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TAR.GZ is the standard Unix and Linux way of packaging software and backups. It is produced in two stages: TAR first collects all the files and directories into a single stream, keeping permissions and timestamps intact, and gzip then compresses that stream. Because gzip works across the whole bundle rather than file by file, TAR.GZ typically compresses collections of small text files better than ZIP does.
On Linux and macOS, run tar -xzf archive.tar.gz in a terminal, or double-click the file to extract it through the graphical archive manager.
Windows 11 extracts TAR.GZ from File Explorer, and on earlier versions 7-Zip, WinRAR, or PeaZip will do it. With 7-Zip you often extract twice — once to unwrap the .gz and once for the .tar. The shorter .tgz extension refers to exactly the same kind of file. Our archive converter can repackage it into another archive format.
Developed by: GNU Project (tar and gzip)
Initial Release: 1992
TGZ is a TAR archive that has been compressed with gzip, combining two steps into one file. TAR gathers the files and folders together and preserves their permissions and structure, then gzip compresses the resulting bundle. The .tgz extension is simply a shorter spelling of .tar.gz, kept from the days of three-character extensions, and the two are completely interchangeable.
On Linux and macOS, one command does everything: tar -xzf archive.tgz. Desktop file managers on both systems also unpack TGZ with a double-click.
On Windows, 7-Zip, WinRAR, and PeaZip all handle TGZ, though 7-Zip may need two passes — the first removes the gzip layer, the second opens the TAR. Windows 11 can also extract TGZ directly from File Explorer. You can also convert the file with our TGZ to ZIP tool.
Developed by: GNU Project (tar and gzip)
Initial Release: 1992
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