Unrar
RARLAB UnRAR
This source-available freeware{{cite web |last1=Roshal |first1=Alexander |title=UnRAR License |url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Unrar |website=Fedora Project wiki |publisher=Red Hat |accessdate=9 June 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609030529/https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Unrar |archivedate=9 June 2019}} is a command-line version of UnRAR, released by RARLAB, the same company that released the proprietary WinRAR software.[http://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm UnRAR; RARlab.] This software can extract newer RAR v5.0 file archives that has limited support in free extractors.
The source-available license stipulates that users may not use the UnRAR code to create a RAR compressor.
UnRAR-free
This is a free software version of UnRAR that uses a library that is based on an old version of RARLAB's UnRAR with permission from author Eugene Roshal.{{cite web
| url=http://www.unrarlib.org/faq.html
| title=Frequently Asked Questions
| work=UniquE RAR File Library
| date=December 2011
| author=Galina Miclosic
| accessdate=2014-11-04}} It is probably licensed under the GPLv2-only and unrarlib is available under the GPLv2-or-later or a proprietary license. Work ended in 2007. Unrarlib only supports the RAR2 format.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm RARLAB UnRAR]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080331080828/http://home.gna.org/unrar/ UnRAR-free]