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| Contents | Everything inside, with its folders and dates |
|---|---|
| Symbolic links | Not carried between tar and ZIP or 7z yet |
| Compression | Usually the smallest |
When to use TAR.XZ: Linux kernel sources, GNU releases and other large source downloads.
.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.txz
A tar archive packed with xz, written .tar.xz or .txz. It usually gives the smallest tarballs of the common choices, at the cost of slower packing.
Linux kernel sources, GNU releases and other large source downloads.
Opens in the tar command, 7-Zip, The Unarchiver, Keka, PeaZip
About TAR.XZ filesGoing the other way? Convert TAR.XZ to ZIP
Everything that converts to TAR.XZ
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.XZ 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.XZ inside.