Open and extract a TAR.GZ file online
Open a .tar.gz or .tgz file in your browser, check its contents, and download everything or only the files you tick, without installing any software.
or click to select it
It first strips the gzip layer, then reads the resulting TAR block by block, recognizing regular files and folders. When you extract, a single file downloads as-is; several files are delivered inside a new ZIP that keeps their folder paths, because a browser can't create folders on your disk.
Use cases
- Seeing what a project's .tar.gz source release includes.
- Pulling one file out of a .tgz backup.
- Inspecting a Linux package from a Windows computer.
How it works
- 1
Upload the TAR.GZ
Drag it in or pick it from your device (up to 50 MB).
- 2
Click "Open TAR.GZ"
You'll see every file with its path and size, plus a summary of files, folders and total uncompressed size.
- 3
Download what you need
"Extract all" downloads the full contents; if you tick boxes, "Extract selected" downloads just those files.
Technical details
- Limits: 50 MB input file, at most 2,000 entries and 300 MB in total once decompressed. Because the size a gzip declares can't be trusted, the 300 MB limit is enforced while decompressing: the process stops as soon as it's exceeded.
- .tar.gz and .tgz are the same format with a different extension; both work.
- The same TAR limitations apply: symbolic and hard links skipped, GNU/PAX long names unsupported, and no Unix permissions or timestamps in the download.
- A .gz that compresses a single file (not a TAR) won't open here: use the extract GZ tool.
- Entries with unsafe paths ("../", absolute paths or drive letters) are dropped and never downloaded; empty folders aren't included in the download.
Frequently asked questions
Can I view the contents without extracting anything?
Yes. The button only shows the file list with sizes; nothing downloads until you choose "Extract all" or "Extract selected".
Why does it fail with some .gz files?
If the .gz compresses a single file rather than a TAR, this tool finds no TAR structure to read. For those, use the extract GZ tool, which returns the original file.