TAR.GZ file format

Gzip-Compressed TAR Archive

A TAR.GZ file is a TAR archive compressed with gzip. Linux software and server backups are usually shipped in this format.

Convert TAR.GZ to ZIP

Where TAR.GZ files open

Linux

Every distribution unpacks TAR.GZ files.

Yes

Mac

Archive Utility unpacks TAR.GZ with a double click.

Yes

Windows

Windows 11 opens TAR.GZ since the 2023 update, older versions need an extra app.

Partly

Convert TAR.GZ to

2 formats

Archive

ZIP
7Z

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