crabz ☆

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Description:
Like pigz, but in Rust

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.10.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: compression rust parallel gzip cli utility

Install: brew install crabz

About:
crabz is a high-performance compression and decompression tool written in Rust, designed as a modern alternative to pigz. It leverages parallel processing to achieve significant speedups on multi-core systems when handling large files. The tool supports multiple compression formats and provides a familiar command-line interface for easy adoption.

Key Features:

Multi-threaded compression for high throughput
Support for gzip, zstd, and other common formats
Drop-in replacement for traditional tools like gzip and pigz
Low memory footprint and efficient resource usage

Use Cases:

Accelerating backups of large datasets or virtual machine images
Speeding up log file archival and transfer in CI/CD pipelines
Processing large scientific or media data files efficiently

Alternatives:

pigz – crabz is a Rust implementation offering similar parallelism with potential performance gains and modern format support.
gzip – crabz provides multi-threaded execution, offering substantial speed improvements over gzip's single-threaded operation.

License: MIT OR Unlicense

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, sonoma, ventura, monterey, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

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