---
title: "Engrampa Archive Manager for Linux"
description: "In this article we'll cover Engrampa, the default archive manager for many Linux desktop distributions using the MATE desktop environment (DE). This fork of File Roller archive manager covers many..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/engrampa-archive-manager-linux/
date: 2019-10-23
modified: 2026-03-11
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Account Management Panel", "cPanel", "Linux"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Engrampa Archive Manager for Linux

In this article we’ll cover [Engrampa](https://github.com/mate-desktop/engrampa), the default archive manager for many Linux desktop distributions using the [MATE desktop environment (DE)](https://mate-desktop.org/). This fork of [File Roller](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/FileRoller) archive manager covers many file types including .zip, .7z, .rar, .tar, and [Brotli (.tar.br)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/brotli-compression-algorithm/).

- [Create an Archive](#create)
- [Extract Files](#extract)

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## Create an Archive

1. Open Engrampa Archive Manager.
2. At the top, click **Archive**, then **New**.
3. Specify the folder *location, name, and File Format: By Extension*.
4. (Optional) Under *Other Options*, specify a password (7-Zip, Zip, RAR, and ARJ only) and size cap before splitting the archive into multiple files (7-Zip and RAR only).
5. Click **Create**.
6. At the top, click **Edit**, then **Add Files** or **Add a Folder** to add files as needed.
7. Click **Archive**, then Properties for archive and original content size, compression ratio, and number of included files.
8. Click **Archive**, then **Close** once finished.

![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/engrampa-new-archive.png)

![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/engrampa-archive-files.png)

## Extract Files

1. Open Engrampa Archive Manager.
2. At the top, click **Archive**, then **Open**.
3. Click **Archive**, then **Extract** to decompress all files. Or hold Ctrl and click specific files to extract.
4. Specify a destination.
5. Click **Extract**.

After exporting settings, consider [creating a checksum](/support/security/create-checksum-locally/) with [best practices for security](/support/security/best-practices-for-using-checksums/) during data transfer.

[Linux Mint](https://linuxmint.com/), [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop), and other non-MATE distributions may include GNOME Archive Manager instead.