Since WinRAR on Mac lacks a GUI, most users and reviewers from Microsoft Community Hub and Medium suggest using these third-party apps instead: : The Verdict : The most popular choice for Mac users.

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WinRAR on macOS: Do You Need It and What Are the Best Alternatives?

The Unarchiver is the gold standard for Mac file extraction. It’s free, open-source, and handles virtually any archive format you can throw at it—including .rar , .7z , .zip , .tar , and more.

This post was last updated for macOS Sonoma and Sequoia.

To extract a file, you would type something like: unrar x filename.rar

Most Mac users prefer a visual interface. Because the official WinRAR is difficult to use on a Mac, third-party developers have created applications that act as a "skin" or "wrapper" for the official RAR tools. These apps look like normal Mac apps but use the WinRAR engine in the background.