XZ Utils
The standard command-line tool for creating and reading .xz files.
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About XZ Utils
The standard command-line tool for creating and reading .xz files. LZMA2 compression gives some of the best ratios available for general-purpose data, and the tools ship on effectively every Linux and BSD system.
Compression is slow and memory-hungry at high levels, and the 2024 backdoor incident in the upstream release tarballs is a reminder to install it from distribution packages.
Strengths
- LZMA2 compression gives some of the best ratios available for general-purpose data, and the tools ship on effectively every Linux and BSD system.
Limitations
- Compression is slow and memory-hungry at high levels, and the 2024 backdoor incident in the upstream release tarballs is a reminder to install it from distribution packages.
Details
- Pricing
- Free · The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.
- License
- 0BSD
- Developer
- Tukaani Project / Lasse Collin
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- The standard command-line tool for creating and reading .xz files
- Categories
- Compression
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (Compression); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.