ARC (FreeArc)

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== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
 
FreeArc archive files start with signature bytes {{magic|0x41 0x72 0x43 0x01}} (which starts with ASCII "{{magic|ArC}}").
 
FreeArc archive files start with signature bytes {{magic|0x41 0x72 0x43 0x01}} (which starts with ASCII "{{magic|ArC}}").
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== Specifications ==
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* [{{DexvertbinblobURL|vibeExtract/freeArc/freeArc.txt}} vibeExtract:freeArc/freeArc.txt]
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
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== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/freeArc/
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/freeArc}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Latest revision as of 22:13, 20 July 2026

File Format
Name ARC (FreeArc)
Ontology
Extension(s) .arc
PRONOM fmt/1096
Wikidata ID Q28600246
Released 2006[1]

FreeArc is a full-featured archiving application, developed by Bulat Ziganshin. Its native .arc format is unfortunately not compatible with any of the other ".arc" formats.

Its official site (when it still existed) featured downloads of Windows and Linux versions of FreeArc, documentation, and a downloadable set of source code which might be of use to somebody attempting to figure out the details of the file format, since the documentation doesn't give this sort of detail.

FreeArc also supports several self-extracting archive formats.

Contents

[edit] Identification

FreeArc archive files start with signature bytes 0x41 0x72 0x43 0x01 (which starts with ASCII "ArC").

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

[edit] Links

[edit] References

  1. History.txt from FreeArc-0.40-sources.7z lists v0.32 (2006-12-06) as the first public release.
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