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Ark vs Xarchiver: catalog facts
Ark	Xarchiver
Free Free and open source as part of KDE Gear.	Free Free, with source code published on GitHub.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Previews file contents without extracting Handles zip, 7z, rar, tar and disc images	Does not depend on a particular desktop environment Handles many formats through the system's archivers
Fits best in a KDE Plasma desktop Some formats depend on external command-line tools being installed	Format support depends on which command-line archivers are installed Linux and FreeBSD only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
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 September 23, 2026

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