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Extract TAR.GZ Files Online

Inspect a TAR.GZ archive and download individual extracted files without an upload queue.

Drop an archive here

ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2 and ISO

Browse files

Files stay in this browser. Processing starts only on your device.

Ready when you are. Limits: 1 GB input, 256 MB per extracted file, 512 MB total.

Step by step

Open your archive in three steps

  1. Select a .tar, .tar.gz or .tgz archive.
  2. Wait for the browser to read the archive and show its entries.
  3. Select the regular files you need and download them.

TAR groups files; GZIP compresses them

A TAR archive stores files and directory information. GZIP compresses a stream, so a .tar.gz combines both operations. The .tgz extension is a short name for the same combination.

What a browser download preserves

Individual downloads preserve file contents, but ordinary browser downloads do not restore Unix ownership, executable permissions or symbolic links. Use a native tar utility when you need those filesystem details for a deployment or backup.

Local processing, practical limits

Selected files and archive passwords stay on your device. Browser memory, archive size and compression method affect what can be processed. The tool shows its current limits and reports unsupported or unsafe archives. Use a desktop archiver for large backups, multipart sets or filesystem metadata that must be restored exactly.

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Is .tgz different from .tar.gz?

Usually they refer to the same archive structure with different filename extensions.

Will this install a Linux package?

No. It only reads and saves archive files. It does not run scripts or install the contents.

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