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ARJ to TAR.GZ converter, without the upload.

Turn ARJ archives into TAR.GZ. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

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How to convert ARJ to TAR.GZ

  1. Add your ARJ archives

    Drop ARJ files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. TAR.GZ is already chosen

    Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the TAR.GZ, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The ARJ to TAR.GZ converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your archives are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

ARJ to TAR.GZ: what to expect

ARJ is a DOS-era format that current operating systems cannot open. TAR.GZ is the standard archive on Linux and for source code. ARJ is at home in opening MS-DOS era archives; TAR.GZ is the usual choice for source code and server backups.

A password-protected archive is refused, since its contents cannot be read without the password. ARJ files are read, not installed or mounted: every file inside is unpacked and repacked into the TAR.GZ, so nothing of the system image or installer is run.

ARJ vs TAR.GZ

ARJ

ARJ archive

ARJ was a popular MS-DOS archiver of the early 1990s, known for good compression and for splitting archives across floppy disks. It was widely used on bulletin boards. Current operating systems do not open it themselves.

Opens in 7-Zip, WinRAR and The Unarchiver; no built-in support on current systems

ARJ converter
TAR.GZ

Gzipped TAR archive

A .tar.gz (or .tgz) is a TAR archive compressed with gzip. It is the standard way software source code and Linux backups are distributed.

Opens in macOS, Linux and recent Windows; 7-Zip elsewhere

TAR.GZ converter
ARJ compared with TAR.GZ
ARJARJ archiveTAR.GZGzipped TAR archive
Stands forArchived by Robert JungGzip-compressed TAR
TypeCompressed archiveCompressed archive
CompressionLosslessLossless (Deflate)
Introduced1990, by Robert K. Jung1992, by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler (gzip)
Opens in7-Zip, WinRAR and The Unarchiver; no built-in support on current systemsmacOS, Linux and recent Windows; 7-Zip elsewhere
Best forOpening MS-DOS era archivesSource code and server backups
File extension.arj.tar.gz, .tgz, .tpz

Questions

Are my archives uploaded anywhere?

No. The ARJ to TAR.GZ conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Is anything lost when converting ARJ to TAR.GZ?

No. The files inside are repackaged unchanged.

Can I convert several ARJ files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert ARJ to TAR.GZ on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the ARJ file, press Convert and save the TAR.GZ. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. An archive can be up to 500 MB, unpack to at most 1 GB and hold up to 50,000 files; beyond those limits the page says so. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.