The stable build of WinRAR 5 was released only a few minutes ago

Sep 3, 2013 09:17 GMT  ·  By

The final version of WinRAR 5 is now available for download, so in case you’re still running one of the beta builds released during the past few weeks, make sure you get this new one as soon as possible.

Basically, the stable flavor of WinRAR 5 comprises all improvements the development team has included in older betas, but the app should also work faster and have a reduced footprint on system performance.

Among the improvements made to WinRAR 5, it’s worth mentioning the new archiving RAR 5.0 archiving format, enhanced compression algorithm, and better encryption. At the same time, it gets rid of some old features, such as authenticity verification and file comments.

Just as expected, WinRAR 5.0 final is supposed to work like a charm on all Windows editions out there, starting with the ancient Windows XP and ending with the modern 8. Both 32- and 64-bit versions should be compatible.

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