ms-compress contains open-source implementations of Microsoft compression algorithms.
For more information about ms-compress, see https://github.com/coderforlife/ms-compress
Codecs
Descriptions taken from ms-compress' README:
- lznt1 — "Used for NTFS file compression, Windows 2000 hibernation file, Active Directory, File Replication Service, Windows Vista SuperFetch Files, and Windows Vista/7 bootmgr."
- **xpress** — "Used for Windows XP and newer hibernation file, Directory Replication Service (LDAP/RPC/AD), Windows Update Services, and Windows CE."
- **xpress-huffman** — "Xpress algorithm with Huffman encoding, used in WIM files, Distributed File System Replication, Windows 7 SuperFetch, and Windows 8 bootmgr."
License
The ms-compress plugin is licensed under the MIT License, and ms-compress is licensed under the GPLv3+.