File Roller

An Archive Manager for the GNOME Desktop
File Roller 2.18.4  [ download ]
Released on July 2, 2007
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated Hungarian translation.
File Roller 2.18.3  [ download ]
Released on May 28, 2007
Changes since previous version:
  • Added Occitan (oc) translation.
  • Updated Estonian translation.
File Roller 2.18.2  [ download ]
Released on April 16, 2007
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed error when removing folders from tar archives.
File Roller 2.18.1  [ download ]
Released on April 9, 2007
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated translations: Spanish (es), Basque (eu), Galician (gl), Dzongkha (dz), Macedonian (mk).
File Roller 2.18.0  [ download ]
Released on March 12, 2007
Changes since previous version:
  • Use standard password blank character instead of stars (#407461)
  • Removed Application from the .desktop categories.
  • Updated translations: zh_CN, lt, gu, mg, sl, ku, sr, bn_IN, ca, nl, hu, ru, ro.
File Roller 2.17.92  [ download ]
Released on February 26, 2007
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #409433 – Feisty Herd4: File-Roller shows directory name twice.
File Roller 2.17.91  [ download ]
Released on February 7, 2007
Changes since previous version:
  • The password dialog is HIG compliant (#396775)
  • Disable the ok button in the 'open with' dialog if no application has been selected (#395074).
File Roller 2.17.90  [ download ]
Released on January 22, 2007
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated translations: th, de, sv.
File Roller 2.17.5  [ download ]
Released on January 8, 2007
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #387602 – Cannot open self-extracting files (*.exe)
  • Fixed bug #384499 – File-roller does not handle filenames starting with a dash (-) correctly.
  • Fixed bug #384504 – File-roller does not handle filenames containing a backquote (`) correctly.
  • Fixed bug #374478 – crash in Archive Manager: using archive manager to...
File Roller 2.17.4  [ download ]
Released on December 18, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Use the XDS protocol to extract dragged files. Fixes bug #102501 – Drag-and-drop extract operation should run instantly in background.
  • New app icons from Jakub Steiner
  • Made action icons themable.
  • Fixed bug #324154 – file-roller can't display modified time on non-utf8 locale
File Roller 2.17.3  [ download ]
Released on December 4, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed ISO images extraction.
  • Fixes bug #371582 – Dead code in window.c
  • Fixed bug #367385 – [WISHLIST] file-roller does not close after closing last open archive in violation of HIG
File Roller 2.17.2  [ download ]
Released on November 7, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Make stock icons themable. (#362922)
  • Do not add temp archives to the recent files list
  • View as Java Archive (jar) (#43975)
  • Do not display a 100% progress bar when the last file is processed.
  • Rename the extraction folder if a folder with the same name already exists.
  • Fixed bug #349824 – does not work with 7zr.
  • Fixed bug #350192 – [PATCH] Make the Ok button to be default in delete dialog.
  • Fixed bug #160991 – Crash while trying to extract from a .sit
  • Fixed bug #355307 – If uncompressed name not specified in compressed file, cannot view, bad extracted filename.
  • Fixed bug #348211 – Please distinguish View menus/buttons for translation.
  • Fixed bug #347019 – incorrect error message shown when trying to open incomplete archive
  • Fixed bug #338210 – Context menu option open files not available for folders.
  • Fixed bug #348524 – rar archives give ERROR: Unknown option: idp
  • Fixed bug #370754 – Manual menu item should be 'Contents' not 'Help'
File Roller 2.17.1  [ download ]
Released on October 16, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Added ace and cpio support.
  • Allow to store, view and extract empty folders (#162792).
  • Use the file-chooser dialog to extract files.
  • Fixed bug #303213 - default to extract in home instead of tmp
  • Fixed bug #304362 - crash extratcting .sit stuffit files
  • Fixed bug #359629 - rpm support on solaris failing
File Roller 2.16.1  [ download ]
Released on October 3, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated translations: ar, en_GB, et, ka, nn.
File Roller 2.16.0  [ download ]
Released on September 4, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated translations: ja, sv, or, zh_CN, ml, ca, mr, lv, de, mk, pt_BR, lt, pt, hu, mk, el, ta, bg, bn_IN, ro.
File Roller 2.15.93  [ download ]
Released on August 21, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Prompt for the password when an archive is encrypted instead of simply displaying a warning on how to spicify a password
  • Do not use the encrypted emblem for folders.
  • Added X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Version field to the .desktop file.
