Command-line tool

ncompress

brew/ncompress

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Fast, simple LZW file compressor

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install ncompress

Linux

brew install ncompress

Compress specific files

compress path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...

Compress specific files, ignore non-existent ones

compress -f path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...

Specify the maximum compression bits (9-16 bits)

compress -b bits

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