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ADD YOUR XZ
Drop the XZ file into the box above or choose it from your device.
XZ → ZIP / online converter
XZ to ZIP Converter
Convert a TAR.XZ archive to ZIP so it opens on any computer. A single .xz file works too.
01 / how to
How to convert XZ 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.xz and .txz archives. A single compressed file such as data.csv.xz 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
- ZIP compresses less tightly than XZ, so the result will be larger than your original file.
- 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
XZ vs ZIP
XZ
A .tar.xz archive is a TAR archive compressed with xz/LZMA2, currently the tightest common compression around — smaller files than gzip or bzip2, but slower to compress. Common for Linux distro packages and source releases.
Used in: Linux distro packages · Source code releases
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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