Universal Extractor Alternatives for Linux

Universal Extractor is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. 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 Universal Extractor and 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Universal Extractor are PeaZip, WinRAR, FreeArc and File Roller.

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  1. 7-Zip icon
     4780 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.

    114 7-Zip alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
     
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    7-Zip vs Universal Extractor Comments
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    Universal Extractor is primarily an installer extraction program.

    • 7-Zip is Free and Open SourceUniversal Extractor is also Free and Open Source
    • 7-Zip is Lightweight, Security-focused and Privacy focusedUniversal Extractor is not according to our users
  2. PeaZip icon
     669 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.

    98 PeaZip alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    PeaZip vs Universal Extractor Comments
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    Negative
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    Universal Extractor is primarily an installer extraction program.

    • PeaZip is Free and Open SourceUniversal Extractor is also Free and Open Source
    • PeaZip is Lightweight, Privacy focused and CustomizableUniversal Extractor is not according to our users
  3. WinRAR icon
     1169 likes

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

    98 WinRAR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS
     
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    WinRAR vs Universal Extractor Comments
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    Negative
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    Universal Extractor is primarily an installer extraction program.

    • WinRAR is Freemium and ProprietaryUniversal Extractor is Free and Open Source
    • WinRAR is Lightweight and Privacy focusedUniversal Extractor 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    FreeArc vs Universal Extractor Comments
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    Negative
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    Universal Extractor is primarily an installer extraction program.

    • FreeArc is Free and Open SourceUniversal Extractor is also Free and Open Source
    • FreeArc is LightweightUniversal Extractor is not according to our users
  5. File Roller icon
     83 likes

    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.

    88 File Roller alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    B1 Free Archiver vs Universal Extractor Comments
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    Universal Extractor is primarily an installer extraction program.

    • B1 Free Archiver is Free and ProprietaryUniversal Extractor is Free and Open Source
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
     
  8. p7zip icon
     29 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
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    p7zip vs Universal Extractor Comments
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    Negative
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    Universal Extractor is primarily an installer extraction program.

    • p7zip is Free and Open SourceUniversal Extractor is also Free and Open Source
  9. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Info-ZIP vs Universal Extractor Comments
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    Negative
    0

    Universal Extractor is primarily an installer extraction program.

    • Info-ZIP is Free and Open SourceUniversal Extractor is also Free and Open Source
    • Info-ZIP is LightweightUniversal Extractor is not according to our users
  10. Squeeze icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  11. innoextract icon
     7 likes

    Inno Setup is a tool to create installers for Microsoft Windows applications. innoextract allows to extract such installers under non-windows systems without running the actual installer using Wine.

    9 innoextract alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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