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Ark is a graphical file compression/decompression utility with support for multiple formats, including tar, gzip, bzip2, rar and zip, as well as CD-ROM images. Ark can be used to browse, extract, create, and modify archives. Features: - Several formats supported: gzip, bzip2, zip, rar, 7z and more - Preview file contents without extracting files

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Developer
KDE
License
GPL-2.0+ (free software)What this license lets you do
Languages
60 languages

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Available via
Flatpak · Snap (2) · Arch Linux (2) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · openSUSE · Alpine Linux · Void Linux (2) · Slackware · Solus · Gentoo · Nixpkgs
All 16 packagings

Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Beta build), AUR (Git build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Nixpkgs, openSUSE, Alpine Linux, Void Linux, Void Linux (32bit build), Slackware, Solus, Gentoo (Candidate build)

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Sources disagree on the license
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (17)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
Flathub (Flatpak)Ark26.04.3—GPL-2.0+Archiving Tool
Snap Storeark26.04.3—GPL-2.0+Work with file archives
Snap Store (Beta build)ark26.04.3—GPL-2.0+Work with file archives
AUR (Git build)ark-git24.02.1.r99.g531f976-1—GPL-2.0-or-laterArchiving Tool
Debianark4:25.04.3-1Distribution build—archive utility
Ubuntuark4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1Distribution build—archive utility
Fedoraark26.08.1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-onlyArchive manager
Arch Linuxark26.08.2-1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterArchiving Tool
Nixpkgsark0.1.252Distribution buildMITR kernel for Jupyter applications, powering Positron's R support
Nixpkgsark26.08.2Distribution buildBSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC0-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only AND MITFile archiver by KDE
openSUSEark26.08.2Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterKDE Archiver Tool
Alpine Linuxark26.04.2-r0Distribution buildGPL-2.0-onlyGraphical file compression/decompression utility with support for multiple formats
Void Linuxark26.08.1_1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterKDE Archiving Tool
Void Linux (32bit build)ark-32bit26.08.1_1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterKDE Archiving Tool (32bit)
Slackwareark26.08.2-1Distribution build—ark (KDE archiver tool)
Solusark25.08.2Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterA graphical file compression/decompression utility
Gentoo (Candidate build)ark26.08.2Distribution buildGPL-2.0-onlyFile archiver by KDE
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