diff --git a/resources/images.qrc b/resources/images.qrc
index 07c9892..b323df9 100644
--- a/resources/images.qrc
+++ b/resources/images.qrc
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@
 <file>images/mimetypes/svg.png</file>
 <file>images/mimetypes/odt.png</file>
 <file>images/mimetypes/epub.png</file>
-<file>images/mimetypes/cbr.png</file>
-<file>images/mimetypes/rar.png</file>
 <file>images/mimetypes/tpz.png</file>
 <file>images/mimetypes/djvu.png</file>
 <file>images/mimetypes/computer.png</file>
@@ -215,4 +213,4 @@
 <file>images/mimetypes/html.png</file>
 <file>images/mimetypes/lrx.png</file>
 </qresource>
-</RCC>
\ No newline at end of file
+</RCC>
diff --git a/resources/mime.types b/resources/mime.types
index b8acaaa..9ea4742 100644
--- a/resources/mime.types
+++ b/resources/mime.types
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ application/prs.cww				cww
 application/prs.nprend
 application/prs.plucker
 application/qsig
-application/rar				rar
 application/rdf+xml				rdf
 application/reginfo+xml				rif
 application/relax-ng-compact-syntax				rnc
@@ -849,7 +848,6 @@ application/x-pkcs7-certreqresp				p7r
 application/x-pkcs7-crl				crl
 application/x-python-code				pyc pyo
 application/x-quicktimeplayer				qtl
-application/x-rar-compressed				rar
 application/x-redhat-package-manager				rpm
 application/x-sh				sh
 application/x-shar				shar
@@ -1372,7 +1370,6 @@ application/x-mobipocket-subscription      pobi
 application/x-kindle-application           azw2
 application/x-mobi8-ebook                  azw3
 application/x-cbz                          cbz
-application/x-cbr                          cbr
 application/x-cb7                          cb7
 application/x-cbc                          cbc
 application/x-koboreader-ebook             kobo
diff --git a/session.vim b/session.vim
index d5ecb06..b3e40d0 100644
--- a/session.vim
+++ b/session.vim
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ let g:syntastic_cpp_include_dirs = [
             \'/usr/include/freetype2',
             \'/usr/include/fontconfig',
             \'src/qtcurve/common', 'src/qtcurve',
-            \'src/unrar',
             \'src/qt-harfbuzz/src',
             \'/usr/include/ImageMagick',
             \]
diff --git a/setup/extensions.json b/setup/extensions.json
index 6f3e7d9..3ba2c85 100644
--- a/setup/extensions.json
+++ b/setup/extensions.json
@@ -211,14 +211,5 @@
         "sources": "calibre/devices/mtp/unix/devices.c calibre/devices/mtp/unix/libmtp.c",
         "headers": "calibre/devices/mtp/unix/devices.h calibre/devices/mtp/unix/upstream/music-players.h calibre/devices/mtp/unix/upstream/device-flags.h",
         "libraries": "mtp"
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "unrar",
-        "sources": "unrar/rar.cpp unrar/strlist.cpp unrar/strfn.cpp unrar/pathfn.cpp unrar/savepos.cpp unrar/smallfn.cpp unrar/global.cpp unrar/file.cpp unrar/filefn.cpp unrar/filcreat.cpp unrar/archive.cpp unrar/arcread.cpp unrar/unicode.cpp unrar/system.cpp unrar/isnt.cpp unrar/crypt.cpp unrar/crc.cpp unrar/rawread.cpp unrar/encname.cpp unrar/resource.cpp unrar/match.cpp unrar/timefn.cpp unrar/rdwrfn.cpp unrar/consio.cpp unrar/options.cpp unrar/ulinks.cpp unrar/errhnd.cpp unrar/rarvm.cpp unrar/secpassword.cpp unrar/rijndael.cpp unrar/getbits.cpp unrar/sha1.cpp unrar/extinfo.cpp unrar/extract.cpp unrar/volume.cpp unrar/list.cpp unrar/find.cpp unrar/unpack.cpp unrar/cmddata.cpp unrar/filestr.cpp unrar/scantree.cpp calibre/utils/unrar.cpp",
-        "inc_dirs": "unrar",
-        "defines": "SILENT RARDLL UNRAR _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 _LARGEFILE_SOURCE",
-        "windows_defines": "SILENT RARDLL UNRAR",
-        "optimize_level": 2,
-        "windows_libraries": "User32 Advapi32 kernel32 Shell32"
     }
 ]
diff --git a/setup/installer/windows/freeze.py b/setup/installer/windows/freeze.py
index 539ec35..f0537d9 100644
--- a/setup/installer/windows/freeze.py
+++ b/setup/installer/windows/freeze.py
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ class Win32Freeze(Command, WixMixIn):
                         # Because of https://github.com/fancycode/MemoryModule/issues/4
                         # any extensions that use C++ exceptions must be loaded
                         # from files
-                        'unrar.pyd', 'wpd.pyd', 'podofo.pyd', 'imageops.pyd',
+                        'wpd.pyd', 'podofo.pyd', 'imageops.pyd',
                         'progress_indicator.pyd', 'hunspell.pyd',
                         # dupypy crashes when loaded from the zip file
                         'dukpy.pyd',
diff --git a/setup/resources.py b/setup/resources.py
index 6a0d122..52fc25f 100644
--- a/setup/resources.py
+++ b/setup/resources.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class Resources(Command):  # {{{
             log = Log()
             # log.outputs = []
             for inf in supported_input_formats():
-                if inf in ('zip', 'rar', 'oebzip'):
+                if inf in ('zip', 'oebzip'):
                     continue
                 for ouf in available_output_formats():
                     of = ouf if ouf == 'oeb' else 'dummy.'+ouf
diff --git a/src/calibre/__init__.py b/src/calibre/__init__.py
index c37c0fc..54d4d96 100644
--- a/src/calibre/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/__init__.py
@@ -291,10 +291,7 @@ def extract(path, dir):
     # First use the file header to identify its type
     with open(path, 'rb') as f:
         id_ = f.read(3)
-    if id_ == b'Rar':
-        from calibre.utils.unrar import extract as rarextract
-        extractor = rarextract
-    elif id_.startswith(b'PK'):
+    if id_.startswith(b'PK'):
         from calibre.libunzip import extract as zipextract
         extractor = zipextract
     if extractor is None:
@@ -303,9 +300,6 @@ def extract(path, dir):
         if ext in ['zip', 'cbz', 'epub', 'oebzip']:
             from calibre.libunzip import extract as zipextract
             extractor = zipextract
-        elif ext in ['cbr', 'rar']:
-            from calibre.utils.unrar import extract as rarextract
-            extractor = rarextract
     if extractor is None:
         raise Exception('Unknown archive type')
     extractor(path, dir)
diff --git a/src/calibre/constants.py b/src/calibre/constants.py
index 5aa6c9e..57aae3e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/constants.py
+++ b/src/calibre/constants.py
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ class Plugins(collections.Mapping):
                 'zlib2',
                 'html',
                 'freetype',
-                'unrar',
                 'imageops',
                 'qt_hack',
                 '_regex',
diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index 102bc81..25a877c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ plugins += [HTML2ZIP, PML2PMLZ, TXT2TXTZ, ArchiveExtract,]
 class ComicMetadataReader(MetadataReaderPlugin):
 
