B1 Free Archiver
B1 Free Archiver is a freeware compression utility that works on Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and online.
"B1 Free Archiver is a proprietary freeware multi-platform file archiver and file manager. It has full support (compression, unpacking and encryption) for ZIP and its native B1 format. The program decompresses more than 20 popular archive formats. It creates, splits, and encrypts archives." -- Wikipedia
Features
Features
- "100% Free: B1 Archiver is 100% free archive manager. You can use it on any computer and you don't have to register or pay anything. Feel free to share B1 Archiver with your friends or co-workers."
- "Available for all OS: B1 Archiver works on all platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac and Android. You no longer need different software on your PC, smartphone or tablet. B1 is the best unified solution for every device."
- "Full-featured: Supports most popular formats - b1, zip, jar, xpi, rar, 7z, arj, bz2, cab, deb, gzip, tgz, iso, lzh, lha, lzma, rpm, tar, xar, z, dmg and others. Works with split and password-protected archives, serves perfectly as a file manager."
- "Simple & fast: B1 Archiver is extremely simple to use, you don't need comprehensive manuals or guides. Just install it and enjoy. It also works light speed fast even with large archives and many files."
- "Safe & secure: We apply the highest safe standards and care about your privacy. B1 Archiver never gathers any kind of personal information and does not install any malicious software."
(The features above were copied and pasted from http://b1.org/)
How To Install B1 Free Archiver
You can install B1 Free Archiver multiple ways on your system. You can install it via snapcraft or the installation file from the developer's website.
1st Method: SnapCraft Installation
Open your Terminal and enter the following:
sudo snap install b1freearchiver
To remove the program enter the following:
sudo snap remove b1freearchiver
2nd Method: Installation File
Goto http://b1.org/linux/ and download the installation file for your linux system.
Then go into your Downloads folder and locate the installation file or b1freearchiver_current_stable_amd64.deb file.
Double-click b1freearchiver_current_stable_amd64.deb file to open your Package Installer. (You must have gdebi installed.)
Click the Install Package button to start the installation process.
You can install B1 Free Archiver multiple ways on your system. You can install it via snapcraft or the installation file from the developer's website.
1st Method: SnapCraft Installation
Open your Terminal and enter the following:
sudo snap install b1freearchiver
To remove the program enter the following:
sudo snap remove b1freearchiver
2nd Method: Installation File
Goto http://b1.org/linux/ and download the installation file for your linux system.
Then go into your Downloads folder and locate the installation file or b1freearchiver_current_stable_amd64.deb file.
Double-click b1freearchiver_current_stable_amd64.deb file to open your Package Installer. (You must have gdebi installed.)
Click the Install Package button to start the installation process.
Enter your password in the Authenticate dialog box and then click the Authenticate button.
Wait until you see the Status change to "Same version is already installed" before you close the Package Installer.
To remove the program open the Terminal and enter the following:
sudo apt remove b1freearchiver
If you still have the installation file you can double-click it to open the Package Installer and click the Remove Package button.
sudo apt remove b1freearchiver
If you still have the installation file you can double-click it to open the Package Installer and click the Remove Package button.
Open B1 Free Archiver
You can open the program via the menu or you can right-click on a zipped or compressed file and highlight Open with and select B1 Free Archiver. If you chose to make B1 Free Archiver the default application to handle your archived files then it will replace Engrampa Archive Manager withi your context menu when your right-click a compressed file.
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One nice thing about B1 Free Archiver is its Graphical User Interface (GUI). It has a standardize look across Windows, macOS, and Linux. It has a sleek, minimalistic, and intuitive look to it. It is easy to use because it is simple yet very powerful.
Take a look through each menu in the short slideshow below.
You can customize B1 Free Archiver through the Settings dialog box. You will notive six tabs on the left side of the Settings dialog box.
You don't need to make any changes because it works great using the default settings; however, you can customize the program to meet your archiving needs.
- Overview - describes how B1 Free Archive works and and brief description of the other tabs.
- Languages - allows you to select your native language.
- Default open action - allows you to choose what happens when you click on the archive.
- File associations - allows you to choose which archive types should be open with B1.
- Miscellaneous - has some extra options for fine tuning.
- Expert - has advanced settings for experienced users.
Extracting ZIP Files
Open B1 Free Archive and select your compressed or zipped file. If B1 Free Archive is set as the default archiver you can just double-click the compressed or .zip file and it will open.
Open B1 Free Archive and select your compressed or zipped file. If B1 Free Archive is set as the default archiver you can just double-click the compressed or .zip file and it will open.
You can click the Extract button on the right or the Extract button in the upper left corner. A small dialog box will apear to let you select the folder you want to extract the compressed files in. Click the OK button to start the extraction process.
A Completed dialog box will appear to let you know when the extracting process is completed. If you do not want to see this dialog box anymore, click the check-box next to "close this window when finished."
You will now see the folder, rtl8814au-5.3.4, that you extracted.
Creating a ZIP File
Open B1 Free Archiver and select the files you want to compress. Next, click the Create button in the upper left corner.
Open B1 Free Archiver and select the files you want to compress. Next, click the Create button in the upper left corner.
A small dialog box will appear allowing you to select the Archive Format type, select the location and name of the compressed file, and give you the option to add a password to your .zip file. Click the Start button to create your .zip file.
A small Completed dialog box will appear to let you know when the process has finished. If you prefer not to see this dialog box again, you can place a check in the box next to "close this window when finished."
You should see your new .zip file in the location of your choice. You can see my test.zip file in the upper right corner of the image below.
Since I added a password to the test.zip file it will require the password I used when I created the file in order to extract the contents.
This is a very good file archiver. The only thing I have against it is it doesn't look good with a system using a dark theme.
Feb 18, 2020
