Engrampa
Engrampa is the official archive manager for the MATE Desktop Environment and a graphical front end for tools such as tar and zip.
What Engrampa is
Engrampa is the official archive manager for the MATE Desktop Environment and a graphical front end for tools such as tar and zip. It can create, modify, and extract archives, display their contents, and open files stored inside them. Supported formats include 7z, ACE, AR, CAB, CPIO, DEB, EPUB, ISO, JAR, RAR, RPM, TAR variants, ZIP, and many others. Engrampa also handles encrypted and split archives. Command-line options can add files to an archive or extract an archive into a chosen folder, including a folder named after the archive. The project is a fork of File Roller and is included with MATE applications. It is free and open source, with Linux as its listed platform. MATE is available through official repositories for distributions including Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux, and Ubuntu. Project links provide source code, issue tracking, dependencies, and build instructions.
Good
- Free and open source
- Creates, modifies, and extracts archives
- Supports extensive archive formats
- Handles encrypted and split archives
- Includes command-line options
Watch out
- Linux is the listed platform
- Designed for the MATE desktop environment
- No security certification claims listed
Who it suits
Engrampa suits Linux users of the MATE desktop who need graphical and command-line archive operations. It is useful when broad format support, encryption, or split archives are required.
Verdict
Engrampa offers broad archive handling within the MATE desktop, including encryption, split archives, and command-line use. Linux users seeking a free, open-source manager can consider it when its desktop focus fits.
Plans and prices
From Engrampa's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Engrampa | Free | Archive manager for the MATE desktop · supports common archive operations |
The facts
Each one read from Engrampa's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Archive browsing
- It can display archive contents and open files contained in an archive.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Archive operations
- It can create, modify, and extract files from archives.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Build
- The project page documents building from source with Meson-related project files or the listed autogen.sh and make procedure.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Command line
- Its command-line options include adding files to archives and extracting archives to a chosen folder or to a folder named after the archive.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Distribution availability
- MATE is available in official repositories for distributions including Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux, and Ubuntu.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Environment
- MATE describes itself as a desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Integration
- Engrampa is one of the applications included in the MATE desktop environment.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- The project describes Engrampa as an archive manager for the MATE desktop environment.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Lineage
- Engrampa is a fork of File Roller.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Engrampa is the official archive manager for the MATE Desktop Environment and a graphical front end to utilities such as tar and zip.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Security
- The opened Engrampa and MATE pages provide no security certification or compliance claims.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Support
- The Engrampa page links to the project's source code, bug tracker, and dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2001
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