     name = 'Read comic metadata'
-    file_types = set(['cbr', 'cbz'])
+    file_types = set(['cbz'])
     description = _('Extract cover from comic files')
 
     def customization_help(self, gui=False):
@@ -142,19 +142,14 @@ class ComicMetadataReader(MetadataReaderPlugin):
             pos = stream.tell()
             id_ = stream.read(3)
             stream.seek(pos)
-            if id_ == b'Rar':
-                ftype = 'cbr'
-            elif id_.startswith(b'PK'):
+            if id_.startswith(b'PK'):
                 ftype = 'cbz'
-        if ftype == 'cbr':
-            from calibre.utils.unrar import extract_cover_image
-        else:
             from calibre.libunzip import extract_cover_image
         from calibre.ebooks.metadata import MetaInformation
         ret = extract_cover_image(stream)
         mi = MetaInformation(None, None)
         stream.seek(0)
-        if ftype in {'cbr', 'cbz'}:
+        if ftype in {'cbz'}:
             series_index = self.site_customization
             if series_index not in {'volume', 'issue'}:
                 series_index = 'volume'
@@ -353,17 +348,6 @@ class PMLMetadataReader(MetadataReaderPlugin):
         return get_metadata(stream)
 
 
-class RARMetadataReader(MetadataReaderPlugin):
-
-    name = 'Read RAR metadata'
-    file_types = set(['rar'])
-    description = _('Read metadata from ebooks in RAR archives')
-
-    def get_metadata(self, stream, ftype):
-        from calibre.ebooks.metadata.rar import get_metadata
-        return get_metadata(stream)
-
-
 class RBMetadataReader(MetadataReaderPlugin):
 
     name        = 'Read RB metadata'
diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/ui.py b/src/calibre/customize/ui.py
index 94f972f..019ab03 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/ui.py
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ def available_input_formats():
         if not is_disabled(plugin):
             for format in plugin.file_types:
                 formats.add(format)
-    formats.add('zip'), formats.add('rar')
+    formats.add('zip')
     return formats
 
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py
index 2ba1a0d..7df2e36 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class KOBO(USBMS):
     book_class = Book
 
     # Ordered list of supported formats
-    FORMATS     = ['kepub', 'epub', 'pdf', 'txt', 'cbz', 'cbr']
+    FORMATS     = ['kepub', 'epub', 'pdf', 'txt', 'cbz']
     CAN_SET_METADATA = ['collections']
 
     VENDOR_ID           = [0x2237]
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/mtp/filesystem_cache.py b/src/calibre/devices/mtp/filesystem_cache.py
index ffc5280..79be51e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/mtp/filesystem_cache.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/mtp/filesystem_cache.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from calibre.utils.date import local_tz, as_utc
 from calibre.utils.icu import sort_key, lower
 from calibre.ebooks import BOOK_EXTENSIONS
 
-bexts = frozenset(BOOK_EXTENSIONS) - {'mbp', 'tan', 'rar', 'zip', 'xml'}
+bexts = frozenset(BOOK_EXTENSIONS) - {'mbp', 'tan', 'zip', 'xml'}
 
 
 class FileOrFolder(object):
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/__init__.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/__init__.py
index c21fec5..ec04092 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/__init__.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ class DRMError(ValueError):
 class ParserError(ValueError):
     pass
 
-BOOK_EXTENSIONS = ['lrf', 'rar', 'zip', 'rtf', 'lit', 'txt', 'txtz', 'text', 'htm', 'xhtm',
+BOOK_EXTENSIONS = ['lrf', 'zip', 'rtf', 'lit', 'txt', 'txtz', 'text', 'htm', 'xhtm',
                    'html', 'htmlz', 'xhtml', 'pdf', 'pdb', 'updb', 'pdr', 'prc', 'mobi', 'azw', 'doc',
-                   'epub', 'fb2', 'djv', 'djvu', 'lrx', 'cbr', 'cbz', 'cbc', 'oebzip',
+                   'epub', 'fb2', 'djv', 'djvu', 'lrx', 'cbz', 'cbc', 'oebzip',
                    'rb', 'imp', 'odt', 'chm', 'tpz', 'azw1', 'pml', 'pmlz', 'mbp', 'tan', 'snb',
                    'xps', 'oxps', 'azw4', 'book', 'zbf', 'pobi', 'docx', 'docm', 'md',
                    'textile', 'markdown', 'ibook', 'ibooks', 'iba', 'azw3', 'ps', 'kepub']
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/comic_input.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/comic_input.py
index 8825014..acc1f1b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/comic_input.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/comic_input.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class ComicInput(InputFormatPlugin):
 
     name        = 'Comic Input'
     author      = 'Kovid Goyal'
-    description = 'Optimize comic files (.cbz, .cbr, .cbc) for viewing on portable devices'
-    file_types  = set(['cbz', 'cbr', 'cbc'])
+    description = 'Optimize comic files (.cbz, .cbc) for viewing on portable devices'
+    file_types  = set(['cbz', 'cbc'])
     is_image_collection = True
     core_usage = -1
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
index 1a3e6e5..8ee9479 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ various stages of conversion. The stages are:
 
 def supported_input_formats():
     fmts = available_input_formats()
-    for x in ('zip', 'rar', 'oebzip'):
+    for x in ('zip', 'oebzip'):
         fmts.add(x)
     return fmts
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class CompositeProgressReporter(object):
                 (self.global_max - self.global_min)
         self.global_reporter(global_frac, msg)
 
