How to convert ZIP to TGZ
- Add your .ZIP file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .TGZ in a few seconds.
- Download your new .TGZ file.
What to expect
- The files inside are preserved unchanged - converting only re-wraps them, so nothing is re-encoded or degraded.
- ZIP encryption or a password does not transfer;
.tgzhas no encryption of its own, so the result is unencrypted. - Unix ownership and permission bits are set to defaults when a Windows ZIP did not record them.
Frequently asked questions
Is a `.tgz` different from a `.tar.gz`?
No -
.tgz is the same gzip-compressed TAR archive, just spelled for old 8.3 filenames. The conversion bundles the ZIP's files with tar and compresses them with gzip; the contents are unchanged.Why convert a ZIP to `.tgz`?
TGZ is the archive format expected across Linux and Unix systems and many build or deployment tools. Converting lets a ZIP created on Windows drop into that environment without an extra step.
What opens a `.tgz` file?
On Linux and macOS,
tar -xzf file.tgz or a double-click extracts it. On Windows, 7-Zip or PeaZip handle both layers, and the built-in tar command on Windows 10/11 works too.Does the file size change?
It stays close, because both formats use DEFLATE. gzip compresses the entire bundled stream as one, so an archive of many small similar files may be marginally smaller than the original ZIP.
