diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/GZipWriter.Factory.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/GZipWriter.Factory.cs
index 01e6edb5..fa7ea1c5 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/GZipWriter.Factory.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/GZipWriter.Factory.cs
@@ -4,39 +4,42 @@ using SharpCompress.Common;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers.GZip;
 
-public partial class GZipWriter : IWriterOpenable<GZipWriterOptions>
+public partial class GZipWriter : IWriterOpenable<IGZipWriter, IGZipAsyncWriter, GZipWriterOptions>
 {
-    public static IWriter OpenWriter(string filePath, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IGZipWriter OpenWriter(string filePath, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
         filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
         return OpenWriter(new FileInfo(filePath), writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IWriter OpenWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IGZipWriter OpenWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
         fileInfo.NotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
         return new GZipWriter(fileInfo.OpenWrite(), writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IWriter OpenWriter(Stream stream, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IGZipWriter OpenWriter(Stream stream, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
         stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
         return new GZipWriter(stream, writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(string stream, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IGZipAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(string filePath, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
-        return (IAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(stream, writerOptions);
+        return (IGZipAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(filePath, writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(Stream stream, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IGZipAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(Stream stream, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
-        return (IAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(stream, writerOptions);
+        return (IGZipAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(stream, writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, GZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IGZipAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        GZipWriterOptions writerOptions
+    )
     {
-        return (IAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(fileInfo, writerOptions);
+        return (IGZipAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(fileInfo, writerOptions);
     }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/GZipWriter.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/GZipWriter.cs
index eebac616..42aafef3 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/GZipWriter.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/GZipWriter.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using SharpCompress.IO;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers.GZip;
 
-public sealed partial class GZipWriter : AbstractWriter
+public sealed partial class GZipWriter : AbstractWriter, IGZipWriter, IGZipAsyncWriter
 {
     private bool _wroteToStream;
 
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/IGZipWriter.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/IGZipWriter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c99ebe58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/GZip/IGZipWriter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using SharpCompress.Writers;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Writers.GZip;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Writer for GZip archives.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IGZipWriter : IWriter { }
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Async writer for GZip archives.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IGZipAsyncWriter : IAsyncWriter { }
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/IWriterOpenable.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/IWriterOpenable.cs
index 828b0b7c..399ecd14 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/IWriterOpenable.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/IWriterOpenable.cs
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ using SharpCompress.Common.Options;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers;
 
-public interface IWriterOpenable<TWriterOptions>
+public interface IWriterOpenable<TWriter, TAsyncWriter, TWriterOptions>
+    where TWriter : IWriter
+    where TAsyncWriter : IAsyncWriter
     where TWriterOptions : IWriterOptions
 {
-    public static abstract IWriter OpenWriter(string filePath, TWriterOptions writerOptions);
+    public static abstract TWriter OpenWriter(string filePath, TWriterOptions writerOptions);
 
-    public static abstract IWriter OpenWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, TWriterOptions writerOptions);
-    public static abstract IWriter OpenWriter(Stream stream, TWriterOptions writerOptions);
+    public static abstract TWriter OpenWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, TWriterOptions writerOptions);
+    public static abstract TWriter OpenWriter(Stream stream, TWriterOptions writerOptions);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Opens a Writer asynchronously.
@@ -20,17 +22,17 @@ public interface IWriterOpenable<TWriterOptions>
     /// <param name="archiveType">The archive type.</param>
     /// <param name="writerOptions">Writer options.</param>
     /// <returns>A task that returns an IWriter.</returns>
-    public static abstract IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(
+    public static abstract TAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(
         Stream stream,
         TWriterOptions writerOptions
     );
 
-    public static abstract IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(
+    public static abstract TAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(
         string filePath,
         TWriterOptions writerOptions
     );
 
-    public static abstract IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(
+    public static abstract TAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(
         FileInfo fileInfo,
         TWriterOptions writerOptions
     );
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/ITarWriter.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/ITarWriter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3983f2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/ITarWriter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using SharpCompress.Writers;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Writers.Tar;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Writer for TAR archives.
+/// </summary>
+public interface ITarWriter : IWriter { }
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Async writer for TAR archives.
+/// </summary>
+public interface ITarAsyncWriter : IAsyncWriter { }
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriter.Factory.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriter.Factory.cs
index a3c6bf6f..0915829e 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriter.Factory.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriter.Factory.cs
@@ -4,39 +4,39 @@ using SharpCompress.Common;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers.Tar;
 
