Zstandard
Achieve high compression ratios and fast speeds for real-time data compression. Offers a special mode optimized for small data using dictionaries.
Zstandard is a fast compression algorithm providing high compression ratios and backed by an extremely fast decoder. It offers a wide range of configurable speed/compression trade-offs, allowing tuning from fast modes (using --fast=#) to high-compression modes. Decompression speed remains consistently high across all levels.
A key feature is its dictionary compression mode, specifically designed for small data. By training Zstandard on sample data, you create a dictionary that dramatically improves compression ratios for similar small files or records, often while increasing compression and decompression speeds for those datasets.
Key benefits include:
- Excellent compression ratios.
- Very fast compression and blazing-fast decompression.
- Flexible tuning of speed versus compression strength.
- Highly effective small data compression via dictionaries.
The library is open source (BSD license), and the format is stable (RFC 8878).
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