-ARCHIVE_FMTS = ('zip', 'rar', 'oebzip')
+ARCHIVE_FMTS = ('zip', 'oebzip')
 
 
 class Plumber(object):
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/archive.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/archive.py
index 938ab24..0494bc5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/archive.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/archive.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ def archive_type(stream):
     ans = None
     if id_ == stringFileHeader:
         ans = 'zip'
-    elif id_.startswith('Rar'):
-        ans = 'rar'
     try:
         stream.seek(pos)
     except:
@@ -42,25 +40,16 @@ class ArchiveExtract(FileTypePlugin):
     name = 'Archive Extract'
     author = 'Kovid Goyal'
     description = _('Extract common e-book formats from archives '
-        '(zip/rar) files. Also try to autodetect if they are actually '
-        'cbz/cbr files.')
-    file_types = set(['zip', 'rar'])
+        'zip files. Also try to autodetect if they are actually '
+        'cbz files.')
+    file_types = set(['zip'])
     supported_platforms = ['windows', 'osx', 'linux']
     on_import = True
 
     def run(self, archive):
         from calibre.utils.zipfile import ZipFile
-        is_rar = archive.lower().endswith('.rar')
-        if is_rar:
-            from calibre.utils.unrar import extract_member, names
-        else:
-            zf = ZipFile(archive, 'r')
-
-        if is_rar:
-            with open(archive, 'rb') as rf:
-                fnames = list(names(rf))
-        else:
-            fnames = zf.namelist()
+        zf = ZipFile(archive, 'r')
+        fnames = zf.namelist()
 
         def fname_ok(fname):
             bn = os.path.basename(fname).lower()
@@ -76,7 +65,7 @@ class ArchiveExtract(FileTypePlugin):
 
         fnames = list(filter(fname_ok, fnames))
         if is_comic(fnames):
-            ext = '.cbr' if is_rar else '.cbz'
+            ext = '.cbz'
             of = self.temporary_file('_archive_extract'+ext)
             with open(archive, 'rb') as f:
                 of.write(f.read())
@@ -93,12 +82,7 @@ class ArchiveExtract(FileTypePlugin):
 
         of = self.temporary_file('_archive_extract.'+ext)
         with closing(of):
-            if is_rar:
-                with open(archive, 'rb') as f:
-                    data = extract_member(f, match=None, name=fname)[1]
-                of.write(data)
-            else:
-                of.write(zf.read(fname))
+            of.write(zf.read(fname))
         return of.name
 
 
@@ -161,10 +145,6 @@ def get_comic_metadata(stream, stream_type, series_index='volume'):
         from calibre.utils.zipfile import ZipFile
         zf = ZipFile(stream)
         comment = zf.comment
-    elif stream_type == 'cbr':
-        from calibre.utils.unrar import RARFile
-        f = RARFile(stream, get_comment=True)
-        comment = f.comment
 
     if comment:
         import json
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/iterator/book.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/iterator/book.py
index f419c00..f876fa2 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/iterator/book.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/iterator/book.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class EbookIterator(BookmarksMixin):
         self.spine = []
         Spiny = partial(SpineItem, read_anchor_map=read_anchor_map, read_links=read_links,
                 run_char_count=run_char_count, from_epub=self.book_format == 'EPUB')
-        is_comic = input_fmt.lower() in {'cbc', 'cbz', 'cbr', 'cb7'}
+        is_comic = input_fmt.lower() in {'cbc', 'cbz', 'cb7'}
         for i in ordered:
             spath = i.path
             mt = None
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/add.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/add.py
index c0980b5..db56ca5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/add.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/add.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ def get_filters():
             (_('Text books'), ['txt', 'text', 'rtf']),
             (_('PDF Books'), ['pdf', 'azw4']),
             (_('SNB Books'), ['snb']),
-            (_('Comics'), ['cbz', 'cbr', 'cbc']),
-            (_('Archives'), ['zip', 'rar']),
+            (_('Comics'), ['cbz', 'cbc']),
+            (_('Archives'), ['zip']),
             (_('Wordprocessor files'), ['odt', 'doc', 'docx']),
     ]
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class AddAction(InterfaceAction):
             'sub-directories (Multiple books per directory, assumes every '
             'ebook file is a different book)')).triggered.connect(
                     self.add_recursive_multiple)
-        arm = self.add_archive_menu = self.add_menu.addMenu(_('Add multiple books from archive (ZIP/RAR)'))
+        arm = self.add_archive_menu = self.add_menu.addMenu(_('Add multiple books from archive (ZIP)'))
         self.create_menu_action(arm, 'recursive-single-archive', _(
             'One book per directory in the archive')).triggered.connect(partial(self.add_archive, True))
         self.create_menu_action(arm, 'recursive-multiple-archive', _(
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class AddAction(InterfaceAction):
     def add_archive(self, single):
         paths = choose_files(
             self.gui, 'recursive-archive-add', _('Choose archive file'),
-            filters=[(_('Archives'), ('zip', 'rar'))], all_files=False, select_only_single_file=False)
+            filters=[(_('Archives'), ('zip'))], all_files=False, select_only_single_file=False)
         if paths:
             self.do_add_recursive(paths, single, list_of_archives=True)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/add.py b/src/calibre/gui2/add.py
index 5adb286..b60f2a9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/add.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/add.py
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ class Adder(QObject):
                     prints('Corrupt ZIP file, trying to use local headers')
                     from calibre.utils.localunzip import extractall
                     extractall(source, tdir)
-            elif source.lower().endswith('.rar'):
-                from calibre.utils.unrar import extract
-                extract(source, tdir)
             return tdir
 
