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Convert Archive to TAR

Extract a ZIP, RAR or 7z archive locally and repack it as a TAR or TAR.GZ with folder paths intact.

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Add files to pack

Any files go into ZIP, TAR or GZ — or drop an archive to extract and repack.

Drop files or an archive
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Choose an output

Extract a ZIP, RAR or 7z archive locally and repack it as a TAR or TAR.GZ with folder paths intact.

Fine-tune

Optional — sensible defaults are already set.

About Convert Archive to TAR

Extract a ZIP, RAR, 7z, ISO, CAB or compressed TAR and repack its contents as a TAR archive, or as a .tar.gz if you switch on gzip. Folder paths are kept intact, which matters when the archive is going to a Linux server, a build tool or a Docker context that expects a tarball.

When it helps

  • Turning a ZIP or RAR of project files into a .tar.gz for deployment on a Linux server.
  • Converting a .tar.xz or .tar.bz2 into a plain .tar or .tar.gz for a tool that only reads those.
  • Pulling the files out of an ISO or CAB image into a TAR for easier handling.

Tips

  • Turn on "Gzip the result" to get a single compressed .tar.gz, the most common tarball format on Linux. Leave it off when another step will compress the TAR, or when the contents are already compressed media.
  • Encrypted or password-protected archives are rejected, since there is no way to enter a password.
  • Only files are written, so empty directories from the source do not appear in the TAR.
  • Everything is extracted into browser memory first, so very large archives or disc images may fail.

Good to know

Quick answers about convert archive to tar in your browser.

A .tar bundles files without compressing them. A .tar.gz is that same TAR compressed with gzip, which is usually much smaller for text and code. The gzip toggle switches between the two.

Select the ZIP, turn on "Gzip the result (.tar.gz)" and convert. The files and folder structure are repacked into a gzip-compressed tarball.

Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many files you process.

No. Files are read and processed locally in your browser, so they never leave your device.

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