# RAR Viewer

Free online RAR viewer. Open .rar and .cbr archives in your browser to list and inspect contents — no upload, no extraction.

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/viewers/rar

- **Category:** Archives

- **Supported formats:** .rar, .cbr

## Overview

This RAR viewer reads archive contents directly in your browser. RAR is the proprietary high-performance archive format from WinRAR, widely used for large downloads and comic book archives (.cbr). Pick a sample or choose your own .rar / .cbr file to browse its file tree instantly, with no upload and no extraction software.

## When to use

- You received a .rar file and want to see what is inside without WinRAR.
- You need a private preview of a .cbr comic archive before opening it.
- You want to inspect a RAR download on a machine without extraction tools.

## How it works

- Select a built-in sample archive or choose your own .rar / .cbr file.
- The viewer reads the archive's file table in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
- Browse the file list and inspect entry names and sizes.

## Use cases

- Checking large downloads distributed as RAR.
- Previewing .cbr comic book archives.
- Inspecting multi-volume RAR archives (part1.rar, part2.rar).

## Samples

- **Sample Archive**: A small RAR archive with text and JSON files for in-browser preview

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a .cbr file?

CBR (Comic Book RAR) is simply a RAR archive whose contents are ordered image files (JPEG/PNG). Renaming a .cbr to .rar lets any RAR tool read it; it is a convention for packaging comic pages.

### Are my RAR files uploaded?

No. The archive stays on your device and is read locally in the browser. Only the public sample archive is requested from the server.

### Can it handle RAR5 and multi-volume archives?

The viewer reads standard RAR and RAR5 archives. Multi-volume archives (split across .part1.rar, .part2.rar, etc.) are only complete when all parts are available.

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