RARity entered public beta as an original Good Tools archive utility built on the proven open-source PeaZip foundation, with simpler presentation around a deep set of archive tools.
Archive support
RARity can open, inspect, test, and extract ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, ISO, CAB, split archives, packages, and more than 200 related archive formats. It can also create ZIP archives, convert supported archives, and split or join files.
Common actions such as Compress to ZIP, Extract Here, and Extract to Folder are intended to remain close at hand, while advanced tools stay available for people who need them.
RAR licensing boundary
RAR extraction is supported through permitted archive backends. Creating RAR archives is different: it requires a separately installed and licensed RarLab Rar.exe backend.
RARity does not bundle, recreate, or reverse-engineer that proprietary component. Without the licensed backend, people can still create formats such as ZIP and use RARity to open and extract RAR files.
First beta packages
The first public preview included a Windows installer produced through Windows build automation and an Apple-silicon macOS beta package. The product page keeps both platform choices separate and plainly labeled.