rar → zip

Got a .rar (or .7z, or .tar.gz) and need to send it to someone whose computer is going to look at it like it's an alien object? Drop it here and you'll get a plain zip back. Optionally put a new password on it.

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drop your archive here

or click to browse. .rar, .7z, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz, .tgz, .gz, .bz2, .xz, .cab, .iso, or even another .zip.

Source password (if encrypted) Output password (optional, AES-256) Compression level

01.Why bother

Zip is the only archive format you can assume every computer can open. Windows handles it without extra software, macOS handles it, every phone handles it, corporate email gateways let it through. If you don't know what's on the recipient's machine, send a zip and be done.

Common cases

rar → zip. Your friend on macOS or a stock Windows install doesn't have anything that opens .rar.
7z → zip. Same story, different decade.
tar.gz → zip. A Linux release someone needs to browse on Windows.
swap the password. Open an old password-locked archive, hand back one with a new AES-256 password.

Size, fair warning

7z and tar.xz usually compress harder than zip, so the converted file may come out a little bigger than what you started with. If size matters more than portability, keep the original.