What This Tool Does
This tool converts a RAR archive into a TAR archive. The RAR file is opened with a real extraction engine, every entry is pulled out, and the contents are packed into a TAR. Downloading a TAR when a system expects one is the correct use case for this converter.
Because TAR stores files without compression, the output is normally larger than the RAR input. That is expected and the page shows the sizes honestly.
How It Works
A native archive engine reads every entry from the RAR and writes each byte into a new TAR archive in order. The finished TAR is opened again to confirm the entry count, then offered for download. No external service is involved.
Step by Step
- 1
Upload the RAR archive.
- 2
Click Convert to TAR.
- 3
Review the conversion summary.
- 4
Download your TAR.
Compatibility
- RAR and RAR5 archives are supported by the extraction engine.
- Multi-volume and encrypted RARs cannot be converted without all parts or the password.
- The output TAR opens in any standard tar reader.
Troubleshooting
- Files that are not real RAR archives are rejected before conversion.
- TAR does not compress; expect a size increase and use gzip afterward if size matters.
- Passwords are not accepted on this page, so encrypted RARs are blocked.