TAR converter
TAR files come from the Unix side of the fence: source releases, server backups, exports from developer tools. If one landed on a machine that does not speak TAR, the converter below repacks it as a ZIP entirely inside your browser, so a backup full of private files stays private.
What is TAR?
TAR (tape archive) is the Unix world's standard way to glue a directory tree into a single file, dating back to 1979. A bare .tar applies no compression at all, which is why it usually travels as .tar.gz; the format faithfully records Unix permissions, symlinks and ownership. Linux and macOS handle TAR effortlessly, but Windows users opening a .tar from a software download or a server backup often hit a wall.