Archive
What is a .aar file?
A .aar file is an Android Archive File. This is an archive — a container holding other files, usually compressed.
How to open a .aar file
- 7-Zip (Windows) or Keka / The Unarchiver (Mac) extract most archive formats, including old ones.
- On Linux, try `7z x`, `unar` or Ark.
The registry records this extension against Android Archive File, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .aar file
- Extract the contents, then re-compress as .zip if you need to share them widely.
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .aar.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android Archive File | — | — | fmt/2043 |