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Ark vs Akizip: catalog facts
Ark	Akizip
Free Free and open source as part of KDE Gear.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later licence.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Previews file contents without extracting Handles zip, 7z, rar, tar and disc images	Native GTK 4 and libadwaita interface Bundled 7-Zip engine for 7z and other formats
Fits best in a KDE Plasma desktop Some formats depend on external command-line tools being installed	Designed for GNOME on Linux only Young project with a small community
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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