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Convert BZ2 to GZ
Convert BZ2 to GZ format — 100% browser-based, no upload required.
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About these formats
Source
BZ2
Bzip2 CompressedBlock-sorting compression format using the Burrows-Wheeler algorithm. Offers better compression than gzip at the cost of speed, commonly used for .tar.bz2 archives.
Best for
Source code archivesLinux distributionsBackup compressionLarge file compression
Advantages
- + Better ratio than gzip
- + Good for text
- + Widely available on Unix
- + Parallel variants (pbzip2)
Limitations
- − Slower than gzip
- − High memory usage
- − Single file only
- − Surpassed by xz
Target
GZ
Gzip CompressedGNU zip compression format using the DEFLATE algorithm. Usually wraps a single file or TAR archive (.tar.gz / .tgz).
Best for
Compressing single filesTAR.GZ archivesWeb content encodingLog compression
Advantages
- + Fast compression
- + Wide support
- + Streaming friendly
- + HTTP content-encoding
Limitations
- − Single file only
- − Lower ratio than bzip2/xz
- − No archive structure