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Ark is a graphical file compression/decompression utility with support for multiple formats. Ark can be used to browse, extract, create, and modify archives.
| Format | Supported Mimetype | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 7-Zip | application/x-7z-compressed |
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| Zip | application/zip |
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| JAR | application/x-java-archive |
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| ARJ | application/x-arj, application/arj |
requires the arj binary |
| RAR | application/vnd.rar |
can only create RAR archives with the proprietary rar binary |
| TAR | application/x-tar |
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| GZip-compressed TAR | application/x-compressed-tar |
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| BZip2-compressed TAR | application/x-bzip2-compressed-tar |
(application/x-bzip-compressed-tar with shared-mime-info < 2.3) |
| UNIX-compressed TAR | application/x-tarz |
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| XZ-compressed TAR | application/x-xz-compressed-tar |
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| LZMA-compressed TAR | application/x-lzma-compressed-tar |
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| LZIP-compressed TAR | application/x-lzip-compressed-tar |
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| LRZIP-compressed TAR | application/x-lrzip-compressed-tar |
requires the lrzip binary |
| LZO-compressed TAR | application/x-tzo |
requires the lzop binary if libarchive >= 3.3 has been compiled without liblzo2 support |
| LZ4-compressed TAR | application/x-lz4-compressed-tar |
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| ZSTD-compressed TAR | application/x-zstd-compressed-tar |
requires the zstd binary if libarchive >= 3.3 has been compiled without libzstd support |
| Format | Supported Mimetype |
|---|---|
| RAR | application/vnd.rar |
| XAR | application/x-xar |
| LHA | application/x-lha |
| AppImage | application/x-iso9660-appimage |
| DEB package | application/vnd.debian.binary-package, application/x-deb |
| Raw CD image | application/vnd.efi.img, application/x-cd-image |
| CPIO variants | application/x-cpio, application/x-bcpio, application/x-cpio-compressed, application/x-sv4cpio, application/x-sv4crc |
| RPM (source) package | application/x-rpm, application/x-source-rpm |
| UNIX-compressed TAR | application/x-compress |
| GZip-compressed file | application/gzip |
| BZip2-compressed file | application/x-bzip2 (application/x-bzip with shared-mime-info < 2.3) |
| LZMA-compressed file | application/x-lzma |
| XZ-compressed file | application/x-xz |
| Zlib-compressed file | application/zlib |
| Zstd-compressed file | application/zstd |
| LZ4-compressed file | application/x-lz4 |
| LZIP-compressed file | application/x-lzip |
| LRZIP-compressed file | application/x-lrzip |
| LZOP-compressed file | application/x-lzop |
| Windows theme pack | application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed |
| AR | application/x-archive |
| Stuffit | application/x-stuffit |
| Self-extracting EXE | application/x-msdownload |
The notes about lrzip, lzop and zstd binaries apply also here.
The support for all the above formats in Ark is implemented in a number of plugins that can be enabled/disabled by the user. More than one plugin can support the same format. An archive whose format is supported by more than one plugin, will be open using the enabled plugin with higher priority.
The plugins currently available in ark are the following:
- Libzip plugin: supports the Zip format by using the libzip library.
- 7-Zip plugin: supports the 7-Zip format by using the
7zbinary.- Supports both the upstream 7-Zip binary and the binary from a p7zip fork shipped by Archlinux et al.
- Unarchiver plugin: supports the RAR, LHA and Stuffit formats in read-only mode. Requires the
lsarandunarbinaries from the unarchiver project. - RAR plugin: supports the RAR format by using the unrar binary. Requires the proprietary
rarbinary to enable read-write mode support to create RAR archives. - Info-zip plugin (legacy): supports the Zip format by using the
zipbinary. - ARJ plugin: supports the ARJ format by using the
arjbinary. - Libarchive plugin: supports everything else by using the libarchive library and optionally the
lrzip,lzopandzstdbinaries.- Supports also the 7-Zip format, but only without encryption.
Please refer to the contributing document for everything you need to know to get started contributing to ARK.
