XZ Decompressor

Information about XZ/LZMA decompression and available tools.

Select XZ File

Drag & Drop .xz file here
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Choose XZ File

Limited Browser Support:
XZ/LZMA decompression in browsers is currently not fully supported due to complexity and performance considerations. JavaScript implementations exist but may be slow for large files.

Recommended Tools:

Linux/Mac: Built-in unxz or xz -d filename.xz command
Windows: 7-Zip (supports XZ extraction)
All Platforms: XZ Utils official tools

Privacy: All processing would happen in your browser. No files are uploaded to any server.

About XZ Format

XZ is a lossless compression format based on the LZMA algorithm. It provides excellent compression ratios, often better than GZIP and BZIP2, though it's slower to compress.

XZ Characteristics

Excellent Compression: Often 30% better than GZIP
Slow Compression: Takes significantly longer than GZIP/BZIP2
Fast Decompression: Decompression speed is reasonable
Widespread Use: Common in Linux distributions for software packages

Common Use Cases

Linux Packages: Many .tar.xz archives for Linux software
Kernel Archives: Linux kernel often distributed as .tar.xz
Long-term Archives: When maximum compression is desired

Why Browser Support is Limited

Complexity: LZMA algorithm is computationally intensive
Performance: JavaScript implementation would be very slow
Memory Usage: Can require significant RAM for large files
Better Alternatives: Native tools are much faster and more efficient

Compression Format Comparison

Format	Compression Ratio	Speed	Browser Support
GZIP	Good	Fast	Full Support
BZIP2	Better	Moderate	Full Support
XZ	Best	Slow	Limited
ZIP	Good	Fast	Full Support

Fully Supported Compression Tools

We offer full browser-based support for these formats:

ZIP Archives - Extract ZIP files
GZIP Files (.gz) - Extract GZIP files
BZIP2 Files (.bz2) - Extract BZIP2 files
GZIP Compressor - Create GZIP files
BZIP2 Compressor - Create BZIP2 files
ZIP Compressor - Create ZIP archives

How to Extract XZ Files

Linux/Mac Terminal

# Extract .xz file
unxz filename.xz

# Or using xz command
xz -d filename.xz

# Extract .tar.xz archive
tar -xJf filename.tar.xz

Windows

Download and install 7-Zip
Right-click the .xz file
Select "7-Zip" → "Extract Here"

Related Utils

BZIP2 Decompressor BZIP2 Compressor GZIP Decompressor GZIP Compressor

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