-10-07 12:43:19 +00:00 [Commented Oct 7, 2009 at 12:43](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment53888_52228) - It just said "contents could not be extracted with this program." Weird, but I've learned to deal with it. The Unarchiver is set as my default, so much better then the built in BOM. Josh K – [Josh K](https://superuser.com/users/13241/josh-k "13,028 reputation") 2009-10-07 12:58:44 +00:00 [Commented Oct 7, 2009 at 12:58](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment53897_52228) - they're probably using their own code (or basing off the open-source). so there may be format incompatibilities with the latest RAR format. quack quixote – [quack quixote](https://superuser.com/users/12786/quack-quixote "43,732 reputation") 2009-10-07 13:59:22 +00:00 [Commented Oct 7, 2009 at 13:59](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment53932_52228) [Add a comment](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \| This answer is useful 4 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. As far as well-regarded, RARLab's [commandline for MacOSX](http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) is the best. It is not free, but there is free (-as-in-beer) [official unrar tool (source code available here)](ftp://ftp.rarlabs.com/rar/unrarsrc-3.9.6.tar.gz) that supports all RAR formats. You may be able to find a precompiled version somewhere if you don't want to compile it yourself. There's also a [free-as-in-speech unrar tool](http://home.gna.org/unrar/) but that doesn't support the latest RAR3 format. 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It is useful to you if you download (or upload) binary files from internet newsgroups (a.k.a. “usenet”). > > Often, binary content comes in the form of sets of many files that together form a “rar” archive. MacPAR deLuxe assist you in combining these files after the download finishes. > > - It verifies that the file set is complete, and all files are undamaged. MacPAR deLuxe can recover missing information by processing so called "par" and "par2" files. > - After the verification step, MacPAR deLuxe unpacks the data. If possible with its built-in unrar engine, or otherwise by launching the appropriate program. > > The program automatically cooperates with Loek Jehee's Split & Concat. > > Features > > - Full support for the "par 1" and "par 2" standards. > - Perform verification, recovery and automatic unrar (if applicable) by just double-clicking the ".par" or ".par2" file in the Finder. > - Get a clear overview of the status of all files (see example screenshots). > - Create a par or par2 volume set by dragging files to the window and simply save the document. > - Open a rar archive and unpack the files inside. > - Can automatically start an external program to process files in the par set. > - Can open multiple windows and run multiple jobs at the same time. > - Alternatively, multiple jobs can be queued and processed one after the other, to save machine overhead. > - Many configurable options. > - Fully compatible with "other" par and rar utilities. > - Extensive documentation included via the "Help" menu. > - Shareware: you can make make a donation if you like the program. 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Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \| This answer is useful 1 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. If you buy Pathfinder, which is relatively costly (\$39) but solves a whole different set of problems, it comes with .rar expansion thanks to StuffIt. This sounds like an absurd answer, however I can't use my Mac without Pathfinder anymore. So I have .rar expansion built-in :) [Share](https://superuser.com/a/52224 "Short permalink to this answer") Share a link to this answer Copy link [CC BY-SA 2.5](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 2.5") [Improve this answer](https://superuser.com/posts/52224/edit) Follow Follow this answer to receive notifications answered Oct 7, 2009 at 12:32 [](https://superuser.com/users/4952/dan-rosenstark) [Dan Rosenstark](https://superuser.com/users/4952/dan-rosenstark) 6,7181313 gold badges6262 silver badges9696 bronze badges 5 - Pathfinder is overkill if you are just extracting RAR files. Booting it up takes a while too. It's great for integration at the expense of Finder. Josh K – [Josh K](https://superuser.com/users/13241/josh-k "13,028 reputation") 2009-10-07 13:02:25 +00:00 [Commented Oct 7, 2009 at 13:02](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment53901_52224) - @Josh K, this was true in 2009, but now SSDs and bootup are much faster, at least. Dan Rosenstark – [Dan Rosenstark](https://superuser.com/users/4952/dan-rosenstark "6,718 reputation") 2011-09-01 20:28:14 +00:00 [Commented Sep 1, 2011 at 20:28](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment359426_52224) - Not everyone (and by that I mean a majority of Mac users) don't have SSD's. Pathfinder is still–in my opinion–overkill on a system. Josh K – [Josh K](https://superuser.com/users/13241/josh-k "13,028 reputation") 2011-09-02 00:25:32 +00:00 [Commented Sep 2, 2011 at 0:25](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment359513_52224) - That's true @Josh K, it's a hassle to start up, but I don't think the memory or processing footprint is significant. But this is an empirical question: what do you want to compare it to? Dan Rosenstark – [Dan Rosenstark](https://superuser.com/users/4952/dan-rosenstark "6,718 reputation") 2011-09-03 02:24:22 +00:00 [Commented Sep 3, 2011 at 2:24](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment360079_52224) - Nothing really *to* compare it to. They took Finder and added a bunch more stuff to click on. Josh K – [Josh K](https://superuser.com/users/13241/josh-k "13,028 reputation") 2011-09-03 06:02:35 +00:00 [Commented Sep 3, 2011 at 6:02](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos#comment360121_52224) [Add a comment](https://superuser.com/questions/52124/how-can-i-extract-rar-files-in-macos "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \| This answer is useful 1 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. One can use [FossZip](https://www.tunesbro.com/fosszip.html): non-gratis (but has a trial version), and it has a GUI. 