To Pkg — Rar

Open Terminal and run:

pkgbuild --root /path/to/extracted/folder \
         --identifier com.yourcompany.appname \
         --version 1.0 \
         output.pkg

That’s the closest you’ll get to “converting” RAR to PKG.

No. Because RAR is a container and PKG is an application installer, they serve different purposes. You extract, not convert. rar to pkg

No. RAR is compressed; PKG is an installer package.

pkgbuild --root temp_extract/ --identifier com.convert.auto --version 1.0 --install-location /Applications "$PKG_NAME" That’s the closest you’ll get to “converting” RAR

There are three primary scenarios where users need to perform this action:

Q: Can I convert RAR to PKG online? A: No. Online converters cannot handle macOS installer logic. Any site claiming to do this is likely malicious. Q: Can I convert RAR to PKG online

Q: I have a PKG file – how do I open it? A: Double-click it. macOS will launch the Installer app. You don’t need to convert it to RAR.

Q: What if my RAR contains a .app bundle? A: Extract it, drag the .app to your Applications folder. You probably don't need a PKG at all.

You might want to go from RAR to PKG if: