diff --git a/archive_path/common.py b/archive_path/common.py
index 2d8f1d5..431e942 100644
--- a/archive_path/common.py
+++ b/archive_path/common.py
@@ -81,6 +81,5 @@ def match_glob(base: str, pattern: str, iterator: Iterable[str]) -> Iterable[str
             continue
         if name_parts[:at_parts_len] != at_parts:
             continue
-        print(name, name_parts, at_parts_len, match)
         if fnmatch(name_parts[-1], match):
             yield name
diff --git a/archive_path/tar_path.py b/archive_path/tar_path.py
index e15239e..3d93b0d 100644
--- a/archive_path/tar_path.py
+++ b/archive_path/tar_path.py
@@ -372,6 +372,50 @@ def puttree(
                 )
                 self._tarfile.add(str(subpath), tarpath, recursive=False)
 
+    def extract_tree(
+        self,
+        outpath: Union[str, Path],
+        *,
+        pattern: str = "**/*",
+        allow_dev: bool = False,
+        allow_symlink: bool = False,
+        callback: Optional[Callable[[str, Any], None]] = None,
+        cb_descript: str = "Extracting objects",
+    ):
+        """Extract the archive path (and recursive children) to an external path.
+
+        :param outpath: The path to output to
+        :param pattern: the glob pattern for selecting children to extract
+        :param allow_dev: output block devices
+        :param allow_symlink: output symlinks
+
+        :param callback: a callback to report on the process, ``callback(action, value)``,
+            with the following callback signatures:
+
+            - ``callback('init', {'total': <int>, 'description': <str>})``,
+                to signal the start of a process, its total iterations and description
+            - ``callback('update', <int>)``,
+                to signal an update to the process and the number of iterations to progress
+
+        :param cb_descript: the description to return in the callback
+
+        """
+        if callback is None:
+            callback = lambda action, value: None  # noqa: E731
+        else:
+            callback("init", {"total": 1, "description": "Counting objects to extract"})
+            count = sum(1 for _ in self.glob(pattern, include_virtual=False))
+            callback("init", {"total": count, "description": cb_descript})
+
+        for path in self.glob(pattern, include_virtual=False):
+            callback("update", 1)
+            info = self._tarfile.getmember(path.at)
+            if (not allow_dev) and info.isdev():
+                continue
+            if (not allow_symlink) and (info.islnk() or info.issym()):
+                continue
+            self._tarfile.extract(path=outpath, member=info)
+
 
 def read_file_in_tar(
     filepath: str, path: str, encoding: Optional[str] = "utf8", mode="r:*"
diff --git a/archive_path/zip_path.py b/archive_path/zip_path.py
index ab2def1..a155909 100644
--- a/archive_path/zip_path.py
+++ b/archive_path/zip_path.py
@@ -387,6 +387,47 @@ def puttree(
                 )
                 self._zipfile.write(subpath, zippath)
 
+    def extract_tree(
+        self,
+        outpath: Union[str, Path],
+        *,
+        pattern: str = "**/*",
+        callback: Optional[Callable[[str, Any], None]] = None,
+        cb_descript: str = "Extracting objects",
+    ):
+        """Extract the archive path (and recursive children) to an external path.
+
+        :param outpath: The path to output to
+        :param pattern: the glob pattern for selecting children to extract
+
+        :param callback: a callback to report on the process, ``callback(action, value)``,
+            with the following callback signatures:
+
+            - ``callback('init', {'total': <int>, 'description': <str>})``,
+                to signal the start of a process, its total iterations and description
+            - ``callback('update', <int>)``,
+                to signal an update to the process and the number of iterations to progress
+
+        :param cb_descript: the description to return in the callback
+
+        """
+        outpath = cast(str, os.path.abspath(outpath))
+
+        if callback is None:
+            callback = lambda action, value: None  # noqa: E731
+        else:
+            callback("init", {"total": 1, "description": "Counting objects to extract"})
+            count = sum(1 for _ in self.glob(pattern, include_virtual=False))
+            callback("init", {"total": count, "description": cb_descript})
+
+        for path in self.glob(pattern, include_virtual=False):
+            callback("update", 1)
+            try:
+                info = self._zipfile.getinfo(path.at)
+            except KeyError:
+                info = self._zipfile.getinfo(path.at + "/")
+            self._zipfile.extract(path=outpath, member=info)
+
 
 class FileList(Sequence):
     """A list of ``zipfile.ZipInfo`` which mirrors the ``zipfile.ZipFile.NameToInfo`` mapping.
diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index b09b291..aa16955 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 # For further information on the license, see the LICENSE file            #
 ###########################################################################
 """Test compression utilities"""
+from typing import Type, Union
+
 import pytest
 
 from archive_path import TarPath, ZipPath, read_file_in_tar, read_file_in_zip
@@ -19,7 +21,14 @@
     ],
     ids=("zip", "tar.gz"),
 )
-def test_path(tmp_path, klass, filename, write_mode, read_mode, read_func):
+def test_path(
+    tmp_path,
+    klass: Union[Type[TarPath], Type[ZipPath]],
+    filename,
+    write_mode,
+    read_mode,
+    read_func,
+):
     """Test basic functionality and equivalence of ``ZipPath`` and ``TarPath``."""
 
     # test write
@@ -133,3 +142,42 @@ def test_path(tmp_path, klass, filename, write_mode, read_mode, read_func):
     assert (klass(tmp_path / filename) / "a") == klass(tmp_path / filename).joinpath(
         "a"
     )
+
+    # test extract_tree
+    file_read.extract_tree(tmp_path / "extract_tree_all")
+    assert {
+        p.as_posix().replace(tmp_path.as_posix(), "")
+        for p in (tmp_path / "extract_tree_all").glob("**/*")
+    } == {
+        "/extract_tree_all/new_file.txt",
+        "/extract_tree_all/other_folder",
+        "/extract_tree_all/other_folder/sub_file.txt",
+        "/extract_tree_all/folder",
+        "/extract_tree_all/folder/other_file.txt",
+        "/extract_tree_all/other_folder/nested1",
+        "/extract_tree_all/bytes.exe",
+        "/extract_tree_all/other_folder/nested1/nested2",
+        "/extract_tree_all/bytes2.exe",
+        "/extract_tree_all/other_folder/sub_folder",
+    }
+
+    file_read.joinpath("folder").extract_tree(tmp_path / "extract_tree_folder")
+    assert {
+        p.as_posix().replace(tmp_path.as_posix(), "")
+        for p in (tmp_path / "extract_tree_folder").glob("**/*")
+    } == {
+        "/extract_tree_folder/folder",
+        "/extract_tree_folder/folder/other_file.txt",
+    }
+
+    file_read.extract_tree(tmp_path / "extract_tree_txt", pattern="**/*.txt")
+    assert {
+        p.as_posix().replace(tmp_path.as_posix(), "")
+        for p in (tmp_path / "extract_tree_txt").glob("**/*")
+    } == {
+        "/extract_tree_txt/new_file.txt",
+        "/extract_tree_txt/other_folder",
+        "/extract_tree_txt/other_folder/sub_file.txt",
+        "/extract_tree_txt/folder",
+        "/extract_tree_txt/folder/other_file.txt",
+    }