diff --git a/simdnbt/src/borrow/list.rs b/simdnbt/src/borrow/list.rs
index 647932c..e3e0ca9 100644
--- a/simdnbt/src/borrow/list.rs
+++ b/simdnbt/src/borrow/list.rs
@@ -304,4 +304,63 @@ impl<'a> NbtList<'a> {
             ),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn as_nbt_tags(&self) -> Vec<super::NbtTag> {
+        match self {
+            NbtList::Empty => vec![],
+            NbtList::Byte(bytes) => bytes
+                .iter()
+                .map(|&byte| super::NbtTag::Byte(byte))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Short(shorts) => shorts
+                .to_vec()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|short| super::NbtTag::Short(short))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Int(ints) => ints
+                .to_vec()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|int| super::NbtTag::Int(int))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Long(longs) => longs
+                .to_vec()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|long| super::NbtTag::Long(long))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Float(floats) => floats
+                .to_vec()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|float| super::NbtTag::Float(float))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Double(doubles) => doubles
+                .to_vec()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|double| super::NbtTag::Double(double))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::ByteArray(byte_arrays) => byte_arrays
+                .iter()
+                .map(|&array| super::NbtTag::ByteArray(array))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::String(strings) => strings
+                .iter()
+                .map(|&string| super::NbtTag::String(string))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::List(lists) => lists
+                .iter()
+                .map(|list| super::NbtTag::List(list.clone()))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Compound(compounds) => compounds
+                .iter()
+                .map(|compound| super::NbtTag::Compound(compound.clone()))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::IntArray(int_arrays) => int_arrays
+                .iter()
+                .map(|array| super::NbtTag::IntArray(array.clone()))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::LongArray(long_arrays) => long_arrays
+                .iter()
+                .map(|array| super::NbtTag::LongArray(array.clone()))
+                .collect(),
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/simdnbt/src/owned/list.rs b/simdnbt/src/owned/list.rs
index 4bdf3a7..13a8905 100644
--- a/simdnbt/src/owned/list.rs
+++ b/simdnbt/src/owned/list.rs
@@ -350,6 +350,67 @@ impl NbtList {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn as_nbt_tags(&self) -> Vec<super::NbtTag> {
+        match self {
+            NbtList::Empty => vec![],
+            NbtList::Byte(bytes) => bytes
+                .iter()
+                .map(|&byte| super::NbtTag::Byte(byte))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Short(shorts) => shorts
+                .to_vec()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|short| super::NbtTag::Short(short))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Int(ints) => ints
+                .to_vec()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|int| super::NbtTag::Int(int))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Long(longs) => longs
+                .to_vec()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|long| super::NbtTag::Long(long))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Float(floats) => floats
+                .to_vec()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|float| super::NbtTag::Float(float))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Double(doubles) => doubles
+                .to_vec()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|double| super::NbtTag::Double(double))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::ByteArray(byte_arrays) => byte_arrays
+                .iter()
+                .cloned()
+                .map(|array| super::NbtTag::ByteArray(array))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::String(strings) => strings
+                .iter()
+                .cloned()
+                .map(|string| super::NbtTag::String(string))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::List(lists) => lists
+                .iter()
+                .map(|list| super::NbtTag::List(list.clone()))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::Compound(compounds) => compounds
+                .iter()
+                .map(|compound| super::NbtTag::Compound(compound.clone()))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::IntArray(int_arrays) => int_arrays
+                .iter()
+                .map(|array| super::NbtTag::IntArray(array.clone()))
+                .collect(),
+            NbtList::LongArray(long_arrays) => long_arrays
+                .iter()
+                .map(|array| super::NbtTag::LongArray(array.clone()))
+                .collect(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<Vec<i8>> for NbtList {