Compression Libraries For C++ [closed]

Answer 1

Zlib is good, but you might want to check the LZMA SDK as well (you could compress to .7z format, in addition to zip)

Answer 2

Use libzip: http://www.nih.at/libzip/ The license is pretty permissive and it does all you need, from C or C++ code.

Answer 3

This is what I like (it is really fast and has good compression rate): http://www.quicklz.com/

Answer 4

You could do this easily using Boost iostream zlib filter

Answer 5

I would suggest using zlib. It is designed for C, but it works fine in C++.

Using native C++ libraries really only helps when the library is sufficiently big and complex that it can benefit from object oriented design. zlib is relatively simple, and doesn't need object oriented features.

Answer 6

Most compression libraries that I know of are written in C for two reasons: one, the general age of good compression algorithms; and two, the high portability (and stability) of C across platforms.

I suggest any of the following. If you want good licenses select one of the top two, otherwise if you're open to using GPL code pick one of the last two.

• Bzip2
• Zlib
• LZO
• UCL