  • Fixed bug #349095: Filetypes seriously screwed up in .zip files
  • Fixes bug #153642: Temporary files are created on the current directory
File Roller 2.15.92  [ download ]
Released on August 8, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed tar archives creation.
File Roller 2.15.91  [ download ]
Released on August 7, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #343739 – Seems to not escape file names correctly.
  • Fixes bug #340050 – tar permissions are not preserved.
  • Fixed bug #339913create archive option does not work on some filenames.
  • Fixed bug #347624 – fix build with gcc 2.95
  • Fixed bug #347416 – RecentFilesMenu - OpenRecentMenu converting
  • Update translations: eu, zh_HK, zh_TW, nb, et, fr.
File Roller 2.15.90  [ download ]
Released on July 24, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Update translations: cs, dz, fi, gu, ko, sk, sv.
  • Update manual translations: sv.
File Roller 2.15.1  [ download ]
Released on July 11, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Migrated from EggRecent to GtkRecent.
  • Fixed bug #345052 – file roller should remember the size of the window when it closes.
  • Fixed bug #345278 – File operations on the Edit menu should be moved to the Archive menu.
  • Fixed bug #342251 – backspace does not go up a directory (ala Nautilus)
  • Fixed bug #336078 - [PATCH] Convert from popt to GOption
  • Fixed bug #317782 - file-roller Cygwin build fixes
  • Fixed bug #152039 - Password Protected Files must be displayed differently.
File Roller 2.14.3  [ download ]
Released on May 29, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #338944 - Open Files..., can't delete programs
  • Updated translations: et.
  • Updated manual Spanish translation.
File Roller 2.14.2  [ download ]
Released on April 18, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed filename escaping in tar archives.
File Roller 2.14.1  [ download ]
Released on April 10, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Ask for the password when trying to open a password protected rar or arj archive.
  • Updated the user's guide.
  • Added help button to all the dialogs.
  • Install theme-friendly icon.
  • Fixed bug #335035 - mistake in file-roller's License.
  • Fixed bug #336908 - backshalshes not supported in paths.
  • Fixed bug #336632 - Help for Extract Dialog pointing to incorrect location.
  • Fixed bug #336854 - crash on twice unpacking to the same location.
  • Fixed bug #335659 - File Roller should move not copy files.
  • Fixed bug #335368 - Crash when opening large 7z-archive.
  • Fixed buf #326193 - file-roller creates empty 7zip archives.
  • Fixed bug #337754 - Drag and Drop extraction only works when source already has focus.
  • Fixed bug #337331 - Cut/Paste same file results in loss of file.
File Roller 2.14.0  [ download ]
Released on March 13, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Added license button to the about dialog.
  • New translations: Georgian (ka) and Breton (br).
  • Updated translations: Ukrainian (uk), Welsh (cy), Hindi (hi), Swedish (sv), et, Czech (cs), Italian (it), Romanian (ro).
File Roller 2.13.92  [ download ]
Released on February 27, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #331601 – Nautilus doesn't display the Extract here menu option for files which have a .ps.gz
File Roller 2.13.91  [ download ]
Released on February 13, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #330315 - ps.gz files not associated
  • Fixed bug #328942 - Don't translate empty strings
File Roller 2.13.90  [ download ]
Released on January 30, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #328473 – should not distribute pre-gnome-2.8 mime files
  • Fixed bug #328331 - Crashes on extraction
  • Fixed bug #328036 - Add GTK category to the .desktop file
File Roller 2.13.4  [ download ]
Released on January 16, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #139912 - file roller is not a system tool.
  • Fixed bug #168388 - file roller shouldn't create an ARCHIVE_FILES folder if the archive only have one root folder
  • Fixed bug #326810 - file-roller escaping issue with '#' by example.
  • Removed obsolete .applications file.
File Roller 2.13.3  [ download ]
Released on January 2, 2006
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated translations: ca, zh_HK, zh_TW, vi, fi, ja, be, hy.
File Roller 2.13.2  [ download ]
Released on December 12, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #323713: Save as should default to current archive filename
  • Fixed bug #315069: file-roller: drag 'n drop doesn't work for more than 1 file.
  • Fixed bug #323534: Passwords improperly escaped for zip files
  • Do not open a progress dialog when dragging files, use a progressbar in the statusbar instead.
  • Fixed bug #316364: Nautilus dependency should be optional
  • Fixed bug #311821: ascending and descending indicators are opposite from expected.
  • Fixed bug #317423: Conflicting mnemonic in Extract dialog.
