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| Contents | Everything inside, with its folders and dates |
|---|---|
| Symbolic links | Not carried between tar and ZIP or 7z yet |
| Compression | None: a tar only bundles |
When to use TAR: Packaging folders on Linux and macOS, usually before compressing them.
.zip
An archive format created by Phil Katz for PKZIP in 1989. It packs many files and folders into one, compressing each separately, usually with Deflate.
Bundling files to email, download or back up.
Opens in Finder and File Explorer built in, 7-Zip, The Unarchiver, WinRAR
About ZIP files.tar
A Unix format from 1979, first made for tape backups. It joins files into one stream and keeps permissions and folder structure, but does not compress on its own.
Packaging folders on Linux and macOS, usually before compressing them.
Opens in the tar command, Archive Utility on Mac, 7-Zip, The Unarchiver
About TAR filesGoing the other way? Convert TAR to ZIP
Everything that converts to TAR
Need to change it first? Open the archive opener
Drop your ZIP file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the TAR downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the archive opener.
No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.
Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every TAR inside.