.TAR.XZ File

File extension tar.xz is related to TAR archives that are further compressed with XZ file compression.

Mostly found on Unix / Linux platform, but occasionally may be downloaded from internet sources.

Files with tar.xz suffix are typically found as twice compressed files, which were first compressed by TAR then by XZ compression.

How to open:

Program like 7-zip or similar archivers can work with these files.

How to convert:

You can repack .tar.xz files to other compressed files, such as RAR or ZIP.