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TAR to GZ – Compress Your Archive in One Click

Upload Your TAR File

Max 300MB • Only .tar files accepted

Files are never stored. Secure, fast, and 100% free.

How to Convert TAR to GZ

1

Pick Your TAR

Upload any .tar file – no registration, no hassle.

2

Auto-Compress

We apply Gzip compression instantly. No settings needed.

3

Download

Get your .tar.gz file – smaller, faster, ready to share.

Why Bother Converting TAR to GZ?

If you've spent any time on Linux or Unix systems, you've run into TAR files. They're great for bundling folders into one file – but they don't save space. That's where GZ comes in. A .tar.gz file (also called a tarball) is just your original archive squeezed down with Gzip compression. It's smaller, faster to upload, and pretty much the standard for sharing source code, server backups, and software packages.

Keep Your File Structure, Lose the Extra Weight

Here's the thing about our TAR to GZ converter – it doesn't mess with your files. Folders stay nested, permissions stay intact, and nothing gets renamed. We just take that raw TAR and wrap it in Gzip compression. You'll see the file size drop, sometimes by 60-70% depending on what's inside. Text files, logs, configs – they compress beautifully.

No software installs, no terminal commands, no figuring out tar flags. Just pick your file, click, and you're done. Works on Windows, Mac, Chromebook, tablet – anything with a browser.

Quick Questions About TAR to GZ

Yep – we accept TAR files up to 300MB. If your archive is bigger, try splitting it or compressing it in chunks.

Basically, yes. .tgz is just a shorthand for .tar.gz. Our tool outputs a proper .tar.gz file, but you can rename it to .tgz if that's what you need.

Never. The file gets deleted from our server the second the conversion finishes. We don't peek, we don't store, we don't share.