RAR Unarchiver Unzip RAR ZIP 3.5.5 for Mac

Mac Utilities

Updated Aug 17, 2026

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A RAR file lands in your Downloads folder, you double click it, and macOS just shrugs. RAR Unarchiver Unzip RAR ZIP exists for exactly that moment. It is a straightforward Mac utility for opening RAR and ZIP archives and getting the files inside onto your disk, without Terminal commands and without a heavy file manager.

Updated: Aug 17, 2026

Key Features

• Opens RAR archives that macOS cannot extract on its own
• Handles everyday ZIP files alongside RAR in one place
• Simple window built around quick, no fuss extraction
• Lets you pick where the extracted files should go
• Good fit for downloads, backups and shared project folders

How to Download

1. Use the download button on this page to get the Mac version.
2. Open the downloaded file and move the app to your Applications folder.
3. Launch it, choose an archive, and extract it to a folder you pick.

System Requirements

You need a Mac running a reasonably recent version of macOS and enough free disk space for both the archive and its extracted contents, which can be much larger than the compressed file.

FAQs

Why can macOS not open RAR files by itself?

RAR is a format Apple does not include support for in the built in Archive Utility, so a small extra app like this one is needed.

Can it open password protected archives?

Protected archives need their correct password before anything can be extracted. No extractor can open one without it.

Does it also create RAR files?

Tools in this class focus on opening archives. For sending files out, macOS already makes ZIP files from the Finder for free.