  • Fixed bug #323068: file-roller fails in chosing extract-to directory
  • Fixed bug #322197: Improve Naming Filename when create new Archive file
  • Fixed bug #316564: needs unzip AND zip.
  • Simplified the add dialog populating the file type combobox with the extensions instead of the descriptions.
  • Set progress dialog display delay to 1 second.
  • More HIG compliant progress dialog.
  • Use a single command execution to add many files and folders to an archive to speed up the operation.
  • Allow to stop creation of a new archive.
  • Correctly associate fr to 7zip files.
File Roller 2.13.1  [ download ]
Released on October 24, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #319600: compilation under AIX 5.1 aborts with ".atoll not found".
  • Fixed bug #319343: file-roller won't let me delete files from an archive which contain a dollar sign ($).
  • Removed the bonobo component.
File Roller 2.12.1  [ download ]
Released on October 3, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated translations: it, bn, sv, ku, vi, eu.
File Roller 2.12.0  [ download ]
Released on September 5, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • New and updated translations.
File Roller 2.11.92  [ download ]
Released on August 22, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Do not allow Drag and Drop on the same window.
File Roller 2.11.91  [ download ]
Released on August 8, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #311437: [breezy] can't extract a filename from a directory with a space in it from ISO.
  • Ported the help documents to gnome-doc-utils.
  • Fixed bug #312243: wrong zoo and 7-zip extensions.
  • Fixed bug #312240: escape sequences in rar output.
  • Fixed bug #312246: FR does not read all pending output.
File Roller 2.11.90  [ download ]
Released on July 25, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #105521: single click: list view should have mouse-over.
  • Fixed bug #310015: crash when listing 7-zip archive with 7za 4.x
  • Updated translations: de bg zh_TW gl sr sr@Latn gu ja fi
File Roller 2.11.2  [ download ]
Released on July 1, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Removed copy/move/rename/delete archive commands.
  • The recent files items are in the Archive menu instead of a submenu.
  • Changes in the properties dialog: align labels to left, allow window resizing, ellipsize filename and path labels.
  • Fixed bug #142860: File-roller displays files larger than 2GB as 2GB.
File Roller 2.11.1  [ download ]
Released on May 17, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Do not create a _FILES folder anymore (#167261).
  • Allow to extract more archives at once. Added an --extract-here command line option.
  • Use g_filename_display_name and g_filename_display_basename when appropriate.
  • Prevent renaming of files to silently overwrite other existing files (#168287).
  • Header cleanup (#171618).
  • Allow stock labels to show through, be nice to translators (#172867).
File Roller 2.10.2  [ download ]
Released on April 11, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #300238: Unable to gunzip gzip'd ubuntu mail archives.
  • Plugged a little memory leak related tooltips.
File Roller 2.10.1  [ download ]
Released on March 31, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #171195: File-Roller will not tar up any subdirectories directly under /
  • Fixed bug #170842: Toolbar buttons too wide.
  • Fixed bug #170329: Aborting File Add can sometimes crash the application.
  • Fixed bug #170258: file-roller can't open for preview files with a white space in filename.
  • Fixed bug #169818: Archive menu item to be disabled if no files are selected.
  • Fixed bug #172219: Select All and Deselect all doesnt work properly.
  • Added ellipsize property to the list view.
  • Do not activate the first row after reordering the list in single click mode.
  • Fixed bug in recent files view.
File Roller 2.10.0  [ download ]
Released on March 7, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated translations: it, sr, sr@Latn, lt, hu.
File Roller 2.9.92  [ download ]
Released on February 28, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #157698: Default new archive name as the first-added object.
  • Fixed bug #168477: Create Archive should leave status window in the background while creating multiple folder archives.
  • Fixed bug #159952: file-roller compilation error.
  • Fixed bug #166658: Archives should only be processed if command-line utility is present.
  • Fixed bug #144953: ISO reading assumes Joliet and Rock Ridge extensions.
File Roller 2.9.91  [ download ]
Released on February 7, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated recent-files from libegg.
File Roller 2.9.4  [ download ]
Released on January 24, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #100927: should use GNOME mouse click settings.
File Roller 2.9.3  [ download ]
Released on January 10, 2005
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #132555: file-roller does not honor system-wide toolbar setting.
  • Fixed bug #162188: RAR archives' directories are not recognized properly.
  • Fixed bug #162324: Cannot drag files from gthumb to file-roller
File Roller 2.9.2  [ download ]
Released on December 20, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #152129: Unnecessary call to _window_update_sensitivity()
  • Fixed bug #154821: file-roller can't open archives with extension .lha
  • Fixed bug #154398: Remove some useless code.
