LZ4

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It features an extremely fast decoder, with speed in multiple GB/s per core, typically reaching RAM speed limits on multi-core systems.

License model

  • Free • Open Source

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
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  1.  Lossless Compression
  2.  File Compression

 Tags

  • compressor
  • algorithm
  • on-the-fly
  • high-performance-storage

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  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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OS & Utilities, File Management

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  •  11,020 Stars
  •  1,442 Forks
  •  43 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 16, 2025 
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LZ4 was added to AlternativeTo by derdodd on Jan 17, 2018 and this page was last updated Sep 14, 2021.

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Great performance with reasonably good compression ratios for such speeds...

What is LZ4?

It features an extremely fast decoder, with speed in multiple GB/s per core, typically reaching RAM speed limits on multi-core systems.

Speed can be tuned dynamically, selecting an "acceleration" factor which trades compression ratio for more speed up. On the other end, a high compression derivative, LZ4_HC, is also provided, trading CPU time for improved compression ratio. All versions feature the same decompression speed.

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