157 replies to this topic

[zootycoongold]

Ok, I've been asking this all over the internet but is WinRar better than WinZip or the other way around?

( Hope this is in right forum! )

[Alex_W]

I personaly think that Winrar is better because it is easier to understand and it can open more file types.

[atomicnacho]

I use WinRar, Like Alex said it seems to open any file that you can throw at it. Winzip doesn't alway open what you want it to. .rar files for example

[Saint_Michael]

both work fine winrar has the better advantage of opening up more stuff but i tend to like winzip better, best thing to do is download both of them and try them out and see which one is better.

[Dooga]

If people don't mind me saying this, but I find that Winzip and Winrar aren't the best decompressors existing. I personally use a very good program called "Power Archiver" and it can use all the files that winrar can use, plus I believe, more than 10 more. (Also includes the HIGH COMPRESSION new 7z extension which can make a 50MB file shrink to 5MB... I'm not sure if that's true though)

www.powerarchiver.com

You should really check it out.

[[i]_R_Crazy_Idiot]

I rarely handle compressed files. Usally if I do I get zip. And for that I use windows explorer. When I do come across rar i use Winrar.

[cse-icons]

I have been using Winrar for a long time, had winzip before wirar came in...
Winrar is fast and handles more file type. There are a few other features like creating and saving profiles(i.e. settings) which I dont think is possible in winzip.

Another useful feature is "Encrypt file names" i.e, when setting password to a .rar file, if this option is checked, the user will not be able to view even the filename in the compressed file. In case of .zip, the filenames are visible but only cannot be opened.

I have not used power archiver, wud try is sometime... but winrar serves all my compression needs to my satisfaction so no worries...

Cheers

[Avalon]

If you're looking for compression levels and overall performance then winrar is probably a good choice. If you're looking for compatability for users, I'd use Winzip. Winzip is by far the most popular form of file compression on the net. So if you're making a compressed file to share with other people, use Winzip. IF the compressed file is for yourself, use Winrar. I am of course talking about the different compression formats, not the programs themselves.

[alicabektas]

winrar is best

winzip is good, but not like winrar

winrar there are full option what not winzip

[hulunes]

i use both of them because winzip is easy to compress file usually,for instance,when we deliver a file document,the swiftest compressing way is winzip only move files to zip file;winrar is powerful to do anything concerned with compressing.certainly we can set password to our private file if we donot hope it to be public,winrar is appropriate to need the demand;we can delete some un-deleted file one time through winrar.

[Moody]

WinZip is more modern i think, but that doensn't matter, cus WinRar kan open more files, i would definitely choose that one, but of course you have to choose yourself.....

[boyCradle]

I prefer using Winrar since it can open as well the winzip compressed files. i even made winrar the default program to open those zip files. But there are times when winzip is very useful, like when I am uploading compressed files at my Trap 17 webhost account. I tried uploading Rar file but Cpanel can uncomppressed them, this is the time when I go to the Winzip.

[snlildude87]

I use WinRAR because more people use it. I've downloaded a bunch of files that needed WinRAR to open, and I found that WinZip will not open it. Plus, WinRAR is more universal because it can open not only .rar and .zip but also .ace and so much more.

[mayank]

What I personal think that winrar is better than winzip because winrar has the ability to open most of the compressed files...and everyone knows that RAR is getting popular and most people give downloads mostly in RAR files only.
now dooga has mentioned about 7z and says that 50 mb can be compressed till 5 mb....if that is true than I am sure that this 7z extension..i mean compression utility will also become popular very fast....but the makers of it will have to take right steps in this case.
Till the time I get more reviews about this 7z thingy...i am sticking with winrar because not only its light on memory..it has a nice and simple interface as well....it just works like explorer and everyone of use familiar with explorer.

[Sprnknwn]

Neither of them. I also use Power Archiver. But I think Winrar has better compatibility than Winzip (I´m not sure, though).

[dul]

Winrar is good. I preffer the WINZIP. It is easy.

[LessThanThree]

I've used WinRAR for a long time, and I've been satisfied with it. It does open more file types thatn Winzip, as stated.

[zootycoongold]

Well, the problem I'm finding is that I can't copy or reneame any files within WinRar.

[Nileshpatel]

Hello

I think Winrar better that winzip.

ALso my choise is SFX because its not required that another PC have the Winrar/WinZIp .

And many place i unable to find winrar software so this type of situation SFX or Winzip is good.

[pawitp]

Winrar open much more archieve than winzip. I'll go for winrar. I like 7zip more though. It's opensource and it opens rar archieve

[sportytalk]

I don't use any of these, although I'd say the winzip would be better for the standard person. I find that winrar can be confusing at times, then there's the cost. Some versions of winzip contain an unlicensed version too, or at least they used to.

Nowadays, I don't use any of these zippers, I use an alternative which is on the freeware license. It's a program called 'izarc'. I would recommend it to anyone asking for a decent zipper. You can even unzip rar files too!

If you would like to install this izarc program, here is a izarc arc page on tucows, a well known downloading site consisting of trial and freeware applications and games.

http://www.tucows.com/preview/335168 - This link should take you straight to the page containing extra information about izarc and a download link.

I hope this comes in handy for someone :-)

[ZPGames]

Well, I prefer Winrar because as everybody has said it will open up more different file types whereas Winzip will only open up a few. The thing about Winrar and Winzip is they have the start up screens and they always try to get you to buy although there is nothing wrong with that it just gets a little annoying.

[SarCasM]

Meh, I use WinRar, It no longer asks me to buy the full version(not sure why) so don't have to deal with that, opens more file types, and is easy to use, so yeah.

[Danieluchis]

I prefer winrar because it has many types of extensions that it can decompress but i use both of them. I haven't tested the power of compression of winrar but if i can say a bad thing about winzip it's that it doesn't compress good maybe just like 100-200 kb of a file <,<

[niloc]

Winrar is better becuase it can open all the different types of compressed files including zip files.

From my experience the majority of compressed files that i have downloaded have been rars.