RAR to TAR Converter

Convert RAR to TAR Online

This tool extracts your proprietary RAR archive and repacks its contents into a plain .tar bundle — the standard Unix tarball that Linux and macOS handle natively with tar -xf. It is a lossless repack: every file, folder, path, and permission comes through untouched. The one thing to know up front is that TAR does not compress, so the resulting .tar is usually larger than the RAR it came from. If you also want a smaller file, convert to tar.gz or tar.xz instead.

How to Convert RAR to TAR

1. Upload Your RAR File: Drag and drop your .rar onto the page, or click "+ Add Files" to browse. You can queue several archives at once.
2. Choose Single or Individual Archives: Under the Combine setting, pick "Single Archive" to bundle everything into one .tar, or "Individual Archives" to produce one .tar per uploaded file.
3. Keep the Defaults: TAR is the fixed output here; the defaults preserve your folder structure and file paths as-is, so there is nothing else to tune.
4. Convert and Download: Click "Convert" and download your .tar. No sign-up, no watermark — files upload over an encrypted connection, are processed on our servers, and are deleted automatically after a few hours.

RAR vs TAR: What Changes in the Repack

To get the universal-bundle benefit of TAR and a small file, the common move is a compressed tarball: tar.gz (broadest compatibility), tar.bz2, or tar.xz (smallest). Prefer a single highly-compressed file? Convert RAR to 7z.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is my TAR file larger than the original RAR?

Because TAR does not compress anything. RAR squeezes your data with its proprietary algorithm, so the .rar is small. A .tar is just a container that concatenates the same files end to end with header blocks — no compression — so the output is typically larger than the RAR it came from. This is expected, not an error. If you need a small file, use a compressed tarball like .tar.gz or .tar.xz.

Does converting RAR to TAR lose any quality or data?

No. The conversion is lossless: we extract the RAR and repack the exact same bytes into the tarball, so documents, images, and binaries are identical inside. File paths and the directory tree are preserved. Unix metadata such as file permissions and symlinks is carried into the .tar where it exists in the source.

How do I open or extract the TAR file?

On Linux or macOS, run tar -xf yourfile.tar in a terminal, or double-click it in your file manager. On Windows, 7-Zip and WinRAR both open .tar directly. In our testing, a .tar produced here extracts cleanly with the standard GNU and BSD tar tools and with 7-Zip 24 on Windows.

Should I convert to TAR or to tar.gz / tar.xz instead?

Pick plain .tar when you specifically need an uncompressed bundle — for example, feeding it into a pipeline that compresses separately, or when speed matters more than size. Choose tar.gz for the widest compatibility with a smaller file, or tar.xz when you want the smallest result and the recipient has modern tools.

Can I bundle several RAR files into one TAR?

Each RAR is extracted and repacked on its own. Use the "Single Archive" option to merge the contents of your uploads into one .tar, or "Individual Archives" to get a separate .tar for each file you added.

Is the conversion private?

Yes. Your file is uploaded over an encrypted (TLS) connection, processed on our servers, and deleted automatically after a few hours. There is no sign-up, no watermark, and your archives are never shared or made public.