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Extract TAR files online

Open a TAR archive in your browser, including .tar.gz, .tgz, .tar.bz2 and .tar.xz: nothing is uploaded, there is no limit on how many you open, and you can pick single files or download everything as a ZIP.

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Also works with ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, GZ, BZ2 and XZ

How it works

  1. Choose your TAR file

    Drop the archive in the box or choose it on your device.

  2. See what is inside

    You see all files with their folders and sizes straight away. Protected? Enter the password.

  3. Download

    File by file, or everything at once as a ZIP.

What is a TAR file?

TAR bundles many files and folders into a single file, without compressing them. It is the standard on Linux and macOS, where it is usually combined with gzip (.tar.gz or .tgz), bzip2 or xz to make the bundle smaller.

Opening a TAR archive

Drop the file in the box. Compressed archives are unpacked in one go. You get a list of all files with folders and sizes; click a name to preview images and text, use Download for one file, or Download all for a ZIP.

Source code and backups

Most TAR files you meet are downloads of source code (project-1.2.tar.gz), Linux backups or exports from servers and tools. Windows has no built-in way to look inside them. Here you drop the file in and see the folders and files directly, including the preview of text files such as a README.

What you do not get back

A TAR stores more than names and contents: file permissions, owners and symbolic links. A browser download is only a file, so those details are not restored. For reading and copying files that makes no difference. If you extract a program to run it on Linux, use tar -xzf in a terminal so the permissions are kept.

One file or many?

A .tar.gz is a TAR archive that has been compressed afterwards. You do not have to unpack twice: the tool does both steps. If what you have is a single .gz with no TAR inside, extract gzip shows you the file.

To make your own, use create a TAR archive; for something every computer opens, zip files.

Frequently asked questions

Which TAR variants are supported?

Plain .tar and the compressed forms .tar.gz and .tgz, .tar.bz2 and .tar.xz.

Are file permissions kept?

No. The download only contains the files themselves, without Unix permissions, owners or links.

Do I have to unzip a .tar.gz twice?

No. The tool removes the compression and opens the TAR in one go.

Is my TAR file uploaded?

No. It is opened on your own device and nothing leaves it.