GZ → TAR / online converter

GZ to TAR Converter

Unpack the gzip compression of a TAR.GZ or TGZ file and get a plain TAR. A single .gz file is put into a TAR as well.

01 / how to

How to convert GZ to TAR

01

ADD YOUR GZ

Drop the GZ file into the box above or choose it from your device.

02

CONVERT TO TAR

TAR is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.

03

DOWNLOAD

Save the finished TAR file. The original is deleted from our server.

02 / what you get

What happens to your data

Kept

  • Folders (including empty ones) and file names in any language, such as Cyrillic or Polish, are kept
  • File dates and Unix permissions are kept, so a script that was executable stays executable
  • Works with .tar.gz and .tgz archives. A single compressed file such as data.csv.gz also works: it goes into the new archive under its original name
  • A plain TAR with nothing compressed, the format Linux and Unix tools, Docker and backup scripts expect

Good to know

  • TAR itself does not compress, so the file is about as large as everything inside it. For a smaller file choose TAR.GZ.
  • The result is larger than your GZ file, because the compression is removed.
  • Links (shortcuts) and special files inside the archive are left out. Only real files and folders are converted.
  • Archives up to 300 MB are accepted. An archive that unpacks to more than 500 MB or 20,000 files is refused.

03 / formats

GZ vs TAR

GZ

A .tar.gz file (sometimes called a tarball) is a TAR archive that's been compressed with gzip — the most common archive format on Linux and for open-source software downloads.

Used in: Linux software downloads · Open-source releases · Server backups

TAR

A TAR file bundles multiple files into one archive without compressing them (the name stands for Tape Archive). It's the standard way to package files on Linux/Unix systems, often combined with gzip compression afterward.

Used in: Linux/Unix file packaging · Docker build contexts · Backup tools

04 / more

More conversions

From GZ

GZ to ZIPGZ to 7Z

To TAR

RAR to TARZIP to TAR7Z to TAR

Have a different file? Open the main converter — it detects the format for you.