XZ Utils

XZ Utils
Original author(s)Lasse Collin
Developer(s)The Tukaani Project
Stable release
5.6.3 / October 1, 2024 (2024-10-01)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeData compression
License
Websitetukaani.org/xz/
.xz
Filename extension
.xz
Internet media type
application/x-xz
Magic numberFD 37 7A 58 5A 00
Developed byLasse Collin
Igor Pavlov
Initial releaseJanuary 14, 2009 (2009-01-14)
Latest release
1.2.1
April 8, 2024 (2024-04-08)
Type of formatData compression
Open format?Yes
Free format?Yes
Websitetukaani.org/xz/format.html

XZ Utils (previously LZMA Utils) is a set of free software command-line lossless data compressors, including the programs lzma and xz, for Unix-like operating systems and, from version 5.0 onwards, Microsoft Windows. For compression/decompression the Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm (LZMA) is used. XZ Utils started as a Unix port of Igor Pavlov's LZMA-SDK that has been adapted to fit seamlessly into Unix environments and their usual structure and behavior.

  1. ^ Licensing on tukaani.org "The most interesting parts of XZ Utils (e.g. liblzma) are in the public domain. You can do whatever you want with the public domain parts. Some parts of XZ Utils (e.g. build system and some utilities) are under different free software licenses such as GNU LGPLv2.1, GNU GPLv2, or GNU GPLv3."

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