         try:
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/server/opds.py b/src/calibre/library/server/opds.py
index 34157a0..718af59 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/server/opds.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/server/opds.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ BASE_HREFS = {
         1 : '/opds',
 }
 
-STANZA_FORMATS = frozenset(['epub', 'pdb', 'pdf', 'cbr', 'cbz', 'djvu'])
+STANZA_FORMATS = frozenset(['epub', 'pdb', 'pdf', 'cbz', 'djvu'])
 
 
 def url_for(name, version, **kwargs):
diff --git a/src/calibre/linux.py b/src/calibre/linux.py
index 31a1155..0cb6385 100644
--- a/src/calibre/linux.py
+++ b/src/calibre/linux.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class ZshCompleter(object):  # {{{
         ):
             for fmt in fmts:
                 is_input = group_title == input_group
-                if is_input and fmt in {'rar', 'zip', 'oebzip'}:
+                if is_input and fmt in {'zip', 'oebzip'}:
                     continue
                 p = (get_parser(input_fmt=fmt) if is_input
                      else get_parser(output_fmt=fmt))
diff --git a/src/calibre/test_build.py b/src/calibre/test_build.py
index 85829e5..ecacb67 100644
--- a/src/calibre/test_build.py
+++ b/src/calibre/test_build.py
@@ -169,10 +169,6 @@ class BuildTest(unittest.TestCase):
         from calibre.gui2.win_file_dialogs import test
         test()
 
