Ark vs Zipware
Ark
apps.kde.orgZipware
zipware.orgSide by side
| Figure | Ark | Zipware |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · File Compression Software | 7.9 (#11) | 7.0 (#28) |
| Maker | KDE describes itself as an international community developing free and open-source software. | The Zipware site links to Bazwise, whose site lists Zipware among its freeware products. |
| Purpose | Ark is a graphical utility for compressing and decompressing files and archives. | Zipware is free archive software for Microsoft Windows. |
| Support | KDE links to the Ark Handbook, UserBase Wiki, and KDE Forum for help. | The support page provides documentation and directs technical questions to [email protected]. |
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In their own words
Ark
Ark is a free graphical utility for creating and managing compressed files and archives on Linux and Windows. It can browse, extract, create, and modify archives, and preview file contents without extracting them. Its listed formats include tar, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar, 7z, xz, rpm, cab, deb, xar, AppImage, and CD-ROM images. Ark also supports archive encryption, split archives, and command-line tools. The listed plan costs nothing, with no plan limits stated, and the application is licensed under GPL-2.0+. On Linux, KDE offers installation through AppStream stores, distribution package managers, and Flathub. KDE lists Windows as a platform and provides a Windows nightly installer for testing. Its help links include the Ark Handbook, UserBase Wiki, and KDE Forum; KDE also provides a bug-reporting link and access to the source code. KDE describes itself as an international community developing free and open-source software, represented for legal and financial matters by KDE e.V., a registered nonprofit in Germany.