FBX to TAR Converter
Processing entirely on your device — large files may take a moment.
FBX is Autodesk's de-facto standard for exchanging animated 3D scenes between DCC tools (Maya, 3ds Max, Blender). Binary or ASCII; the browser conversion supports geometry, hierarchy and materials embedded in the file. TAR preserves the exact file tree and permissions that Linux tooling expects.
Because the whole conversion happens on your device, it is instant, unlimited and genuinely private — no accounts, no watermarks, no files on anyone's server. Multiple files are converted in one go.
How to convert FBX to TAR
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Select your files
Select your FBX file — it never leaves your device.
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Convert instantly
The engine packs the file, byte for byte, into a TAR container — no re-encoding, no quality change.
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Download results
Download the finished TAR archive.
About the FBX format
FBX is Autodesk's proprietary interchange format and the lingua franca between Maya, 3ds Max, Blender and game engines. It carries meshes, skeletal animation, blend shapes, cameras and materials — the most complete (and most closed) of the common 3D formats.
Game engines want FBX converted to glTF/GLB for web delivery, while static geometry extracts cleanly to OBJ/STL. The browser conversion here supports geometry, hierarchy and embedded materials from both ASCII and binary FBX files.
+Strengths
- ✓The DCC-industry standard (Maya/Max/Blender)
- ✓Animation, skinning and cameras included
- ✓Both ASCII and binary forms
!Limitations
- −Proprietary — spec is undocumented
- −Version differences bite converters
- −Web pipelines prefer glTF/GLB
About the TAR format
TAR (tape archive) is Unix's fifty-year-old answer to bundling: it concatenates files with headers into a single stream, preserving POSIX permissions, ownership and symlinks — but compressing nothing. It is the container half of the classic .tar.gz pairing and the native format of Linux source trees and backups.
Being pure bundling, TAR pairs with a compressor: gzip (the classic), bzip2, zstd. Alone, a TAR is the same size as its contents. Windows 10+ ships bsdtar, so even Windows can unpack it now — permissions aside, where NTFS has no room to be faithful.
+Strengths
- ✓Preserves Unix permissions and symlinks
- ✓Streamable: works over pipes and tapes
- ✓The standard of Linux distribution and backup
!Limitations
- −No compression by itself
- −No built-in encryption
- −Permissions meaningless on Windows filesystems
Why convert FBX to TAR?
Converting makes sense where the strengths of TAR meet what FBX cannot give you. Preserves Unix permissions and symlinks Meanwhile Proprietary — spec is undocumented One pass through the converter above puts your file on the right side of that trade-off.
Frequently asked questions
Is this FBX to TAR converter really free?
Yes — completely free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no daily conversion limits. The site is supported by advertising.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. The conversion runs entirely inside your browser using WebAssembly, so your files never leave your device — that is what makes it instant and private.
Does it work on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android?
Yes. Anything with a modern browser works: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. No software installation is required.
Will my model look the same as a GLB?
Geometry, hierarchy and standard materials convert faithfully. Note that Draco-compressed GLB files and exotic extensions are not supported — export those as plain GLB from your original tool first.
Does the scale or orientation of the model change?
Vertex data is converted as-is. Formats without a unit system (like STL) are interpreted as millimeters by most 3D-printing tools — scale before converting if your model uses different units.
Will my TAR model keep its colors and textures?
Only if TAR can store them. Geometry converts faithfully; appearance data survives only when the target format has a place to put it. For full materials, GLB is usually the right target.