CompactGUI AlternativesFile Compressors and other similar apps like CompactGUI

CompactGUI is described as 'Reduce the space taken up by games and programs on disk by using native Windows APIs' and is a File Compressor in the os & utilities category. There are three alternatives to CompactGUI for Windows. The best CompactGUI alternative is Game Compressor. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Compactor or WinDriveSpace.

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Game Compressor
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Stop deleting games due to low disk space! Game Compressor uses advanced Windows LZX technology to reduce game file sizes by up to 50%.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
File Compressor
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is Game Compressor a good alternative to CompactGUI?
Compactor
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With modern lightweight compression algorithms running at gigabytes per second per core, it's practically a no-brainer to apply them to filesystems to make better use of storage and IO.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
File Compressor
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is Compactor a good alternative to CompactGUI?

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Compactor vs CompactGUI Comments
Positive comment by techkyle · Aug 21, 2021
Both are front-end GUIs for the Windows utility compact.exe, so they perform the same role. Both have intuitive GUIs, are portable, provide the ability to analyze folders to check for existing compression. CompactGUI pulls ahead a bit with awareness of Steam folders and the ability to estimate compressed size of folders based on other users results online. Compactor has a better breakdown pre-analysis of what is compressible and is a little quicker to navigate around the UI.
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Compactor is Free and Open SourceCompactGUI is also Free and Open Source
WinDriveSpace
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WinDriveSpace frees disk space by compressing suitable files with Windows' built-in file compression, without deleting files.
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Free
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
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