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The UHarc archiver is a high-performance file compression and archiving tool developed by Uwe Herklotz. It gained popularity for its ability to achieve higher compression ratios compared to other formats like ZIP, RAR, and ACE, especially for multimedia files. However, this higher compression often comes at the cost of slower compression and decompression speeds. Development of UHarc appears to have been most active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with the last official version, 0.6b, released in 2005.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| File Format | |
|---|---|
| Name | UHARC |
| Ontology |
|
| Extension(s) | .uha
|
| Released | 1997 |
| Latest Version | 0.6b, released in 2005 |
Key Features and Information:
- High Compression Ratio: UHarc is known for its efficient compression algorithms, often resulting in smaller archive sizes, particularly for certain types of data like images and audio when stored in uncompressed formats (like BMP for images).
- Multimedia Archiver: It was specifically noted as a "multimedia archiver," suggesting optimizations for these types of files.
- Command-Line Interface: The core UHarc program (
uharc.exe) is a command-line tool. - GUI Front-ends: Several graphical user interfaces (GUIs) were developed by third parties to make UHarc easier to use, such as UHARC GUI and WinUHA. These provide a more intuitive way to create and extract UHarc archives.
- SFX (Self-Extracting Archives): Some tools built around UHarc allowed for the creation of self-extracting archives, which can be opened without needing the UHarc software installed.
- Encryption: Some versions and related tools offered password protection for archives.
- .UHA File Extension: Files compressed with UHarc typically use the
.uhafile extension. - Older Technology: Development of UHarc has largely ceased, and it is considered an older archiving technology. While it can still be used, it is not as widely supported as more modern formats like ZIP or 7z.
- Speed: While it offers good compression, UHarc is generally slower in both compression and decompression compared to other archivers.
- Availability: The original command-line tool and some GUI versions are still available for download from various archives and software repositories.
It has been neglected since around 2005.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "UHARC - Just Solve the File Format Problem". fileformats.archiveteam.org. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "UHARC CMD". sam.gleske.net. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "UHARC". encode.su. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "About UHARC Ultra Compressor". TechEnclave - Indian Technology Community. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "UHARC". www.compression.ru. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "UHA File: How to open UHA file (and what it is)". file.org. Retrieved 2025-04-09.