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How to Make a TAR File from ZIP or RAR
Upload
ZIP from Windows, RAR from a friend, 7Z from wherever.
Choose TAR
Plain TAR, or add GZ/BZ2 compression if you want.
Convert
We repack your files into a TAR archive.
Download
Ready for Linux, WSL, or servers.
Linux Needs TAR. I Made This Converter.
If you're a Linux person, you know the drill: tar -xvf file.tar. But what if someone sends you a ZIP? Or you download a RAR from some random site and you need it on your Ubuntu server? You could install unzip, unrar, p7zip... or you could just convert it to TAR here in two minutes. I built this because I was tired of installing extra packages on every new VPS just to unpack one file. Now I just convert it to TAR, upload, and tar -xvf works instantly.
Plain TAR vs TAR.GZ vs TAR.BZ2 – What's the Difference?
Plain TAR doesn't compress. It's like a box that holds files together, but it doesn't squish them. That makes it super fast, but the file size stays big. TAR.GZ adds Gzip compression – it's slower but smaller. TAR.BZ2 compresses even more, but it's also slower. If you're just bundling files for transfer, plain TAR is fine. If you're archiving, GZ or BZ2 saves space. This converter handles all three.
Converting a RAR to TAR – Does It Keep Permissions?
We try our best. TAR preserves Unix file permissions, but if your RAR came from Windows, those permissions might not exist. We keep the folder structure and filenames intact. For Linux servers, it's usually good enough. If you need exact permissions, you might need to set them again after extraction. But for most files – configs, scripts, static sites – it works fine.
TAR Converter Questions
Mostly for Linux servers. TAR preserves file permissions and ownership, and it's the default tool on every Unix system. ZIP works, but TAR is more "native" on the command line.
Yes! Just upload the TAR and select ZIP as the output. We work both ways.
Up to 300MB. If your TAR is bigger than that, you might need to split it or use a desktop tool.
Both are compressed. TAR.BZ2 usually gives smaller files, but it's slower to create and extract. TAR.GZ is faster and still much smaller than uncompressed TAR.