TAR
TAR archive
TAR glues files into one stream while preserving Unix permissions, without compressing them. It is nearly always paired with gzip, giving .tar.gz.
Opens in macOS, Linux and recent Windows; 7-Zip elsewhere
TAR converterTAR to ZIP converter, without the upload.
Turn TAR archives into ZIP. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
Drop TAR files here
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How to convert TAR to ZIP
Add your TAR archives
Drop TAR 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.
ZIP is already chosen
Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.
Download
Save the ZIP, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.
Why ToAny
Private by construction
The TAR to ZIP 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.
TAR to ZIP: what to expect
TAR is unfamiliar outside Unix and does not compress anything. ZIP opens on every computer and phone without extra software. TAR is at home in bundling files on Unix systems; ZIP is the usual choice for sending several files as one.
A password-protected archive is refused, since its contents cannot be read without the password.
TAR vs ZIP
ZIP
ZIP archive
ZIP bundles files and folders into one compressed file. Every operating system can open it without installing anything, which makes it the safe choice for sharing.
Opens in Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android without extra software
ZIP converter| TARTAR archive | ZIPZIP archive | |
|---|---|---|
| Stands for | Tape Archive | ZIP |
| Type | Archive (no compression) | Compressed archive |
| Compression | None | Lossless (Deflate) |
| Introduced | 1979, by the Unix project at Bell Labs | 1989, by Phil Katz (PKWARE) |
| Opens in | macOS, Linux and recent Windows; 7-Zip elsewhere | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android without extra software |
| Best for | Bundling files on Unix systems | Sending several files as one |
| File extension | .tar | .zip |
Questions
Are my archives uploaded anywhere?
No. The TAR to ZIP 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 TAR to ZIP?
No. The files inside are repackaged unchanged.
Can I convert several TAR 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 TAR to ZIP 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 TAR file, press Convert and save the ZIP. 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.