File Roller Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to File Roller for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to File Roller and 15 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to File Roller are PeaZip, WinRAR, FreeArc and Ark.

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  1. 7-Zip icon

    7-Zip

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    Feature-rich archiving software with top-tier compression in 7z, integration in Windows Shell, AES-256 encryption, and multi-format support, including TAR, ZIP, RAR. Offers strong file management tools and a command line version for Linux/Unix systems.

    111 7-Zip alternatives

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    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
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    Barrett
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    Works on my Linux command line without getting in the way of File Roller. Certainly my go-to for large extractions. It even provides a small GTK interface that looks like the Windows version. Well done!

    Guest
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    it does not depend on gnome interface, gtk+ should be enough.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks 7-Zip is a great File Roller alternative.

    • 7-Zip is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to File Roller.

    • 7-Zip is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to File Roller.

    • 7-Zip is Free and Open SourceFile Roller is also Free and Open Source
    • 7-Zip is Security-focused and Privacy focusedFile Roller is not according to our users
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    PeaZip

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    PeaZip is free file archiver utility, based on Open Source technologies of 7-Zip, p7zip, FreeArc, PAQ, and PEA projects, for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    97 PeaZip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. WinRAR icon

    WinRAR

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    Powerful file compression and archiving tool supporting numerous formats. Offers secure file transfer, efficient storage, cross-platform compatibility, and multi-language support.

    97 WinRAR alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS
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    • WinRAR is the most popular Android alternative to File Roller.

    • WinRAR is Freemium and ProprietaryFile Roller is Free and Open Source
    • WinRAR is Privacy focusedFile Roller is not according to our users
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    FreeArc

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    FreeArc is a free and open source file archiver developed by Bulat Ziganshin. It uses LZMA, PPMD, TrueAudio and GRzip algorithms with automatic switching by file type, and also uses set of filters—for instance it can remove repetitions from text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Ark icon

    Ark

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    Ark is a program for viewing, extracting, creating and modifying archives. Ark can handle various archive formats such as tar, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar, 7zip, xz, rpm, cab and deb (support for certain archive formats depend on the appropriate command-line programs being installed).

    39 Ark alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Windows
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  10. B1 Free Archiver icon

    B1 Free Archiver

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    B1 Free Archiver is a free multi-platform universal archiver. Currently it works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android; moreover B1 Online Archiver allows you to uncompress .b1, zip, rar or .7z archive from your computer directly online.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Warning

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • B1 Free Archiver is the most popular Web-based alternative to File Roller.

    • B1 Free Archiver is Free and ProprietaryFile Roller is Free and Open Source
  11. Xarchiver icon

    Xarchiver

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    Xarchiver is a lightweight desktop independent archive manager built with the GTK+2 toolkit. It was developed with a simple GUI which that could be used with any desktop environment and would operate using the command line rather than API calls.

    88 Xarchiver alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
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    Guest
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    Made Russian letters visible in zip archive in linux mint

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Xarchiver is Free and Open SourceFile Roller is also Free and Open Source
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    p7zip

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    p7zip is a port of the command line version of the 7-Zip file archiver to POSIX-conforming operating systems like Unix (Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Cygwin, AIX, ...), MacOS X and also for BeOS and Amiga.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  13. PKZIP icon

    PKZIP

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    PKZIP by PKWARE is the gold standard in data compression. PKZIP provides exceptional performance and ease of use across all enterprise operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. unp

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    is a small perl script which makes extraction of any archive files a bit easier. It support several compressors and archiver programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Terminal
    • Xfce
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    Info-ZIP

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    Info-ZIP is a set of open-source software to handle ZIP archives. It has been in circulation since 1989. It consists of 4 separately-installable packages: the Zip and UnZip command-line utilities; and WiZ and MacZip, which are graphical user interfaces for archiving programs in...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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