Open TAR Files Online

Extract TAR archives without command line tools. Open Unix tape archives directly in your browser - no terminal required, works on any device.

What is TAR?

TAR (Tape Archive) is the standard archive format on Unix and Linux systems. It bundles multiple files into one archive without compression. Often combined with GZIP (.tar.gz) or BZIP2 (.tar.bz2) for compression. Common for software downloads, backups, and system administration.

How to Open TAR Files Online

  1. 1
    Go to JustUnzip

    Click the button below or visit the homepage.

  2. 2
    Drop your TAR file

    Drag and drop your .tar file (or .tar.gz, .tgz, etc.) onto the drop zone.

  3. 3
    Download extracted files

    View the archive contents and download what you need.

TAR Variants Supported

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.tar

Plain TAR archive (no compression).

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.tar.gz / .tgz

GZIP compressed TAR (most common).

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.tar.bz2 / .tbz

BZIP2 compressed TAR (better compression).

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.tar.xz / .txz

XZ compressed TAR (modern, best compression).

Related Pages

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