-    def test_unrar(self):
-        from calibre.utils.unrar import test_basic
-        test_basic()
-
     @unittest.skipUnless(iswindows, 'WPD is windows only')
     def test_wpd(self):
         wpd = plugins['wpd'][0]
diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/search_query_parser.py b/src/calibre/utils/search_query_parser.py
index fe04af0..130fb81 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/search_query_parser.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/search_query_parser.py
@@ -455,16 +455,16 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
      u'Tor Books',
      u'lrf'],
  8: [u'Stalky and Co.', u'Rudyard Kipling', u'manybooks.net', u'lrf'],
- 9: [u'A Game of Thrones', u'George R. R. Martin', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 10: [u'A Clash of Kings', u'George R. R. Martin', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 11: [u'A Storm of Swords', u'George R. R. Martin', None, u'lrf,rar'],
+ 9: [u'A Game of Thrones', u'George R. R. Martin', None, u'lrf'],
+ 10: [u'A Clash of Kings', u'George R. R. Martin', None, u'lrf'],
+ 11: [u'A Storm of Swords', u'George R. R. Martin', None, u'lrf'],
  12: [u'Biggles - Pioneer Air Fighter', u'W. E. Johns', None, u'lrf,rtf'],
  13: [u'Biggles of the Camel Squadron',
       u'W. E. Johns',
       u'London:Thames, (1977)',
       u'lrf,rtf'],
- 14: [u'A Feast for Crows', u'George R. R. Martin', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 15: [u'Cryptonomicon', u'Neal Stephenson', None, u'lrf,rar'],
+ 14: [u'A Feast for Crows', u'George R. R. Martin', None, u'lrf'],
+ 15: [u'Cryptonomicon', u'Neal Stephenson', None, u'lrf'],
  16: [u'Quicksilver', u'Neal Stephenson', None, u'lrf,zip'],
  17: [u'The Comedies of William Shakespeare',
       u'William Shakespeare',
@@ -479,15 +479,15 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
       None,
       u'lrf'],
  20: [u'An Ideal Husband', u'Oscar Wilde', u'manybooks.net', u'lrf'],
- 21: [u'Flight of the Nighthawks', u'Raymond E. Feist', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 22: [u'Into a Dark Realm', u'Raymond E. Feist', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 23: [u'The Sundering', u'Walter Jon Williams', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 24: [u'The Praxis', u'Walter Jon Williams', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 25: [u'Conventions of War', u'Walter Jon Williams', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 26: [u'Banewreaker', u'Jacqueline Carey', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 27: [u'Godslayer', u'Jacqueline Carey', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 28: [u"Kushiel's Scion", u'Jacqueline Carey', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 29: [u'Underworld', u'Don DeLillo', None, u'lrf,rar'],
+ 21: [u'Flight of the Nighthawks', u'Raymond E. Feist', None, u'lrf'],
+ 22: [u'Into a Dark Realm', u'Raymond E. Feist', None, u'lrf'],
+ 23: [u'The Sundering', u'Walter Jon Williams', None, u'lrf'],
+ 24: [u'The Praxis', u'Walter Jon Williams', None, u'lrf'],
+ 25: [u'Conventions of War', u'Walter Jon Williams', None, u'lrf'],
+ 26: [u'Banewreaker', u'Jacqueline Carey', None, u'lrf'],
+ 27: [u'Godslayer', u'Jacqueline Carey', None, u'lrf'],
+ 28: [u"Kushiel's Scion", u'Jacqueline Carey', None, u'lrf'],
+ 29: [u'Underworld', u'Don DeLillo', None, u'lrf'],
