# Install lzfse with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Apple LZFSE compression library and command-line tool. Version 1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:lzfse ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install lzfse ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install lzfse ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: archivers/lzfse/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add lzfse ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lzfse from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install liblzfse-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: liblzfse-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install lzfse ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lzfse from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#lzfse ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lz/lzfse/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install lzfse ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lzfse from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:lzfse - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0 - **Source summary:** Apple LZFSE compression library and command-line tool - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - lzfse (cli) - lzfse (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - Upstream latest detected: lzfse-1.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage LZFSE is Apple's Lempel-Ziv plus Finite State Entropy compression algorithm and the name of Apple's portable reference C implementation. The upstream README describes it as the reference compressor introduced in Apple's Compression library with OS X 10.11 and iOS 9, targeting deflate-like compression ratios with higher speed. ### Project history LZFSE entered public developer consciousness through Apple's platform Compression APIs, then gained a cross-platform package identity when Apple published the reference C implementation and a small command-line tool. That made it possible for non-Apple systems and package managers to build and test LZFSE streams without depending on private Apple frameworks. The project is narrower than LZ4, xz, or zstd: it exists primarily to expose and document Apple's algorithm outside the OS SDK. The repository's contents reflect that role, with a Makefile, Xcode project, encoder and decoder sources, and a single lzfse executable rather than a larger suite of tools. ### Adoption history Adoption follows two paths. On Apple platforms, LZFSE is recommended through system APIs for cases where Apple wants a balanced speed/ratio codec with good energy behavior. In package managers, lzfse is usually provided as a compatibility tool and library for reading or creating streams outside the Apple SDK environment. The input package facts show packaging in Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE-style ecosystems, which is broad for a platform-originated codec whose main upstream is a compact reference implementation. ### How it is used The lzfse command-line tool compresses and decompresses files in LZFSE format. Developers on Apple platforms generally use Compression.framework or related Apple APIs; developers elsewhere use the reference C implementation when they need interoperable LZFSE support. Its practical niche is Apple-format interoperability and a middle point between very fast compressors such as LZ4 and denser but slower compressors. ### Why package nerds care LZFSE matters to package people because it turns a platform codec into a portable build artifact. That helps Linux and macOS package sets process Apple-originated data and gives downstreams a small, BSD-licensed reference implementation rather than reverse-engineered code. It is also a useful example of modern compression design crossing from OS vendor APIs into normal Unix package repositories. ### Timeline - 2015: LZFSE is introduced with OS X 10.11 and iOS 9's Compression library. - 2010s: Apple publishes the reference C implementation and command-line tool on GitHub. - 2010s-2020s: Distribution packages adopt lzfse as a small compatibility compressor. ### Related projects - Apple Compression.framework exposes LZFSE and other algorithms through system APIs. - LZ4 and zlib occupy neighboring speed/ratio tradeoff points. - Finite State Entropy is the entropy-coding family named in the LZFSE design. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** lzfse - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - liblzfse-dev - 1.0-1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblzfse-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | LZFSE Compression library (development files) | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - Debian apt - liblzfse1 - 1.0-1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblzfse1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | LZFSE Compression library | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - Debian apt - lzfse - 1.0-1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lzfse from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | LZFSE Compression library (command line tool) | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - Nix - lzfse: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lz/lzfse/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - liblzfse-dev - 1.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblzfse-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | LZFSE Compression library (development files) | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - Ubuntu apt - liblzfse1 - 1.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblzfse1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | LZFSE Compression library | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - Ubuntu apt - lzfse - 1.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lzfse from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | LZFSE Compression library (command line tool) | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - apk - lzfse - 1.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lzfse from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | lzfse compression library and command line tool | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - apk - lzfse-dev - 1.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lzfse-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | lzfse compression library and command line tool (development files) | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - dnf - lzfse - 1.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lzfse from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | LZFSE compression library and command line tool | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - dnf - lzfse-devel - 1.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lzfse-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development headers and libraries for lzfse | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - dnf - lzfse-libs - 1.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lzfse-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Shared libraries for lzfse | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - zypper - lzfse - 1.0-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lzfse from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Reference C implementation of the Lempel-Ziv Finite State Entropy compressor | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - zypper - lzfse-devel - 1.0-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lzfse-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Reference C implementation of the Lempel-Ziv Finite State Entropy compressor | https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse - MacPorts - lzfse: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: archivers/lzfse/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [crabz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crabz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - 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[combined/lzfse.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/lzfse.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph