SAR

SAR compressed file archive (SAPCAR archive)
File type: Archive and compressed file
Files with sar extension can be primarily found as compressed archives from the SAPCAR compression utility.
Found 6 different file type records with the same sar filename suffix.
What is sar file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 19, 2022
The sar file extension is most likely best know for its use in the SAPCAR, a compression utility for Microsoft Windows developed by SAP which is used to compress/decompress data for SAP applications.
SAR (Service Archive) compression format is also used by the Phoenix Server applications (Phoenix Server applications standard distribution format).
How to open sar file?
Use SAPCAR to open and work with *.sar archive files.
How to convert sar file?
Possibly the data could be repacked to other compressed format, but they would no longer work as SAP archives.
Suggested software to open sar file:
Associated software actions with the sar file
Software applications that can open sar files:
SAPCAR (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create sar files:
SAPCAR (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that extract sar files:
SAPCAR (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving sar files:
WildFly (JBoss Application Server) (Microsoft Windows)
SAGE Timeslips archive file
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: September 14, 2017
The sar file extension is associated with the SAGE Timeslips the time management and billing cycle application for Microsoft Windows operating system. The .sar file stores archived and compressed data used by Timeslips.
How to open sar file?
Use Timeslips program to extract data from sar extension archive file.
Suggested software to open sar file:
Associated software actions with the sar file
Software apps that create sar files:
Timeslips (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that extract sar files:
Timeslips (Microsoft Windows)
Saracen Paint image format file
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The sar file extension is associated with the Saracen Paint drawing software for for Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 computers popular in the 1980's. The .sar extension file stores drawing created in the Saracen Paint.
How to open sar file?
Use XnView to open .sar Saracen Paint image picture files.
Associated software actions with the sar file
Programs for viewing sar files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Sibelius arrange style sar data
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: May 9, 2024
The sar file extension is associated with the Sibelius notation software for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X (macOS) that allows professional composers to create music.
The sar file stores arrange style settings.
How to open sar file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert sar file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open sar file:
Associated software actions with the sar file
Software apps that manage settings for sar files:
Sibelius (Microsoft Windows)
Sibelius for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Squeak package file
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: August 27, 2012
The SAR file extension is associated with the Squeak - full-featured implementation of the powerful Smalltalk programming language and environment. The .sar file stores compressed used by Squeak for internal purposes.
Suggested software to open sar file:
Associated software actions with the sar file
Software applications that can open sar files:
Squeak (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit sar files:
Squeak (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving sar files:
Squeak (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create sar files:
Squeak (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving sar files:
Squeak (Microsoft Windows)
Yamaha S.Art recorded voice
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: May 27, 2019
The sar file extension is associated with the Yamaha S.Art audio file format used by Yamaha audio devices and audio software.
The sar file stores voice that can be included in a music composition created on Yamaha accessories.
How to open sar file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.sar files.
How to convert sar file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.