  30: [u'Genghis Khan and The Making of the Modern World',
       u'Jack Weatherford Orc',
       u'Three Rivers Press',
@@ -498,9 +498,9 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
       u'lrf,zip'],
  32: [u'The Killer Angels', u'Michael Shaara', None, u'html,lrf'],
  33: [u'Band Of Brothers', u'Stephen E Ambrose', None, u'lrf,txt'],
- 34: [u'The Gates of Rome', u'Conn Iggulden', None, u'lrf,rar'],
+ 34: [u'The Gates of Rome', u'Conn Iggulden', None, u'lrf'],
  35: [u'The Death of Kings', u'Conn Iggulden', u'Bantam Dell', u'lit,lrf'],
- 36: [u'The Field of Swords', u'Conn Iggulden', None, u'lrf,rar'],
+ 36: [u'The Field of Swords', u'Conn Iggulden', None, u'lrf'],
  37: [u'Masterman Ready', u'Marryat, Captain Frederick', None, u'lrf'],
  38: [u'With the Lightnings',
       u'David Drake',
@@ -513,16 +513,16 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
  40: [u'The Far Side of The Stars',
       u'David Drake',
       u'Baen Publishing Enterprises',
-      u'lrf,rar'],
+      u'lrf'],
  41: [u'The Way to Glory',
       u'David Drake',
       u'Baen Publishing Enterprises',
-      u'lrf,rar'],
- 42: [u'Some Golden Harbor', u'David Drake', u'Baen Books', u'lrf,rar'],
+      u'lrf'],
+ 42: [u'Some Golden Harbor', u'David Drake', u'Baen Books', u'lrf'],
  43: [u'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince',
       u'J. K. Rowling',
       None,
-      u'lrf,rar'],
+      u'lrf'],
  44: [u'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix',
       u'J. K. Rowling',
       None,
@@ -531,12 +531,12 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
  46: [u'The Stars at War II',
       u'Steve White',
       u'Baen Publishing Enterprises',
-      u'lrf,rar'],
- 47: [u'Exodus', u'Steve White,Shirley Meier', u'Baen Books', u'lrf,rar'],
+      u'lrf'],
+ 47: [u'Exodus', u'Steve White,Shirley Meier', u'Baen Books', u'lrf'],
  48: [u'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire',
       u'J. K. Rowling',
       None,
-      u'lrf,rar'],
+      u'lrf'],
  49: [u'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban',
       u'J. K. Rowling',
       None,
@@ -549,20 +549,20 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
       u'J.K. Rowling',
       None,
       u'lit,lrf,pdf'],
- 52: [u"His Majesty's Dragon", u'Naomi Novik', None, u'lrf,rar'],
+ 52: [u"His Majesty's Dragon", u'Naomi Novik', None, u'lrf'],
  53: [u'Throne of Jade', u'Naomi Novik', u'Del Rey', u'lit,lrf'],
- 54: [u'Black Powder War', u'Naomi Novik', u'Del Rey', u'lrf,rar'],
+ 54: [u'Black Powder War', u'Naomi Novik', u'Del Rey', u'lrf'],
  55: [u'War and Peace', u'Leo Tolstoy', u'gutenberg.org', u'lrf,txt'],
  56: [u'Anna Karenina', u'Leo Tolstoy', u'gutenberg.org', u'lrf,txt'],
  57: [u'A Shorter History of Rome',
       u'Eugene Lawrence,Sir William Smith',
       u'gutenberg.org',
       u'lrf,zip'],
- 58: [u'The Name of the Rose', u'Umberto Eco', None, u'lrf,rar'],
+ 58: [u'The Name of the Rose', u'Umberto Eco', None, u'lrf'],
  71: [u"Wind Rider's Oath", u'David Weber', u'Baen', u'lrf'],
  74: [u'Rally Cry', u'William R Forstchen', None, u'htm,lrf'],
- 86: [u'Empire of Ivory', u'Naomi Novik', None, u'lrf,rar'],
- 87: [u"Renegade's Magic", u'Robin Hobb', None, u'lrf,rar'],
+ 86: [u'Empire of Ivory', u'Naomi Novik', None, u'lrf'],
+ 87: [u"Renegade's Magic", u'Robin Hobb', None, u'lrf'],
  89: [u'Master and commander',
