LanguageTAR.GZ
Old version Gzip compressed TAR Archive
File type: Archive and compressed file
Files with tar.gz extension can be found as Gzip compressed TAR archives. They were typically used on Unix/Linux systems.
What is tar.gz file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: December 24, 2024
The tar.gz was a popular compression file format used on Unix and Unix/Linux-based operating systems.
The TAR part of the file extension identifies the TAR (Tape Archive) archiving utility, and GZ identifies the GZip compression file format. It is an old version of the Gzip compressed TAR Archive — see TGZ, TAR, TAZ, and GZ file extensions. However, tar.gz archives are still supported by Unix, Linux, and BSD-based operating systems.
MIME types:
application/gnutar
application/x-tar
application/x-compressed
How to open tar.gz file?
Use any compression utility such as WinRAR, PowerArchiver, ZipZag to open tar.gz archives.
How to convert tar.gz file?
Can be converted to other archive formarts either directly or via decompress -> compress to another format route.
Suggested software to open tar.gz file:
Associated software actions with the tar.gz file
Software applications that can open tar.gz files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
PowerArchiver (Microsoft Windows)
Gzip (Linux/Unix)
Debian (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that create tar.gz files:
Gzip (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that extract tar.gz files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
PowerArchiver (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Gzip (Linux/Unix)