How to open a TAR.XZ |  PC and mobile phone

How to open a TAR.XZ | PC and mobile phone


Learn how to open a TAR.XZ file on your mobile phone or computer using unzipping tools

You can use decompression tools to open a TAR.XZ file, a format that combines bundling multiple files into a single package (TAR) with XZ compression to reduce the total size. The extension is an alternative to send and archive multiple articles more conveniently and taking up less space.



How to open a TAR.XZ file

Check out options to open TAR.XZ files on Android, iOS, windows and macOS.

On Android

On Android, you can use the ZArchiver app to unzip files of various extensions, including TAR.XZ.

  1. Install and open ZArchiver (Android);
  2. Find the location where the TAR.XZ file is saved;
  3. Tap the file to view options;
  4. Select “Extract here” or “Extract to” to choose the destination;
  5. Confirm the extraction to finish.



  6. ZArchiver is a solution for unzipping files on Android (Image: Screenshot/Guilherme Haas/Canaltech)

On iOS

On iOS, an alternative for managing compressed files is the iZip tool. Follow the steps to use this solution:

  1. Download and open iZip (iOS);
  2. Access the “Files” section to see your files;
  3. Locate the TAR.XZ file;
  4. Tap “Extract” to unzip.


  5. You can use iZip on iOS to open files with the TAR.XZ extension (Image: Screenshot/Guilherme Haas/Canaltech)

On Windows

Windows 11 supports several file formats, including the TAR.XZ extension. However, older versions of operating system require the use of dedicated unzipping tools, such as BreeZip.

  1. Install and open BreeZip (windows);
  2. Access the folder where the TAR.XZ file is saved;
  3. Select the TAR.XZ file;
  4. Click “Extract”;
  5. Choose the destination location;
  6. Confirm again with “Extract”.


  7. BreeZip is a solution to open TAR.XZ files on Windows (Image: Screenshot/Guilherme Haas/Canaltech)

Other options of the tool to open compressed files in Windows are WinZip and 7-Zip.

On macOS

macOS can open TAR.XZ files natively, but you can use The Unarchiver to have more control over supported extensions.

  1. Download and open The Unarchiver (MacOS);
  2. Configure the app to associate the TAR.XZ extension;
  3. Double-click the TAR.XZ file to open it;
  4. The file will automatically extract to the same folder.


  5. Unarchiver helps you manage files of different extensions on iOS (Image: Screenshot/Guilherme Haas/Canaltech)

Also explore the native Windows and macOS functions to compress and decompress files and folders.

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