-public partial class TarWriter : IWriterOpenable<TarWriterOptions>
+public partial class TarWriter : IWriterOpenable<ITarWriter, ITarAsyncWriter, TarWriterOptions>
 {
-    public static IWriter OpenWriter(string filePath, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static ITarWriter OpenWriter(string filePath, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
         filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
         return OpenWriter(new FileInfo(filePath), writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IWriter OpenWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static ITarWriter OpenWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
         fileInfo.NotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
         return new TarWriter(fileInfo.OpenWrite(), writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IWriter OpenWriter(Stream stream, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static ITarWriter OpenWriter(Stream stream, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
         stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
         return new TarWriter(stream, writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(string stream, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static ITarAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(string filePath, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
-        return (IAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(stream, writerOptions);
+        return (ITarAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(filePath, writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(Stream stream, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static ITarAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(Stream stream, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
-        return (IAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(stream, writerOptions);
+        return (ITarAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(stream, writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static ITarAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, TarWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
-        return (IAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(fileInfo, writerOptions);
+        return (ITarAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(fileInfo, writerOptions);
     }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriter.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriter.cs
index 12775903..df8a061a 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriter.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriter.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ using SharpCompress.Providers;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers.Tar;
 
-public partial class TarWriter : AbstractWriter
+public partial class TarWriter : AbstractWriter, ITarWriter, ITarAsyncWriter
 {
     private readonly bool finalizeArchiveOnClose;
     private TarHeaderWriteFormat headerFormat;
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/IZipWriter.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/IZipWriter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..920f6e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/IZipWriter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using SharpCompress.Writers;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Writers.Zip;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Writer for ZIP archives.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IZipWriter : IWriter { }
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Async writer for ZIP archives.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IZipAsyncWriter : IAsyncWriter { }
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/ZipWriter.Factory.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/ZipWriter.Factory.cs
index d21ab7e2..e31b8d6b 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/ZipWriter.Factory.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/ZipWriter.Factory.cs
@@ -4,39 +4,39 @@ using SharpCompress.Common;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers.Zip;
 
-public partial class ZipWriter : IWriterOpenable<ZipWriterOptions>
+public partial class ZipWriter : IWriterOpenable<IZipWriter, IZipAsyncWriter, ZipWriterOptions>
 {
-    public static IWriter OpenWriter(string filePath, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IZipWriter OpenWriter(string filePath, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
         filePath.NotNullOrEmpty(nameof(filePath));
         return OpenWriter(new FileInfo(filePath), writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IWriter OpenWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IZipWriter OpenWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
         fileInfo.NotNull(nameof(fileInfo));
         return new ZipWriter(fileInfo.OpenWrite(), writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IWriter OpenWriter(Stream stream, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IZipWriter OpenWriter(Stream stream, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
         stream.NotNull(nameof(stream));
         return new ZipWriter(stream, writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(string stream, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IZipAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(string filePath, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
-        return (IAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(stream, writerOptions);
+        return (IZipAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(filePath, writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(Stream stream, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IZipAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(Stream stream, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
-        return (IAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(stream, writerOptions);
+        return (IZipAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(stream, writerOptions);
     }
 
-    public static IAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
+    public static IZipAsyncWriter OpenAsyncWriter(FileInfo fileInfo, ZipWriterOptions writerOptions)
     {
-        return (IAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(fileInfo, writerOptions);
+        return (IZipAsyncWriter)OpenWriter(fileInfo, writerOptions);
     }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/ZipWriter.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/ZipWriter.cs
index 6056e190..fff070dc 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/ZipWriter.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Zip/ZipWriter.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ using Constants = SharpCompress.Common.Constants;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers.Zip;
 
-public partial class ZipWriter : AbstractWriter
+public partial class ZipWriter : AbstractWriter, IZipWriter, IZipAsyncWriter
 {
     private readonly CompressionType compressionType;
     private readonly int compressionLevel;