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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File Roller is the archive manager of the GNOME desktop environment. It can extract, view, create and modify archives. File Roller is only a graphical interface to archiving utilities such as tar and zip.

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File Roller alternatives page was last updated Apr 6, 2024
  1. 7-Zip icon
     4671 likes

    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.

    109 7-Zip alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  File Archiving
    3.  File Compression
    4.  Portable
    5.  AES Encryption
    6.  Works Offline
    7. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    8.  Shell integration
    9.  Built-in File Manager
    10.  Benchmark
    11.  Context Menu extension
    12.  No Tracking
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    Comments about 7-Zip as an Alternative to File Roller
     
    Barrett

    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!

    Positive commentJan 7, 2022
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    Guest

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

    Positive commentFeb 26, 2020
    0
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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 LightweightFile Roller is not according to our users
  2. PeaZip icon
     623 likes

    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
    PeaZip

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    4.  Drag and Drop
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Built-in archiver
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  AES Encryption
    11.  Portable
    12.  Dark Mode
    PeaZip iconFile Roller Icon

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  3. WinRAR icon
     1154 likes

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

    99 WinRAR alternatives
    WinRAR screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Compression
    2.  File Archiving
    3.  Shell integration
    4.  AES-256 Encryption
    5.  Command line interface
    6. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Encrypted Backup
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Supports Zip files
    WinRAR iconFile Roller Icon

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    • WinRAR is the most popular Android alternative to File Roller.

    • WinRAR is the most popular commercial alternative to File Roller.

    • WinRAR is Paid and ProprietaryFile Roller is Free and Open Source
    • WinRAR is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFile Roller is not according to our users
  4. FreeArc icon
     52 likes

    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.

    83 FreeArc alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Data Compression
    2.  Lossless Compression
    3.  Supports Zip files
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Supports RAR files
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Portable
    8. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Supports tar files
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  PNG Compression
    Discontinued

    Latest alpha version from August 2012 - http://freearc.org/history/changelog_full.htm

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  5. Ark icon
     21 likes

    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).

    38 Ark alternatives
    Ark screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  QT Based
    3.  AES Encryption
    Ark iconFile Roller Icon

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  6. Xarchiver icon
     28 likes

    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.

    89 Xarchiver alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Supports tar files
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Gtk
    Xarchiver iconFile Roller Icon

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    Comments about Xarchiver as an Alternative to File Roller
     
    Guest

    Made Russian letters visible in zip archive in linux mint

    Positive commentOct 22, 2016
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    • Xarchiver is Free and Open SourceFile Roller is also Free and Open Source
    • Xarchiver is LightweightFile Roller is not according to our users
  7. Engrampa icon
     11 likes

    A file archiver for MATE, based on File Roller from GNOME 2

    http://www.mate-desktop.org/.

    94 Engrampa alternatives
    Engrampa screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Engrampa iconFile Roller Icon

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  8. p7zip icon
     28 likes

    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.

    89 p7zip alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku

    p7zip Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Supports Zip files
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2016.

    p7zip iconFile Roller Icon

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  9. B1 Free Archiver icon
     49 likes

    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.

    89 B1 Free Archiver alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    B1 Free Archiver Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  File preview
    B1 Free Archiver iconFile Roller Icon

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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
  10. Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR icon
     3 likes

    ZIP Extractor is a free, open-source application for decompressing ZIP files into Google Drive.

    104 Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR alternatives
    Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Drive

    Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR Features

    1.  File Archiving
    2.  File Compression
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    Discontinued

    From GitHub: "No longer maintained. No further updates will be made."

    Google drive open source ZIP EXTRACTOR iconFile Roller Icon

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  11. Info-ZIP icon
     10 likes

    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...

    87 Info-ZIP alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Cross-Platform
    Discontinued

    No updates since 2008

    Info-ZIP iconFile Roller Icon

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  12. Squeeze icon
     4 likes

    Default archive manager for xfce. It can be used in ubuntu with perfect integration on pcman-fm

    76 Squeeze alternatives
    Squeeze screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Discontinued

    No major update since 2008.

    Squeeze iconFile Roller Icon

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