What is the difference between .rar and .tar.xz?
- Extension
- .rar
- .tar.xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- Eugene Roshal
- Tukaani
- Description
- A RAR file is an archive that contains one or more files compressed with RAR compression. It uses a higher compression ratio than typical ZIP compression and incorporates a proprietary compression algorithm that is now used by other compressors, including 7-Zip for its .7Z files. RAR files may be extracted using a variety of programs.
- File created using Tar archive and XZ compression tools; contains a .TAR archive that has been compressed using .XZ compression, which compresses at a high ratio.
- MIME Type
- application/x-rar-compressed
- application/x-xz-compressed-tar
- Sample
- sample.rar
- sample.tar.xz
- Wikipedia
- .rar on Wikipedia
- .tar.xz on Wikipedia