XZ Utils AlternativesFile Compressors and other similar apps like XZ Utils

XZ Utils is described as 'Is free general-purpose data compression software with high compression ratio. XZ Utils were written for POSIX-like systems, but also work on some not-so-POSIX systems. XZ Utils are the successor to LZMA Utils' and is a File Compressor in the file management category. There are seven alternatives to XZ Utils for Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Blackberry. The best XZ Utils alternative is gzip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XZ Utils are Rapidgzip, DAR, Info-ZIP and LZ4.

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XZ Utils is free general-purpose data compression software with high compression ratio. XZ Utils were written for POSIX-like systems, but also work on some not-so-POSIX systems. XZ Utils are the successor to LZMA Utils.

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XZ Utils alternatives page was last updated Sep 8, 2023
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    gzip

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    GNU Gzip is a software application used for file compression and decompression. It is based on the DEFLATE algorithm, which is a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding.

    24 gzip alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Supports tar files
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    dody

    Faster compressions/decompression, uses less memory

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    • gzip is the most popular Linux alternative to XZ Utils.

    • gzip is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to XZ Utils.

    • gzip is Free and Open SourceXZ Utils is also Free and Open Source
    • gzip is LightweightXZ Utils is not according to our users
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    Rapidgzip

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    Rapidgzip: Parallelized Decompression of Gzip Files with Support for Fast Random Access.

    23 Rapidgzip alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Rapidgzip Features

    1.  Command line interface
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    • Rapidgzip is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to XZ Utils.

    • Rapidgzip is Free and Open SourceXZ Utils is also Free and Open Source
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    DAR

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    dar is a shell command that backs up directory trees and files, taking care of hard links, Extended Attributes, sparse files, MacOS's file forks, any inode type (including Solaris Door inodes), etc.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    DAR Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
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    Info-ZIP

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    Info-ZIP is a set of open-source software to handle ZIP archives. It has been in circulation since 1989. It consists of 4 separately-installable packages: the Zip and UnZip command-line utilities; and WiZ and MacZip, which are graphical user interfaces for archiving programs in...

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Cross-Platform
    Discontinued

    No updates since 2008

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  6. 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.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    LZ4 Features

    1.  Lossless Compression
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    zlib

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    zlib is a software library used for data compression. It is an abstraction of the DEFLATE compression algorithm used in gzip file compression program. zlib is also a crucial component of many software platforms including Linux, Mac OS X, and iOS.

    13 zlib alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Blackberry
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  9. bzip2

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    bzip2 is a file compressor that uses the Burrows–Wheeler algorithm. It is only a compressor for single files and not a full archiver.

    6 bzip2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    bzip2 Features

    1.  Command line interface
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