Convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to tar.xz

Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Zip file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to tar.xz in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.zip -c "convert to tar.xz" (how).

Let your AI agent convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to TAR.XZ

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 Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase files in my Downloads folder to TAR.XZ”

Or run it yourself:

filestarcli -i file.zip -c "convert to tar.xz"

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 Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to TAR.XZ?

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

Using Filestar With AI Agents → · Download SKILL.md

What is the difference between Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase and .tar.xz?

Name: Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase; XZ Compressed Tar Archive
Extension: .zip; .tar.xz
Format: Binary; Binary
Category: GIS; Compressed
Developer: ESRI; Tukaani
Description: A ZIP file holding an Esri shapefile (.shp, .shx, .dbf and companions) or a file geodatabase folder, the usual way GIS vector data is downloaded and shared.; 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/zip; application/x-xz-compressed-tar
Sample: sample.tar.xz
Wikipedia: .zip on Wikipedia; .tar.xz on Wikipedia

Convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase To Tar.xz Today

Get started within minutes

Download