ARC (FreeArc)

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FreeArc is an open source file archiver developed by Bulat Ziganshin. The native .arc file format is not related to web archiving formats and is instead closer to a compressed zip type of archive file.

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• FreeArcOpen sourcereads and writes · GNU General Public License, version 2.0
• Q1275912Open sourcereads and writes · GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0 or later

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• File Formats Wiki
• PRONOM fmt/1096
• Wikidata Q28600246

From Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.

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