Convert TAR to ZIP Online
Got a .tar.gz from a Linux system that a Windows user can't open? Drop it here and get a standard ZIP with the same files inside — full folder paths and file timestamps included. Gzip compression is detected automatically, and nothing is uploaded to Filesvo.
or drag and drop a .tar, .tar.gz or .tgz file here
Processed on your device — files are never uploaded to Filesvo.
Convert .tar.gz to ZIP — The ZIP is usually the bigger file — measured, with the reason and the numbers.
How to use Filesvo
- Select or drop a .tar, .tar.gz or .tgz file.
- Click Convert to ZIP.
- Download the .zip — same files, same folder structure.
What survives the conversion
Every file is unpacked from the TAR stream and repacked into a ZIP with its full path preserved, so folders inside the archive stay folders. Each file's modification time is carried over too — ZIP stores timestamps at 2-second resolution, so times may shift by at most one second.
The reader handles standard ustar archives plus the common long-filename extensions (GNU longname and POSIX pax), and verifies every header checksum while reading — a corrupted tarball is reported with a clear message instead of producing a broken ZIP. Unix permissions don't survive, because ZIP as written by this tool doesn't store them.
Private by design
Your files are processed directly in your browser using the browser's built-in APIs and are not uploaded to Filesvo. Nothing is stored on our servers, because nothing ever reaches them.
Frequently asked questions
- Does it handle .tar.gz and .tgz?
- Yes — the tool checks the file's actual bytes for the gzip signature and decompresses automatically, whatever the extension says. Plain .tar works too. .tar.bz2 and .tar.xz are not supported, since browsers only ship a gzip decompressor.
- Is the folder structure preserved?
- Yes. Entry paths are copied verbatim into the ZIP, so extracting the result recreates the same folder tree.
- What's the size limit?
- Archives up to 500 MB, unpacking to at most 1 GB. Larger archives are refused up front rather than crashing your browser tab.
- Is my archive uploaded to a server?
- No. The archive is read, unpacked and repacked entirely in your browser — its contents never leave your device.