Archive Converter
Repack an archive into another container
ZIP in, 7Z out. TAR.GZ in, ZIP out. Whatever is inside stays exactly where you put it.
or drag and drop files here
Archive files • Max 50MB per file • Up to 10 files
What the archive converter covers
Anything that needs to leave one container and arrive in another, with the directory tree untouched.
- Read a RAR, CAB or JAR on a machine that has no tool for it, as ZIP
- Re-pack a bulky ZIP as 7Z or TAR.XZ and take a real bite out of its size
- Produce the TAR.GZ a deploy script or CI job insists on
- Unwrap DEB and RPM packages into a plain archive you can look through
- Standardise a mixed pile of downloads on one container format
- Swap the compression algorithm without disturbing folder structure
Format library
13 formats read and written here. Pick one to jump straight to it.
| Format | What it is | Open |
|---|---|---|
ZIPZIP | ZIP Archive | ZIP converter |
TARTAR | Uncompressed Tape Archive | TAR converter |
TAR.TAR.GZ | Tarball with gzip compression | TAR.GZ converter |
TAR.TAR.BZ2 | Tarball with bzip2 compression | TAR.BZ2 converter |
TAR.TAR.XZ | Tarball with XZ compression | TAR.XZ converter |
TAR.TAR.LZMA | Tarball with LZMA compression | TAR.LZMA converter |
7Z7Z | 7-Zip Archive | 7Z converter |
CPIOCPIO | CPIO Unix Archive | CPIO converter |
RARRARREAD ONLY | WinRAR Archive | RAR converter |
JARJARREAD ONLY | Java Archive | JAR converter |
CABCABREAD ONLY | Windows Cabinet File | CAB converter |
DEBDEBREAD ONLY | Debian Package | DEB converter |
RPMRPMREAD ONLY | Red Hat Package | RPM converter |
Worth knowing
Thirteen containers
Eight formats read and write. RAR, JAR, CAB, DEB and RPM are read-only, because writing those cleanly is somebody else's licensing problem.
The tree stays put
Nested folders, empty directories and long file names come out arranged the way they went in. Nothing is flattened.
Denser packing
Moving a ZIP to 7Z or TAR.XZ usually reclaims a serious amount of space, and not a single byte of content is dropped to do it.
Unix-shaped output
TAR, TAR.GZ and CPIO for deploy scripts, container builds and anything that expects a POSIX archive rather than a ZIP.
Closed in, open out
Proprietary RAR and CAB archives go in; ZIP or 7Z comes back, readable without buying or installing anything.
Several in one go
Drop a batch of archives, pick one destination container, and let the whole set run through together.
Common repacks
13 containers50 MB per archive
One upload at a time, up to 50 MB. Very large backups are better split before they get here.
Nothing is retained
The archive you send is deleted as soon as repacking finishes, and the result is purged within the hour.
Workers, not luck
Open sessions queue behind everyone else. A plan runs your repacks on dedicated workers instead.
Moving archives in bulk?
Plans open at €7 a month with dedicated workers and a higher maximum file size. Stop whenever it stops being useful.