       u"Patrick O'Brian",
       u'Fontana,\n1971',
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
  91: [u'A Companion to Wolves',
       u'Sarah Monette,Elizabeth Beär',
       None,
-      u'lrf,rar'],
+      u'lrf'],
  92: [u'The Lions of al-Rassan', u'Guy Gavriel Kay', u'Eos', u'lit,lrf'],
  93: [u'Gardens of the Moon', u'Steven Erikson', u'Tor Fantasy', u'lit,lrf'],
  95: [u'The Master and Margarita',
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
  144: [u'Atonement',
        u'Ian McEwan',
        u'New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2002.',
-       u'lrf,rar'],
+       u'lrf'],
  146: [u'1632', u'Eric Flint', u'Baen Books', u'lit,lrf'],
  147: [u'1633', u'David Weber,Eric Flint,Dru Blair', u'Baen', u'lit,lrf'],
  148: [u'1634: The Baltic War',
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
  253: [u"Hunter's Run",
        u'George R. R. Martin,Gardner Dozois,Daniel Abraham',
        u'Eos',
-       u'lrf,rar'],
+       u'lrf'],
  257: [u'Knife of Dreams', u'Robert Jordan', None, u'lit,lrf'],
  258: [u'Saturday',
        u'Ian McEwan',
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
        u'New York : Random House, 2005.',
        u'lit,lrf'],
  269: [u'Reap the Whirlwind', u'David Mack', u'Star Trek', u'lit,lrf'],
- 272: [u'Mistborn', u'Brandon Sanderson', u'Tor Fantasy', u'lrf,rar'],
+ 272: [u'Mistborn', u'Brandon Sanderson', u'Tor Fantasy', u'lrf'],
  273: [u'The Thousandfold Thought',
        u'R. Scott Bakker',
        u'Overlook TP',
@@ -675,17 +675,17 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
  276: [u'Elantris',
        u'Brandon Sanderson',
        u'New York : Tor, 2005.',
-       u'lrf,rar'],
+       u'lrf'],
  291: [u'Sundiver',
        u'David Brin',
        u'New York : Bantam Books, 1995.',
        u'lit,lrf'],
- 299: [u'Imperium', u'Robert Harris', u'Arrow', u'lrf,rar'],
+ 299: [u'Imperium', u'Robert Harris', u'Arrow', u'lrf'],
  300: [u'Startide Rising', u'David Brin', u'Bantam', u'htm,lrf'],
  301: [u'The Uplift War', u'David Brin', u'Spectra', u'lit,lrf'],
- 304: [u'Brightness Reef', u'David Brin', u'Orbit', u'lrf,rar'],
+ 304: [u'Brightness Reef', u'David Brin', u'Orbit', u'lrf'],
  305: [u"Infinity's Shore", u'David Brin', u'Spectra', u'txt'],
- 306: [u"Heaven's Reach", u'David Brin', u'Spectra', u'lrf,rar'],
+ 306: [u"Heaven's Reach", u'David Brin', u'Spectra', u'lrf'],
  325: [u"Foundation's Triumph", u'David Brin', u'Easton Press', u'lit,lrf'],
  327: [u'I am Charlotte Simmons', u'Tom Wolfe', u'Vintage', u'htm,lrf'],
  335: [u'The Currents of Space', u'Isaac Asimov', None, u'lit,lrf'],
@@ -715,15 +715,15 @@ class Tester(SearchQueryParser):
        u'Aspect',
        u'lit,lrf'],
  356: [u'The Naked God', u'Peter F. Hamilton', u'Aspect', u'lit,lrf'],
- 421: [u'A Shadow in Summer', u'Daniel Abraham', u'Tor Fantasy', u'lrf,rar'],
+ 421: [u'A Shadow in Summer', u'Daniel Abraham', u'Tor Fantasy', u'lrf'],
  427: [u'Lonesome Dove', u'Larry M\\cMurtry', None, u'lit,lrf'],
  440: [u'Ghost', u'John Ringo', u'Baen', u'lit,lrf'],
  441: [u'Kildar', u'John Ringo', u'Baen', u'lit,lrf'],
- 443: [u'Hidden Empire ', u'Kevin J. Anderson', u'Aspect', u'lrf,rar'],
+ 443: [u'Hidden Empire ', u'Kevin J. Anderson', u'Aspect', u'lrf'],
  444: [u'The Gun Seller',
        u'Hugh Laurie',
        u'Washington Square Press',
-       u'lrf,rar']
+       u'lrf']
  }
 
