LZ4 AlternativesFile Compressors and other similar apps like LZ4

LZ4 is described as 'It features an extremely fast decoder, with speed in multiple GB/s per core, typically reaching RAM speed limits on multi-core systems' and is a File Compressor in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to LZ4 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best LZ4 alternative is 7-Zip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LZ4 are ZipXtract, gzip, 7-Zip ZS and Zstandard.

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  1. 7-Zip icon

    7-Zip

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    Feature-rich archiving software with top-tier compression in 7z, integration in Windows Shell, AES-256 encryption, and multi-format support, including TAR, ZIP, RAR. Offers strong file management tools and a command line version for Linux/Unix systems.

    111 7-Zip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
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    Comments about 7-Zip as an Alternative to LZ4
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    Often several times slower.

    7-Zip icon
    • 7-Zip is Free and Open SourceLZ4 is also Free and Open Source
    • 7-Zip is Lightweight, Security-focused and Privacy focusedLZ4 is not according to our users
  2. ZipXtract icon

    ZipXtract

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    ZipXtract is a comprehensive, open-source file extraction utility designed to handle a wide range of compressed file formats, including RAR, ZIP, TAR, BZ2, GZ, 7Z, XZ, JAR, and Z. This versatile application offers users the ability to extract files from both standard and...

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  4. gzip icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. 7-Zip ZS icon

    7-Zip ZS

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    7-Zip with support for Zstandard, Brotli, Lz4, Lz5 and Lizard Compression. Open source under LGPL-2.1 license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Zstandard icon

    Zstandard

     4 likes

    Modern, highly competitive, fast, general purpose file compressor with reasonable compression ratios.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Explzh for Windows icon

    Explzh for Windows

     5 likes

    Explzh for Windows is a file operation tool created with the concept of treating archive files, CD-ROM virtual disk images (ISO-9660 / ISO-13346), and FTP hosts as virtual folders and handling them like an explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  10. unp

     4 likes

    is a small perl script which makes extraction of any archive files a bit easier. It support several compressors and archiver programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Terminal
    • Xfce
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  11. XZ Utils icon

    XZ Utils

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Haiku
     
  13. zlib icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Blackberry
     

  14. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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