  • Fixed bug #154233: load_icon_file optimization.
  • Fixed bug #161141: Time of modifcation incorrect
  • Fixed bug #161147: View->Toolbars inconsistent across multiple instance.
  • Fixed bug #160617: Create archive context menu item does not support single-file bz2 or gz
  • Fixed bug #160401: create archive doesn't work on read-only CD-ROM
  • Fixed bug #159906: the configure.in should update its gnome-vfs requirement.
  • Fixed bug #160221: No more extract here entry in Nautilus context menu.
  • Use 'extract to...' if the archive location is write only.
  • Fixed loading of rar archives with directories.
File Roller 2.9.1  [ download ]
Released on November 29, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Added a 'Open Recent' menu item on the toolbar.
  • Added password support and testing to RAR archives.
  • Fixed bug #145162] .omf.out and omf_timestamp files should not be in cvs.
  • Fixed bug #159172: tooltips leaked.
  • Fixed bug #159464: Should not use deprecate mime API
  • Make logo icon to use the theme icon.
File Roller 2.9.0  [ download ]
Released on November 1, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Added AR, Debian and 7-zip archives support.
  • Open the open with dialog if the file type does not have a registered application; get rid of the internal viewer.
  • Make the text invisible for the password entries.
  • Removed Select All/Deselect All from the context menu.
File Roller 2.8.0  [ download ]
Released on September 13, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated translations.
File Roller 2.7.5  [ download ]
Released on August 30, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #151427: Compilation error.
  • Fixed bug #150672: Back button is broken
  • Fixed bug #150329: File roller creates predictable /tmp directories
  • Fixed bug #150327: Adding a directory to archive hangs file roller
  • Fixed BUG #150328: avoid crashing while DND of 'Home' icon into file-roller.
  • Updated the recent-files sources from libegg.
File Roller 2.7.4  [ download ]
Released on August 16, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated the recent-files sources from libegg.
  • Added more mime types to the desktop file.
File Roller 2.7.3  [ download ]
Released on August 2, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Added the supported mime types to file-roller.desktop
File Roller 2.7.2  [ download ]
Released on July 19, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #144041: [Solaris] gtar will not be in path
  • Do not display the operation stopped dialog (bug #144171).
  • Fixed a leak and the display of the error message (bug #145440).
File Roller 2.7.1  [ download ]
Released on July 5, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #144455: Make file-roller session aware even when no archive is opened.
  • Fixed bug #144079 (iso is not listed as a archive in open dialog)
  • Hide the main window when in batch mode.
  • Allow to extract all the files, not only the selected files, from an ISO image.
File Roller 2.7.0  [ download ]
Released on May 31, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Added read/extract support for ISO files. (bug #142316)
  • Split the add dialog into two dialogs, one used to add files and the other one used to add folders.
  • Ask the distination folder after pasting a selection, this allows the user to create new folders in the archive.
  • Added content size and compression ratio in the properties dialog.
  • Extract selection without creating the whole path. (bug #140971)
File Roller 2.6.1
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixes reading of filenames with spaces in tar archives.
  • Fixes bug #138154 (File-Roller Crash when dropping a file dragged from archive).
  • Remove a file from the recent file list if the file could not be loaded.
  • Add RPM and Stuffit to the recent file list mime types.
File Roller 2.6.0  [ download ]
Released on March 22, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated translations.
File Roller 2.5.7  [ download ]
Released on March 15, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug #137183 (Crash when opening tar-file when using 24 hour time format).
  • Updated manual.
  • Added localized manuals for de, es, fr, it, ja, ko, sv, zh_TW, zh_HK, zh_CN.
File Roller 2.5.6  [ download ]
Released on March 8, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Use a better logic to parse the tar output.
  • Updated to work with the new filechooser api.
File Roller 2.5.5  [ download ]
Released on February 24, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Use gtar if present, otherwise use tar.
  • Fix the Zip Objects command.
  • Remove C++ style comments.
  • Fix bug #133998 (schemas file must not be removed during distclean).
  • Updated manual.
  • Fix the password protected detection code.
  • Handle the delete_event event for the progress dialog.
  • Add a filter for the save archive and new archive dialogs, simplify the filter for the open archive dialog.
File Roller 2.5.4  [ download ]
Released on February 16, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Fix bug #105739 (Can't open tar.gz files on Solaris).
  • Fix bug #133358 (Small HIG fix for column header).
