LOCAL ARCHIVE TOOL / SAFE TAR EXTRACTION

TAR Extractor

Inspect and extract regular files from a checksum-validated TAR archive with bounded expansion and flattened safe download names.

Processed in this browserOne .tar file up to 50 MB, with at most 200 regular files and 100 MB expanded data. Links, devices, and special entries are rejected.

Step 1 / source

Choose the source

TAR - 50 MB / 200 files

Drop one file here

Choose a TAR archive you own or are authorised to inspect.

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No file upload

This operation runs with browser APIs. Nirmion receives catalogue requests, not the selected source bytes.

Original stays unchanged

The converter creates a separately named output. It never writes back into the source file.

Bounded work

One .tar file up to 50 MB, with at most 200 regular files and 100 MB expanded data. Links, devices, and special entries are rejected.

Plain-language method

How extraction avoids archive path tricks

Nirmion verifies each TAR header checksum, reads regular USTAR-style entries plus bounded PAX or GNU long names, ignores directory records, rejects links and special types, and flattens path components into collision-safe filenames.

01
Choose a valid source
Use an uncompressed .tar file, not .tar.gz or .tgz. Only inspect archives from a source you trust or have permission to access.
02
Review the conversion choices
There are no extraction switches. The 200-file and 100 MB expanded limits apply before files are offered for download.
03
Inspect the separate result
Files are listed individually so you can download only what you need. Original directory hierarchy is not recreated by the browser.

Useful when

Practical jobs this tool handles

Inspect a small source or data bundle without desktop software.
Recover selected regular files from a TAR handoff.
Review archive contents while avoiding automatic path restoration.

Before converting

Treat extracted files as untrusted

Confirm the archive source and expected file count.
Scan downloaded files before opening or running them.
Use a desktop archive utility for links, permissions, or full directory restoration.

Know the boundary

Not a full Unix filesystem restore

Permissions, owners, timestamps, links, devices, sparse files, and folder hierarchy are not restored. A link or special entry rejects the archive rather than being approximated.

Quick answers

Questions before you convert

The safe browser policy is narrower than command-line tar.

Can it open .tar.gz?

No. This route accepts uncompressed .tar only.

Why are folders joined with hyphens?

Browser downloads cannot safely recreate arbitrary source paths, so path components are flattened.

Why was an archive with links rejected?

Links can redirect extraction paths. This release accepts regular files only.