TAR.GZ to ZIP - Convert TGZ, TAR, TAR.BZ2 & TAR.XZ to ZIP Online

TAR.GZ to ZIP Converter

Convert TAR.GZ, TGZ, TAR, TAR.BZ2 and TAR.XZ files to ZIP right in your browser. Linux and macOS archives become ZIP files that Windows opens with a double-click - folders, dates and file permissions kept. Want to look inside first? Open it in the TAR File Viewer, or pull out single files with the Archive Extractor.

Drop TAR.GZ files here or browse TAR.GZ, TGZ, TAR, TAR.BZ2 and TAR.XZ - one or many TAR.GZ TGZ TAR.BZ2 TAR.XZ TAR RAR 7Z ISOCAB+more

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Batch + split parts Folders and dates kept Nothing is uploaded

Windows-ready

No tar command, no 7-Zip - the ZIP opens with a double-click on every Windows version.

Every TAR flavour

TAR.GZ, TGZ, TAR.BZ2, TAR.XZ, TAR.ZST and plain TAR all convert the same way.

Permissions kept

Executable scripts stay executable when the ZIP is unpacked on Linux or macOS.

A whole batch

Drop a folder of backups and get one ZIP per archive - or all of them in one download.

Clean result

Leave out ._ resource forks, .DS_Store and other junk from Mac-made TARs.

Private and safe

Nothing is uploaded, unsafe paths are cleaned and disguised programs are flagged.

TAR formats this converter reads

The format is read from the first bytes of the file, so a renamed archive still converts.

Format	Extensions	Typical use
TAR.GZ	.tar.gz, .tgz	Source code, website backups, Linux downloads
TAR.BZ2	.tar.bz2, .tbz2, .tbz	Older Linux packages and scientific data
TAR.XZ	.tar.xz, .txz	Linux kernels and distributions - small files
TAR.ZST	.tar.zst, .tzst	Arch Linux packages and fast backups
TAR	.tar	Uncompressed bundles and tape-style backups

A single .gz, .bz2 or .xz file without a TAR inside converts too - it becomes a ZIP holding that one file.

TAR.GZ on Windows, Mac and phones

TAR.GZ is the standard archive on Linux and servers.

macOS opens it in Finder, but Windows only learned it in late 2023, and phones mostly need an extra app. A ZIP works on all of them without asking.

Sending a server backup to a colleague? Convert it to ZIP, then split it if the mail server is picky about size, and add a SHA-256 checksum so they can check it arrived intact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drop the .tar.gz or .tgz file on this page and press Convert to ZIP.

The TAR is unpacked in your browser and every file is packed again as a ZIP with the same folders, names and dates.

Windows 11 opens TAR.GZ in Explorer only since its late-2023 update, and older versions need 7-Zip or the tar command.

The easy way is to convert it to ZIP here - Windows has opened ZIP files with a double-click for over 20 years.

TAR bundles files and folders into one file without compressing them. TAR.GZ is that bundle squeezed with gzip, and TGZ is simply a shorter name for the same thing.

TAR.BZ2 and TAR.XZ use stronger compressors. All of them convert here - browse one first with the TAR File Viewer.

Yes. TAR.BZ2 (TBZ2), TAR.XZ (TXZ), TAR.ZST, TAR.LZ and plain TAR are all read in your browser.

Linux source code, server backups and package downloads come out as ordinary ZIP files.

Yes for normal ZIP output: the Unix permissions of every file, such as executable scripts, are written into the ZIP, so unzip on Linux and macOS restores them.

Symbolic links are left out, because ZIP files on Windows cannot hold them.

TAR.GZ compresses all files as one stream, so repeated text across files shrinks a lot. ZIP compresses each file on its own, which costs a bit more space but lets you open any file without unpacking the rest.

Pick 7Z output if size matters most.

Yes. A .gz file that holds a single file, such as a log or a database dump, becomes a ZIP with that one file inside.

To just unpack it, the GZ File Opener is quicker.

No. The TAR.GZ is unpacked and the ZIP is built by your browser with JavaScript and WebAssembly, so nothing leaves your device. Big server backups stay private. Still having trouble? Please contact us and we'll be happy to help!