  • Allow to extract more archives at once with the Extract Here command.
  • Use GType instead of guint. Fixes segfaults on 64-bit architectures.
  • Do not show the new window until we are sure that the archive has been opened with success.
File Roller 2.5.3  [ download ]
Released on January 31, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Simplify the Load Options and Save Options commands in the Add dialog.
  • Make the path column visible only if the list mode is set to flat.
  • Fix the Save as dialog.
  • Updated the recent-files stuff from libegg.
  • Changed Nautilus context menu item to Zip Objects and simplied the dialog.
  • Always use a close button in the error dialogs.
File Roller 2.5.2  [ download ]
Released on January 14, 2004
Changes since previous version:
  • Replace GtkFileSelection with GtkFileChooser everywhere.
  • Use gnome_url_show instead of calling nautilus explicitly.
  • Do not use mkdtemp which does not exist on Solaris9.
  • Do not destroy the file selector if the archive was not created successfully.
  • Do not add the password argument if the password is an empty string.
  • Use the stock system for the commands Add, Extract and View.
  • Updated the egg_recent stuff.
  • Changed name to Zip Creator and category to System Utility.
  • The preferences dialog has been removed.
  • The add dialog has been simplyfied.
  • The extract dialog is a GtkFileChooser in folder mode now.
File Roller 2.5.1  [ download ]
Released on December 28, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Fix crash upon LZH file opening (#129794).
File Roller 2.5.0  [ download ]
Released on November 24, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Added unstuff and RPM support.
  • Added ability to rename files and folders.
  • Added Cut/Copy/Paste operations.
  • Add files and folders to the current directory.
  • Added ability to go back and forward in location history.
  • Open the archive in a new window if the current window already has an archive opened.
  • Exit closes only the current window instead of closing all the windows.
  • Zip archives: ask to enter a password if the archive is password protected.
  • Remember extraction dialog options.
  • Substitute Extract To.. with Extract Here in the Nautilus context menu.
File Roller 2.4.2  [ download ]
Released on November 10, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Do not compile with the DISABLE_DEPRECATED macros defined.
  • Handle filenames with ambiguous chars (like []*) in zip archives.
  • Handle passwords with spaces in zip archives.
File Roller 2.4.1  [ download ]
Released on October 13, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Fixed bug that prevented the user to view the content of a compressed file.
File Roller 2.4.0  [ download ]
Released on September 10, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated recent files stuff from libegg.
File Roller 2.3.6  [ download ]
Released on September 1, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Use unrar if rar is not available.
File Roller 2.3.5  [ download ]
Released on August 25, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Minor bugfixes.
File Roller 2.3.4  [ download ]
Released on August 11, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated manual.
  • Minor bugfixes.
File Roller 2.3.3  [ download ]
Released on June 29, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated manual.
  • Make dialogs more HIG compliant.
  • Removed Extract Here and Extract in a Folder from the Nautilus context menu.
  • Minor bugfixes.
File Roller 2.3.2  [ download ]
Released on May 19, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Added ARJ archives support.
  • The delete operation move the archive to the trash instead of deleting it from the disk.
File Roller 2.3.1  [ download ]
Released on April 7, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Added ability to convert archives.
  • Popup a progress dialog when a long operation is underway, instead of using a progress bar in the status bar.
  • Give more detailed information about the current operation (only for tar archives at the moment).
  • When creating new archives, if the user does not specify the extension, use 'tgz' as default instead of giving an 'archive type not supported' error.
  • Associate File Roller to the zoo archive format.
  • Use a text entry instead of the option menu for the location.
  • Do not allow dangerous operations, that is operations that if stopped can cause the lost of the archive, such as adding and removing files, to be stopped.
  • Allow to stop folders reading.
  • Added ability to test zoo archives.
  • New toolbar icons.
  • Bugfixes.
File Roller 2.3.0  [ download ]
Released on March 25, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Added ZOO archives support.
  • Read folders asynchronously.
  • Display a better error message when the user forgets to specify the archive name in the add to archive dialog.
  • Handle tar archives with a ':' in the path.
File Roller 2.2.0  [ download ]
Released on January 20, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Updated the manual.
File Roller 2.1.5  [ download ]
Released on January 4, 2003
Changes since previous version:
  • Handle LHA archives created on Windows.
  • Bugfixes.
File Roller 2.1.4  [ download ]
Released on December 10, 2002
Changes since previous version:
  • Bugfixes.
File Roller 2.1.3  [ download ]
Released on December 9, 2002
Changes since previous version:
  • Multi Drag & Drop support.
