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XAR to 7Z converter, without the upload.

Turn XAR archives into 7Z. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

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How to convert XAR to 7Z

  1. Add your XAR archives

    Drop XAR (PKG) 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. 7Z is already chosen

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

  3. Download

    Save the 7Z, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The XAR to 7Z 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.

XAR to 7Z: what to expect

XAR opens mainly on a Mac, and Windows and Linux need extra tools. 7z usually compresses tighter than ZIP. XAR is at home in mac installer packages; 7Z is the usual choice for the smallest archives.

A password-protected archive is refused, since its contents cannot be read without the password. XAR files are read, not installed or mounted: every file inside is unpacked and repacked into the 7Z, so nothing of the system image or installer is run.

XAR vs 7Z

XAR

XAR archive

XAR is an archive format with an XML table of contents followed by compressed file data, which lets a tool read the listing without scanning the whole file. macOS uses it for flat installer packages (.pkg) and it was used for Safari extensions.

Opens in macOS Installer and the xar tool; 7-Zip can unpack one

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7Z

7-Zip archive

7z is the format of the open-source 7-Zip tool. It usually compresses noticeably better than ZIP, at the cost of needing an extra app on many computers.

Opens in 7-Zip, Keka, The Unarchiver, WinRAR; not built into older Windows or macOS

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XAR compared with 7Z
XARXAR archive7Z7-Zip archive
Stands foreXtensible ARchive7-Zip archive
TypeCompressed archiveCompressed archive
CompressionLossless (zlib)Lossless (LZMA / LZMA2)
Introduced2005, by Rob Braun and the OpenDarwin project1999, by Igor Pavlov
Opens inmacOS Installer and the xar tool; 7-Zip can unpack one7-Zip, Keka, The Unarchiver, WinRAR; not built into older Windows or macOS
Best forMac installer packagesThe smallest archives
File extension.xar, .pkg.7z

Questions

Are my archives uploaded anywhere?

No. The XAR to 7Z 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 XAR to 7Z?

No. The files inside are repackaged unchanged.

Can I convert several XAR 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 XAR to 7Z 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 XAR file, press Convert and save the 7Z. 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.