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LZ4 Compressor

Process compressed data with LZ4 Compress and the selected archive settings. Choose the input and archive options, then download the processed result.

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Process compressed data with LZ4 Compress and the selected archive settings. Choose the input and archive options, then download the processed result.

This tool runs open-source code from CyberChef by GCHQ (Apache License 2.0). See open-source credits.

LZ4 Compressor applies the lossless LZ4 algorithm, which favors compression and decompression speed.

It returns LZ4 compressed bytes. The operation runs in your browser. Processing runs in the browser.

Instructions

  1. Provide file or files for this tool.
  2. Choose the input bytes.
  3. Run the compressor.
  4. Send the result to an LZ4-compatible decoder.

Example

Input: a small binary file

Settings: LZ4 Compressor: Use the built-in operation behavior.

Result: It returns LZ4 compressed bytes. The operation runs in your browser.

Limits

  • LZ4 Compressor: LZ4 output is binary.
  • LZ4 Compressor: Compression ratio depends on the input.
  • LZ4 Compressor: It does not create a named archive.