Convert crx to tar

Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Crx file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to tar in the search box.
Press Convert.

Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.crx -c "convert to tar" (how).

Let your AI agent convert CRX to TAR

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.

Install Filestar and add it to your agents:

npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install

Or add it in one click:

Claude Code:

claude mcp add filestar -- npx -y [email protected] mcp

Then ask your agent:

“Convert the CRX files in my Downloads folder to TAR”

Or run it yourself:

filestarcli -i file.crx -c "convert to tar"

Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.

Can my AI agent convert CRX to TAR?

Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.crx -c "convert to tar" on your computer, so your files stay on it.

Using Filestar With AI Agents → · Download SKILL.md

What is the difference between .crx and .tar?

Name: Google Chrome Extension; Consolidated Unix File Archive
Extension: .crx; .tar
Format: Binary; Binary
Category: Data; Other
Developer: Google; Jean-loup Gailly
Description: A CRX file is a browser extension used by Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. It contains the files needed to add features and functionality to the browser.; Tar archive created by tar, a Unix-based utility used to package files together; contains multiple files stored in an uncompressed format; commonly compressed into a .GZ file using GNU Zip compression.
MIME Type: application/x-chrome-extension; application/x-tar
Sample: sample.tar
Wikipedia: .crx on Wikipedia; .tar on Wikipedia

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