LZ4 (compression algorithm)

Original author(s)Yann Collet
Developer(s)Yann Collet
Initial release24 April 2011 (2011-04-24)
Stable release
1.10.0  / 22 July 2024 (22 July 2024)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemCross-platform
PlatformPortable
TypeData compression
LicenseSimplified BSD License
Websitelz4.org
LZ4 Frame Format
Magic number04 22 4d 18
Type of formatData compression
Websitehttps://github.com/lz4/lz4/blob/master/doc/lz4_Frame_format.md

LZ4 is a lossless data compression algorithm that is focused on compression and decompression speed. It belongs to the LZ77 family of byte-oriented compression schemes.