Are my RAR files uploaded anywhere?

Yes — this conversion needs software that cannot run in a browser, so the file is uploaded over an encrypted connection. It is deleted as soon as the job finishes, and the result is removed after 60 minutes.

Is converting RAR to TAR free?

Yes, up to 100 conversions a day for files up to 25 MB. That one limit exists because this conversion runs on a server we pay for; nothing else here is metered, and there is no watermark either way.

Does converting RAR to TAR lose quality?

No. TAR stores the same content without discarding anything, so the result is identical in quality to the original. The files come out byte for byte. What does not survive is anything the container held about them rather than in them — a password, and on some formats the original permissions and timestamps.

Do I need to install anything to open TAR files?

No. The conversion runs on our side and gives you a finished TAR file; opening it needs whatever software normally handles Tape Archive.

RARtoTAR

Convert RAR to TAR

Up to 100 files at once. Mixed formats are fine.

You can convert RAR to TAR free and without an account: drop the file above and the TAR is ready to download in a second or two. The file is sent over an encrypted connection, converted on our server and deleted as soon as the job finishes.

What RAR and TAR are for

A proprietary archive format. Can be unpacked everywhere, created almost nowhere.

Bundles files without compressing them. The Unix packaging step, usually paired with GZ.

How to convert RAR to TAR

Drop your RAR file onto this page, or click to pick one.
Choose TAR as the target and start the conversion.
Download the finished TAR file.

RAR vs TAR: what changes

RAR compared with TAR
	RAR	TAR
Full name	RAR Archive	Tape Archive
File extension	.rar	.tar
Media type	application/vnd.rar	application/x-tar
Compression	Lossless — nothing is discarded	Uncompressed

Quality: Nothing is lost. The result holds exactly the same picture, text or data as the original.
Where it runs: This conversion runs on our server, because it needs software a browser cannot run.
What can be lost: The files come out byte for byte. What does not survive is anything the container held about them rather than in them — a password, and on some formats the original permissions and timestamps.

RAR to TAR: common questions

Are my RAR files uploaded anywhere?: Yes — this conversion needs software that cannot run in a browser, so the file is uploaded over an encrypted connection. It is deleted as soon as the job finishes, and the result is removed after 60 minutes.
Is converting RAR to TAR free?: Yes, up to 100 conversions a day for files up to 25 MB. That one limit exists because this conversion runs on a server we pay for; nothing else here is metered, and there is no watermark either way.
Does converting RAR to TAR lose quality?: No. TAR stores the same content without discarding anything, so the result is identical in quality to the original. The files come out byte for byte. What does not survive is anything the container held about them rather than in them — a password, and on some formats the original permissions and timestamps.
Do I need to install anything to open TAR files?: No. The conversion runs on our side and gives you a finished TAR file; opening it needs whatever software normally handles Tape Archive.