zlib-ng ☆
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Description:
Zlib replacement with optimizations for next generation systems
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 2.3.2@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 2, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: compression zlib performance c-library optimization
Install: brew install zlib-ng
About:
zlib-ng is a high-performance fork of the standard zlib library, designed to leverage modern CPU features like AVX2 and AVX-512. It provides significant performance gains and improved compression ratios for next-generation systems. The library maintains API compatibility with the original zlib, making it a drop-in replacement for existing applications.
Key Features:
  • Optimized for modern hardware (AVX2, AVX-512, SIMD)
  • Improved compression speed and ratios
  • API-compatible with original zlib
  • Support for modern compression formats
Use Cases:
  • High-performance web servers and CDNs
  • Big data processing and storage systems
  • Game development and real-time applications
Alternatives:
  • zlib – The original library; zlib-ng offers significantly better performance on modern CPUs while maintaining compatibility
  • zstd – Facebook's compression library offering better ratios/speed trade-offs, but with a different API
Version History
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Dec 2, 2025 11:36pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 77e1ab3a
Nov 27, 2025 6:15pm 0 VERSION_BUMP a0fe6822
Sep 26, 2025 5:59am 0 VERSION_BUMP 7061b656
Sep 25, 2025 6:54pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 3cfce895
Sep 11, 2025 7:22pm 0 VERSION_BUMP e8a33b29
Sep 17, 2024 1:02pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 9742927f
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