TAR.XZ viewer
To open a TAR.XZ file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| TAR.XZ in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Inside | TAR in ustar, pax and GNU form |
| Size | Up to 1 GB unpacked |
| Open one | In the viewer, without unpacking the rest |
| Save all | Everything that can be unpacked, as one ZIP |
| Next | Convert to ZIP or TAR.GZ |
| Extensions | .txz, .xz |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a TAR.XZ file?
In short
A .tar.xz is a TAR archive (many files in one) compressed with xz (LZMA2): how Linux software, source code and backups are often shared.
The files in the TAR, unpacked on your device, with folders and sizes. Click one to open it here, or Save all to get a ZIP.
How to open a TAR.XZ file
- Add your TAR.XZ. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. The files in the TAR, unpacked on your device, with folders and sizes. Click one to open it here, or Save all to get a ZIP.
- Take it further. Open in hands it, in a new tab, to File converter or Batch.
Questions
Drop it here: it is unpacked in your browser and every file can be opened or saved. Convert makes a ZIP that Windows opens on its own.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.