Extract tar.lz

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Right click on one or more Tar.lz file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type extract in the search box.
Press Extract.

What is .tar.lz?

Name: Lzip Compressed Tarball
Extension: .tar.lz
Format: Binary
Category: Compressed
Developer: Lzip
Description: "Tarball" (.TAR file) compressed with Lzip, a lossless data compressor based on the LZMA (Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain) algorithm, and therefore uses the compound file extension ".tar.lz;" often used for distributing linux software packages.
MIME Type: application/x-lzip-compressed-tar
Sample: sample.tar.lz
Wikipedia: .tar.lz on Wikipedia

Last updated October 3, 2026