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Xarchiver vs File Roller: catalog facts
Xarchiver	File Roller
Free Free, with source code published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the GPL version 2 or later.
Linux	Linux
Does not depend on a particular desktop environment Handles many formats through the system's archivers	Integrated with the GNOME desktop Browse archive contents before extracting
Format support depends on which command-line archivers are installed Linux and FreeBSD only	Linux only and designed around GNOME Fewer advanced options than dedicated command-line tools
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-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 September 24, 2026

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