     tests = {
diff --git a/src/calibre/web/feeds/feedparser.py b/src/calibre/web/feeds/feedparser.py
index 16085cf..420efaa 100755
--- a/src/calibre/web/feeds/feedparser.py
+++ b/src/calibre/web/feeds/feedparser.py
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ class _MicroformatsParser:
     EMAIL = 5
 
     known_xfn_relationships = set(['contact', 'acquaintance', 'friend', 'met', 'co-worker', 'coworker', 'colleague', 'co-resident', 'coresident', 'neighbor', 'child', 'parent', 'sibling', 'brother', 'sister', 'spouse', 'wife', 'husband', 'kin', 'relative', 'muse', 'crush', 'date', 'sweetheart', 'me'])
-    known_binary_extensions =  set(['zip','rar','exe','gz','tar','tgz','tbz2','bz2','z','7z','dmg','img','sit','sitx','hqx','deb','rpm','bz2','jar','rar','iso','bin','msi','mp2','mp3','ogg','ogm','mp4','m4v','m4a','avi','wma','wmv'])
+    known_binary_extensions =  set(['zip','exe','gz','tar','tgz','tbz2','bz2','z','7z','dmg','img','sit','sitx','hqx','deb','rpm','bz2','jar','iso','bin','msi','mp2','mp3','ogg','ogm','mp4','m4v','m4a','avi','wma','wmv'])
 
     def __init__(self, data, baseuri, encoding):
         self.document = BeautifulSoup.BeautifulSoup(data)
diff --git a/translations/calibre/main.pot b/translations/calibre/main.pot
index 7d1f7c9..d02335b 100644
--- a/translations/calibre/main.pot
+++ b/translations/calibre/main.pot
@@ -4415,7 +4415,7 @@ msgid "Set book ID"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: /home/kovid/work/calibre/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/archive.py:44
-msgid "Extract common e-book formats from archives (zip/rar) files. Also try to autodetect if they are actually cbz/cbr files."
+msgid "Extract common e-book formats from archives (zip) files. Also try to autodetect if they are actually cbz files."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: /home/kovid/work/calibre/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py:655
@@ -12801,7 +12801,7 @@ msgid "You can also customise the plugin locations using <b>Preferences -> Custo
 msgstr ""
 
 #: /home/kovid/work/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/comicconf.py:36
-msgid "Set defaults for conversion of comics (CBR/CBZ files)"
+msgid "Set defaults for conversion of comics (CBZ files)"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: /home/kovid/work/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/comicconf.py:51