skim

The fastest compression algorithm ever created.

Skim sacrifices compression ratio for an absolute maximum throughput.

TLDR

All benchmarks are done on my pc. Take them with a grain of salt.

Skim

• Speed: ~3.27 GB/s encoding | ~1.65 GB/s decoding
• Efficiency: Compresses 100MB in 30.6 ms.
• Ratio: Low | 75% saved for log or repetitive files.

XZ

• Speed: 390.6 MB/s encoding | ~1.14 GB/s decoding
• Efficiency: Compresses 100MB in 256.0 ms.
• Ratio: High | 99% saved for log or repetitive files.

Benchmark plot

Usage

CLI Tool

Compress a file

skim -c <input_file> <output_file>

The argument <input_file> can be replaced with - to stream from stdin.

Decompress a file

skim -d <input_file> <output_file>

The argument <output_file> can be replaced with - to stream to stdout.