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File extension ARC - ARC lossless data compression and archive format

File type specification:

Archive and compressed file type icon Archive and compressed file type

What is ARC file extension:

The ARC file extension is associated with ARC, a lossless data compression and archival format created by System Enhancement Associated (SAE). It was very popular format during the early days of networked Bulletin Board System (BBS).

The ARC format made obsolete the use of combinations of the SQ program to compress files and the LU program to create the LBR archives by combining the functions of both compression and archiving into single program.

There are several extension variants of this format. Beside arc, there is also ark and sue format This archive file format was also used by PKARC, QUARK and SQUASH.

The default software that works with arc file format:

IZArc icon

Ivan Zahariev logo IZArc

Company or developer:
  Ivan Zahariev

IZArc is free compression utility for Microsoft Windows. IZArc supports variety of archive formats such as 7-zip, ARJ, ZIP, RAR, CAB, ACE, PAK etc. Also supports popular CD/DVD images such as ISO, BIN, NRG, IMG, MDF etc. IZArc also can convert archives and CD/DVD images. IZARC can repair damaged archives, creates self-extract archivers. IZArc is translate to many languages.

Help how to open ARC files:

The .arc files can be opened by IZArc, PeaZip or ZipZag archive utilities.

How to convert file with extension ARC:

You can use archive utilities, such as IZArc, PeaZip or ZipZag to extract files from the .arc files and convert them to another archive format.

List of software associated to the .arc file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, Mac OS X etc.) and possible program actions
that can be done with the file
: like open arc file, edit arc file, convert arc file, view arc file, play arc file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting of the arc files.

  • Open arc file
  • Create arc file
  • Extract arc file

Programs that open arc file - ARC lossless data compression and archive format

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Microsoft Windows platform:

Main software associated with arc file by default:
IZArc small icon IZArc
Other suggested software:
ALZip small icon ALZip    download  buy
ZipZag small icon ZipZag    buy
Stuffit small icon Stuffit
WinZip small icon WinZip    download  buy
PowerArchiver small icon PowerArchiver

Apple Mac OS X platform:

Multiplatform:

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