zlib ☆
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Description:
General-purpose lossless data-compression library
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 20051211@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: compression zlib decompression data-compression library
Install: brew install zlib
About:
Zlib is a foundational software library designed for data compression and decompression, widely adopted across the computing industry. It implements the DEFLATE algorithm, which combines LZ77 and Huffman coding, offering an excellent balance between compression ratio and speed. Its main value proposition is providing a highly portable, free, and robust compression solution that requires minimal memory resources.
Key Features:
  • Implements the DEFLATE compression algorithm (LZ77 + Huffman coding)
  • Extremely high portability across different platforms and architectures
  • Low memory footprint, suitable for embedded systems and mobile devices
  • Free and open-source software with a permissive license
Use Cases:
  • Compressing network data streams to reduce bandwidth usage
  • File compression and decompression in command-line tools and applications
  • Storing compressed data in databases or file systems
Alternatives:
  • XZ Utils (LZMA) – Offers higher compression ratios but typically requires more memory and CPU time
  • Brotli – Provides better compression on text data but is more computationally intensive
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 10, 2024 6:34am 20051211 0 VERSION_BUMP 9ef837ef
Sep 13, 2023 9:38am 20051211 0 VERSION_BUMP ddfff7f7
Aug 22, 2023 3:30am 20051211 0 VERSION_BUMP 7bfdb849
Mar 26, 2023 5:53am 20051211 0 VERSION_BUMP 1002e8b1
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