zopfli ☆

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Description:
New zlib (gzip, deflate) compatible compressor

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: compression gzip deflate optimization web

Install: brew install zopfli

About:
Zopfli is a high-performance compression algorithm that creates smaller gzip-compatible files compared to standard compressors. It achieves this by optimizing deflate streams without sacrificing compatibility with existing decompressors. This results in reduced bandwidth usage and faster load times for web assets.

Key Features:

Backwards compatible with standard gzip/deflate
Significantly better compression ratios than standard zlib
Multiple compression iterations for optimal results
Command-line tool and C library available

Use Cases:

Compressing web assets (CSS, JS, HTML) for faster delivery
Optimizing static file storage and bandwidth costs
Preprocessing assets for deployment pipelines

Alternatives:

gzip – Standard tool with faster compression but larger output files
brotli – Better compression than Zopfli but not natively supported in all browsers
xz – Higher compression ratios but not gzip-compatible

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 1:03pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	1140955e