File Roller

Spec sheet

Purpose

File Roller is an archive manager for the GNOME environment.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

The project describes File Roller as an archive manager utility for the GNOME environment.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The project directs users to its issue tracker and the GNOME Discourse File Roller tag.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The program is released under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Archive actions

It can create and modify archives, view archive contents, view and modify files inside archives, and extract files.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Dependencies

The project says building from source requires a working GNOME environment and development tools.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Formats

The project lists support for formats including 7z, RAR, ZIP, tar, ISO, and compressed single files.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Frontend

File Roller is a graphical front end to archiving programs such as tar and zip.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Nautilus integration

The project lists its Nautilus extension as optional.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Read-only formats

The project marks Debian packages, Apple disk images, ISO images, and RPM packages as read-only.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Recent release

The project NEWS lists version 44.7 as released on June 22, 2026.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• File Compression Software#20 of 367.4