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This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear 385 Save this question. Show activity on this post. How can I extract RAR files in macOS? The built-in archive utility only supports ZIP. Is there anything else, built-in or third-party, that also supports RAR? I don't mind whether it's Terminal-only or GUI. [](https://superuser.com/users/167207/giacomo1968) [Giacomo1968](https://superuser.com/users/167207/giacomo1968) 59\.3k23 gold badges181 silver badges227 bronze badges asked Oct 7, 2009 at 8:44 [](https://superuser.com/users/2590/paul-d-waite) 2 This answer is useful 525 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Using Homebrew, in a terminal type: ``` brew install rar ``` to use it just navigate to your file and type ``` unrar x <filename> ``` Or list files via `unrar l archive.rar` and extract single file: `unrar e archive.rar folder/file.exe desired_location/` [](https://superuser.com/users/900871/schweinepriester) answered Aug 26, 2012 at 17:34 [](https://superuser.com/users/154630/johnnymonster) 9 This answer is useful 200 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. [The Unarchiver](http://unarchiver.c3.cx/unarchiver) really does its job well (and it's also completely free). From the site: > Supported file formats include Zip, Tar-GZip, Tar-BZip2, **RAR**, 7-zip, LhA, StuffIt and many other more and less obscure formats. The goal is to make The Unarchiver able to extract anything you give it. The Unarchiver uses the libxad unarchiving library to support many older, obscure formats. [](https://superuser.com/users/-1/community) answered Oct 7, 2009 at 8:47 [](https://superuser.com/users/7375/alex) 5 This answer is useful 17 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Just for completeness: [Fink](http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/browse.php?summary=unrar), [MacPorts](http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/archivers/unrar/Portfile), [Rudix](http://rudix.org/packages/unrar.html) and [Homebrew](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/unrar.rb) provide versions of the command-line `unrar`. The Rudix version is a binary, which means that you don't even need XCode or GCC to install it. [](https://superuser.com/users/763880/robincts) [robinCTS](https://superuser.com/users/763880/robincts) 4,4274 gold badges22 silver badges30 bronze badges answered Oct 7, 2009 at 13:57 [](https://superuser.com/users/907/telemachus) 0 This answer is useful 6 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Nothing built-in if I'm not mistaken (no access to a Mac now). RAR has a [command line version](http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) for Mac OS X. UnRarX is a GUI program to extract RAR files. **UPDATE:** UnRarX is now deprecated and its site is down. [](https://superuser.com/users/-1/community) answered Oct 7, 2009 at 8:48 [](https://superuser.com/users/10131/snark) This answer is useful 5 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. I found [The Unarchiver](http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html) as mentioned to be great for about 80% of the RAR files I run into. The other almost "perfect" RAR extractor would be [RAR Expander](http://rarexpander.sourceforge.net/). My only complaint is it doesn't automatically quit after extraction. [](https://superuser.com/users/167207/giacomo1968) [Giacomo1968](https://superuser.com/users/167207/giacomo1968) 59\.3k23 gold badges181 silver badges227 bronze badges answered Oct 7, 2009 at 12:33 [](https://superuser.com/users/13241/josh-k) 3 This answer is useful 2 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. MacPar Deluxe will handle RAR files quite easily. > [MacPAR deLuxe](http://www.xs4all.nl/~gp/Site/MacPAR_deLuxe.html) is a utility program that runs on the Apple Macintosh. It is useful to you if you download (or upload) binary files from internet newsgroups (a.k.a. “usenet”). > > Often, binary content comes in the form of sets of many files that together form a “rar” archive. MacPAR deLuxe assist you in combining these files after the download finishes. > > - It verifies that the file set is complete, and all files are undamaged. MacPAR deLuxe can recover missing information by processing so called "par" and "par2" files. > - After the verification step, MacPAR deLuxe unpacks the data. If possible with its built-in unrar engine, or otherwise by launching the appropriate program. > > The program automatically cooperates with Loek Jehee's Split & Concat. > > Features > > - Full support for the "par 1" and "par 2" standards. > - Perform verification, recovery and automatic unrar (if applicable) by just double-clicking the ".par" or ".par2" file in the Finder. > - Get a clear overview of the status of all files (see example screenshots). > - Create a par or par2 volume set by dragging files to the window and simply save the document. > - Open a rar archive and unpack the files inside. > - Can automatically start an external program to process files in the par set. > - Can open multiple windows and run multiple jobs at the same time. > - Alternatively, multiple jobs can be queued and processed one after the other, to save machine overhead. > - Many configurable options. > - Fully compatible with "other" par and rar utilities. > - Extensive documentation included via the "Help" menu. > - Shareware: you can make make a donation if you like the program. [](https://superuser.com/users/167207/giacomo1968) [Giacomo1968](https://superuser.com/users/167207/giacomo1968) 59\.3k23 gold badges181 silver badges227 bronze badges answered Oct 7, 2009 at 15:00 [](https://superuser.com/users/6164/benjamin-schollnick) This answer is useful 1 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. If you buy Pathfinder, which is relatively costly (\$39) but solves a whole different set of problems, it comes with .rar expansion thanks to StuffIt. This sounds like an absurd answer, however I can't use my Mac without Pathfinder anymore. So I have .rar expansion built-in :) answered Oct 7, 2009 at 12:32 [](https://superuser.com/users/4952/dan-rosenstark) 5 This answer is useful 1 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. One can use [FossZip](https://www.tunesbro.com/fosszip.html): non-gratis (but has a trial version), and it has a GUI. answered Feb 22, 2025 at 14:41 [](https://superuser.com/users/116475/franck-dernoncourt) This answer is useful 0 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. One can use 7-Zip (gratis, CLI). To install: ``` brew install sevenzip ``` answered Feb 22, 2025 at 14:35 [](https://superuser.com/users/116475/franck-dernoncourt) ## You must [log in](https://superuser.com/users/login?ssrc=question_page&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsuperuser.com%2Fquestions%2F52124) to answer this question. Start asking to get answers Find the answer to your question by asking. [Ask question](https://superuser.com/questions/ask) Explore related questions See similar questions with these tags.