TAR converter
Convert TAR files to 3 other formats, or turn 11 other formats into TAR. Everything runs in your browser — drop a file in and pick where it should end up.
Drop your TAR files here
or browse your device · paste with Ctrl+V
Accepts .tar. Choose any output format from the menu on each row.
Your files never leave this device — there is no upload and no server to delete them from.
TAR
Tape ArchiveConcatenates files into one stream and compresses nothing — which is why it is almost always paired with gzip or xz. Preserves Unix permissions, ownership and symlinks, so it remains the backbone of Linux packaging.
- Released
- 1979
- Extension
- .tar
- MIME type
- application/x-tar
- Compression
- Uncompressed
- Specification
- Open
- Readable directly in your browser.
- Can be written directly in your browser.
- 3 outgoing and 11 incoming conversions available.
- 01
Add TAR files
Drop them on the box above. Batches are fine — each file gets its own row and its own settings.
- 02
Pick an output format
The menu on each row lists every format this file can become, grouped by category and searchable.
- 03
Convert and save
Everything happens locally. Download the files individually, or grab the whole batch as a ZIP.