Convert ZIP to TAR Online
Turn a ZIP into the tarball a Linux server, Docker build or release pipeline expects. Drop a .zip, choose gzip-compressed .tar.gz (the usual choice) or plain .tar, and download the result — folder paths and file timestamps included. Nothing is uploaded to Filesvo.
or drag and drop a .zip file here
Processed on your device — files are never uploaded to Filesvo.
How to use Filesvo
- Select or drop a .zip file.
- Choose .tar.gz (compressed) or plain .tar.
- Click Convert to TAR and download the archive.
What survives the conversion
Every file is extracted from the ZIP — with its CRC-32 checksum verified — and repacked into a standard ustar TAR stream with its full path and modification time preserved. The output opens with the tar command on Linux and macOS and with common archive tools on Windows.
Two honest limits: the classic ustar header stores names up to 100 bytes, so an archive containing a longer path is refused with a clear message naming the file rather than silently truncating it. And password-protected or ZIP64 archives are refused up front — this tool doesn't do decryption, and ZIP64 archives are too large for browser processing anyway.
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
- Should I pick .tar.gz or .tar?
- .tar.gz for almost everything — it compresses the whole stream with gzip, which is what servers and pipelines usually expect. Plain .tar only when the contents are already compressed or a build step wants an uncompressed tarball.
- Why was my archive refused over a long filename?
- The classic ustar TAR header stores paths up to 100 bytes. Rather than truncating a longer path — which would corrupt your file names — the tool tells you which file is too long so you can rename it before archiving.
- Are timestamps and permissions preserved?
- Modification times are carried over from the ZIP (which stores them at 2-second resolution). Unix permissions aren't stored in ZIPs made by common tools, so every file gets standard read-write permissions (644) in the TAR.
- 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.