.TAR File Overview

File Extension:	TAR
File Type Description:	Consolidated Unix File Archive
File Type Developer:	Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
Primary Associated Software:	7-Zip
Primary Software Developer:	Igor Pavlov

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What is File Extension TAR?

TAR files are a type of Consolidated Unix File Archive developed for PeaZip by Open Source. User statistics infer that these TAR files are popular with users from Taiwan and most frequently found on the Windows 10 platform. Generally, we have found that most of these people are Google Chrome users.

Associated Developers and Software

	PeaZip by Open Source
	Corel WinZip 21 by Corel
	Apple Archive Utility by Apple
	The Unarchiver by Dag Agren, Circlesoft
	WinRAR by Eugene Roshal
	WinAce by e-merge GmbH
	7-Zip by Igor Pavlov
	Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe by Smith Micro Software
	GNU Tar by GNU Operating System

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Top TAR File User Browsers

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Top User Operating Systems


Windows 10	Windows 11	Windows 6	Windows 8.1

Associated Operating Systems

	Windows
	Android
	Linux
	Mac
	iOS

Other File Types Related to TAR Files

Extension	File Type Developer	File Category	File Type Description
.LHA	WinAbility Software	Compressed Files	LHARC Compressed Archive
.VHD	Microsoft Corporation	Developer Files	VHDL Source File
.S7Z	Igor Pavlov	Compressed Files	7-Zip Compressed File
.AP_	Google	Developer Files	ADT Android Developer Package
.R00	Rocky Sand Studio	Compressed Files	WinRAR Compressed Archive
.LZMA	Igor Pavlov	Compressed Files	LZMA Compressed File
.LHARC	WinAbility Software	Compressed Files	LHARC Compressed Archive
.004	SourceForge	Compressed Files	Compressed File From A Multi-volume Archive (part 4)
.R86	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	RAR Compressed Files From A Multi-Volume Archive
.008	ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute)	GIS Files	International S-57 Hydrographic Data Electronic Navigation Chart