TAR.GZ Extractor
Extract TAR.GZ and TGZ archives in your browser — ideal for Linux packages, GitHub releases and server backups.
🔒 Gunzip and parsing locally.
💾 Large gz depends on memory.
Two formats stapled together
For developers
Open GitHub releases and Linux tarballs without a terminal.
Handles .tgz
Both .tar.gz and .tgz are accepted and detected automatically.
Fast & private
Gunzip + tar parsing both run locally.
How it works
- 1
Drop .tar.gz or .tgz.
- 2
The tool gunzips and lists files.
- 3
Browse the tree.
- 4
Download individually or as ZIP.
Frequently asked questions
What is TAR.GZ?⌄
A TAR bundle compressed with gzip; .tgz is the same format with a shorter name.
Difference between TAR and TAR.GZ?⌄
TAR is uncompressed; TAR.GZ is TAR plus gzip compression.
Do I need Linux?⌄
No, it works in any browser.
What about .tgz?⌄
Same as .tar.gz, fully supported.
Size limit?⌄
10GB hard, practical ~1.5GB desktop.
Can it handle large source trees?⌄
Yes, with thousands of files, via streaming gunzip.
tar is the box, gzip is the shrink-wrap
- .tar.gz is an uncompressed tape-archive streamed through a single-file compressor — one damaged byte mid-stream loses everything after it, unlike ZIP per-entry design.
- No central directory: the file list streams sequentially, so listing large archives takes as long as reading them.
- Permissions ride along in POSIX headers; Windows targets ignore them.
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What Is TAR.GZ?
TAR.GZ (and its short name .tgz) is a TAR container compressed with gzip — the classic format for Linux source releases, npm packages and server backups. First the files are bundled by tar, then the whole bundle is shrunk by gzip.
Two steps, one tool
This tool gunzips first (via fflate) and then parses the tar, so you see the real file tree, not a single .tar blob.
Common uses
Opening a GitHub source .tar.gz, inspecting a WordPress backup, or checking a server archive without SSH.
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