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GZ to TAR

Change GZ to TAR and keep the quality you need. Free for up to 10 files a day, no sign-up.

GZ

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Drop your .gz files here

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    You can add several files and convert them together.

    How to convert GZ to TAR

    1. Drop your GZ file into the box above, or add it from a link.
    2. TAR is already selected. Use the settings button next to it to change size, quality or other options.
    3. Select Convert, then download your TAR file.

    To do this from your own code, call the FileForge API with "output_format": "tar".

    About the formats

    .gz

    GZ is gzip compression, most often seen as .tar.gz on Linux to compress a bundle of files.

    .tar

    TAR bundles many files into one without compressing them. It's standard on Linux and macOS, often combined with gzip.

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