GZ Extract
Decompress .gz (Gzip) files directly in your browser.
Free & unlimited
All processing happens in your browser. No data is sent to any server.
About this tool
- 1
Upload a .gz file
Drag and drop or browse to select the gzip-compressed file you want to decompress.
- 2
Decompress
The tool extracts the original file from the gzip wrapper.
- 3
Download the result
Save the decompressed file to your device.
- Gzip compresses a single file, not a folder. For archives with multiple files, use TAR.GZ extraction instead.
- The decompressed file name is typically the .gz filename with the extension removed (e.g., data.csv.gz becomes data.csv).
- Gzip files are commonly used for serving compressed web assets, database dumps, and log files.
- Decompress any .gz (gzip) compressed file
- Automatic detection of original file name and type
- Fast browser-based decompression
- Handles files of various sizes up to browser memory limits
- Decompress database backup dumps (.sql.gz) downloaded from servers
- Open gzip-compressed CSV or JSON data files for analysis
- Extract individual compressed log files from server downloads
- Decompress .gz files on devices without command-line tools
A .gz file is a single compressed file. A .tar.gz file is a tar archive (multiple files bundled together) that is then gzip-compressed. Use the TAR.GZ tool for .tar.gz files.
This tool focuses on extraction. To create gzip files, use a dedicated compression tool or command-line gzip.