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File Roller vs Xarchiver: catalog facts
File Roller	Xarchiver
Free Free and open source under the GPL version 2 or later.	Free Free, with source code published on GitHub.
Linux	Linux
Integrated with the GNOME desktop Browse archive contents before extracting	Does not depend on a particular desktop environment Handles many formats through the system's archivers
Linux only and designed around GNOME Fewer advanced options than dedicated command-line tools	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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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