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7Z → TAR

7Z to TAR Converter

Convert 7Z archives to TAR entirely in your browser — no upload, no watermark, no sign-up.

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Your first conversion lands here automatically — saved on this device only, never uploaded.

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No queue, no server roundtrip.

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Why convert 7Z to TAR?

Repacking a 7Z archive as TAR is about who has to open it and how small it needs to be on the way there. TAR (Tape archive) earns its place here: preserves Unix permissions, symlinks and directory structure exactly. 7Z uses LZMA compression and typically produces noticeably smaller archives than ZIP, at the cost of needing 7-Zip or a compatible tool.

7Z uses LZMA compression and typically produces noticeably smaller archives than ZIP, at the cost of needing 7-Zip or a compatible tool.

When 7Z → TAR is the right move

  • The person receiving the files cannot open 7Z but can open TAR.
  • You need a smaller archive, or one that any operating system unpacks without extra software.
  • An upload or backup system only accepts TAR.

Quality, size and what changes

Every file is unpacked and repacked, so the contents are bit-identical — only the compression method and resulting archive size change. Unix permissions and symlinks survive only in formats that record them, and encrypted archives need to be unlocked before repacking.

What you gain with TAR: Preserves Unix permissions, symlinks and directory structure exactly.

How it works

Drop your 7Z file above and Morphio decodes it locally, then re-encodes it as TAR using WebAssembly + the browser's native codecs. Nothing is ever uploaded — your files stay on your device. Batch as many files as your machine can handle. See exactly how in-browser conversion works.

7Z to TAR — frequently asked questions

How do I convert 7Z to TAR without uploading the file?

Open the 7Z to TAR page, drop your archive on the drop zone and press convert. Morphio runs a WebAssembly archiver that runs entirely on your machine, so the 7Z data never leaves your device and no server ever receives a copy.

Does converting 7Z to TAR lose quality?

Entries are repacked without touching their contents, so checksums of the inner files stay valid. Converting 7Z to TAR only rewrites the container and encoding you asked for — the source file on your disk is never modified.

Is the 7Z to TAR converter free, and how big can the file be?

Yes. The free plan covers 10 conversions a day with files up to 200 MB and adds no watermark or sign-up. Morphio Pro ($5/month, or $29 once for lifetime access) removes the daily cap and raises the per-file limit to 5 GB.

Does converting 7Z to TAR lose quality?

No. The content is remapped from 7Z into TAR structurally, so nothing is re-compressed. Only features TAR has no way to express are left behind.

Can I convert several 7Z files to TAR at once?

Yes — drop the whole batch in and each file is processed in turn on your own machine. The practical limit is your device's memory and patience, not a server quota, because nothing is queued anywhere else.

Are my 7Z files uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion runs entirely inside your browser using WebAssembly, so the file never leaves your device — you can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.

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