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ADD YOUR GZ
Drop the GZ file into the box above or choose it from your device.
GZ → ZIP / online converter
GZ to ZIP Converter
Convert a TAR.GZ or TGZ tarball to ZIP so it opens on Windows and macOS without extra software. A single .gz file works too.
01 / how to
How to convert GZ to ZIP
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CONVERT TO ZIP
ZIP is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.
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DOWNLOAD
Save the finished ZIP 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 standard ZIP that opens on Windows, macOS and Linux without extra software
- Files are compressed with Deflate, so the ZIP is smaller than the files inside
Good to know
- 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 ZIP
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
ZIP
A ZIP file bundles multiple files and folders into one compressed archive — the most universal archive format, readable natively on Windows, Mac, and Linux without installing anything extra.
Used in: File sharing · Software downloads · Email attachments
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