  • Session management support.
  • HIG compliant dialogs.
  • Added archive operations in the nautilus context menu.
  • Scripts removed.
  • Bugfixes.
File Roller 2.1.2
Changes since previous version:
  • Archive loading is 3 times faster.
  • Recognize zip archives regardless of the file extension.
File Roller 2.1.1
Changes since previous version:
  • Use egg-recent for handling recent files.
  • Use gnome-icon-lookup to get icons.
File Roller 2.1.0
Changes since previous version:
  • Do not read the archive in non-interative mode, this speeds up extraction with Nautilus scripts.
  • Fixed russian manual.
File Roller 2.0.2  [ download ]
Released on September 1, 2002
Changes since previous version:
  • Bugfixes.
File Roller 2.0.1  [ download ]
Released on August 29, 2002
Changes since previous version:
  • Added a compression level option.
  • Added ability to extract multiple archives from command line.
  • Removed the install Nautilus scripts option, now simply install scripts the first time you start File Roller.
  • Added ability to hide toolbar and statusbar.
  • Re-arranged menus.
  • Recent archives are shown in a submenu.
  • Uses gconf instead of gnome-config.
  • Builds on systems that do not have the FNM_CASEFOLD constant defined (e.g. Solaris).
File Roller 2.0.0
Changes since previous version:
  • New option to install and remove the nautilus scripts automatically.
File Roller 1.109
Changes since previous version:
  • Added option to view the destination folder after extraction.
  • Updated documentation.
  • bugfixes.
File Roller 1.108
Changes since previous version:
  • re-arranged menus.
  • bugfixes.
File Roller 1.107
Changes since previous version:
  • added support for encrypted zip archives.
  • added test operation for zip archives.
  • added mnemonics to all dialogs.
  • use Nautilus as document viewer.
  • user manual.
  • handle archives with a ';' in the name.
  • use g_spawn to create processes.
File Roller 1.106
Changes since previous version:
  • the user can specify files to exclude when adding files with the wildcard.
  • the user can save and load add dialog options.
  • ask whether to overwrite the file when copying, moving or renaming an archive.
  • added ability to rename compressed files.
File Roller 1.105
Changes since previous version:
  • The document viewer shows the components list in a submenu.
  • bugfixes.
File Roller 1.104
Changes since previous version:
  • bugfixes.
File Roller 1.103
Changes since previous version:
  • bugfixes.
File Roller 1.102
Changes since previous version:
  • bugfixes.
File Roller 1.101
Changes since previous version:
  • ported to GNOME 2.
File Roller 0.8
Changes since previous version:
  • added support for single files compressed with gzip, bzip, bzip2, compress, lzop.
  • non-interactive mode to automatically add files to archives.
  • added two Nautilus scripts to extract archives and add files to archives.
  • use the MIME database to decide whether to use the viewer or the associated application when double-clicking on a file, or ask the user what to do if no entry is available in the database.
  • bugfixes.
File Roller 0.7
Changes since previous version:
  • the user can choose the columns to show in the file list.
  • when extracting to a non existing directory ask the user whether to create it.
  • bugfixes.
File Roller 0.6
Changes since previous version:
  • non-interactive mode to automatically extract archives.
  • can open multiple files at command line.
  • works faster when adding and removing a lot of files from compressed tar archives.
  • works better when files in archives have strange characters.
  • fixed a bug when adding files with wildcard.
  • fixed a bug when 'view all files' mode is used.
  • fixed a bug when using tbz and tbz2 extensions.
  • minor bugfixes.
File Roller 0.5
Changes since previous version:
  • added support for ear, war, tbz and tbz2 archives (me, Claudio Bley).
  • better rar archives support (Claudio Bley).
  • new icon (Jakub Steiner).
  • the document viewer uses the locale language.
File Roller 0.4
Changes since previous version:
  • added support for multiple windows.
  • fixed some bugs concerning old versions of tar.
File Roller 0.3
Changes since previous version:
  • added rar and lha support.
  • the user can add, remove, extract files with wildcard.
  • fixed drag and drop of directories.
File Roller 0.2
Changes since previous version:
  • added jar archives support.
  • works even with big archives.
  • full drag & drop support.
  • double clicking on an file views its content.
  • added a file context menu.
  • the user can specify the file type when creating a new archive.
  • the user can specify the max length of the history list.
  • the user can interrupt a long operation.
  • toolbar buttons show the insensitive state correctly.
File Roller 0.1
Changes since previous version:
  • first public version.