The request asks what to use for compression codecs. The most directly relevant sources are the zlib home site, a widely used compression library 9, and libbsc, a lossless data compression library with a block-sorting algorithm 6. The FFmpeg project 8 and libde265 HEVC 5 cover video codecs rather than general data compression, so they are included only as codec options for media.
A question back: Do you need a general-purpose data compression library or a video/audio codec?
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- 5libde265 HEVC — H.265 High Efficiency Video Codinglibde265.org · read 2026-10-29
- 6High performance data compression librarylibbsc.com · read 2026-10-29
- 8FFmpegffmpeg.org · read 2026-10-29
- 9zlib Home Sitezlib.net · read 2026-10-29
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