v1.4.5 fix : Compression ratio regression on huge files (> 3 GB) using high levels (--ultra) and multithreading, by @terrelln perf: Improved decompression speed: x64 : +10% (clang) / +5% (gcc); ARM : from +15% to +50%, depending on chip, by @terrelln cli: new command --filelist=FILE : provide list of files within a file, by @AhmedAbdellah19 cli: new command --patch-from=FILE (experimental) : generate diff from 2 files, by @bimbashrestha api: controlled block size for lower latency, new experimental parameter by @ephiepark build: mingw cross-compilation from unix, by @Ericson2314 misc: bitflip analyzer tool, by @felixhandte v1.4.4 perf: Improved decompression speed, by > 10%, by @terrelln perf: Better compression speed when re-using a context, by @felixhandte perf: Fix compression ratio when compressing large files with small dictionary, by @senhuang42 perf: zstd reference encoder can generate RLE blocks, by @bimbashrestha perf: minor generic speed optimization, by @davidbolvansky api: new ability to extract sequences from the parser for analysis, by @bimbashrestha api: fixed decoding of magic-less frames, by @terrelln api: fixed ZSTD_initCStream_advanced() performance with fast modes, reported by @QrczakMK cli: Named pipes support, by @bimbashrestha cli: short tar's extension support, by @stokito cli: command --output-dir-flat= , generates target files into requested directory, by @senhuang42 cli: commands --stream-size=# and --size-hint=#, by @nmagerko cli: command --exclude-compressed, by @shashank0791 cli: faster `-t` test mode cli: improved some error messages, by @vangyzen cli: fix command `-D dictionary` on Windows, reported by @artyompetrov cli: fix rare deadlock condition within dictionary builder, by @terrelln build: single-file decoder with emscripten compilation script, by @cwoffenden build: fixed zlibWrapper compilation on Visual Studio, reported by @bluenlive build: fixed deprecation warning for certain gcc version, reported by @jasonma163 build: fix compilation on old gcc versions, by @cemeyer build: improved installation directories for cmake script, by Dmitri Shubin pack: modified pkgconfig, for better integration into openwrt, requested by @neheb misc: Improved documentation : ZSTD_CLEVEL, DYNAMIC_BMI2, ZSTD_CDict, function deprecation, zstd format misc: fixed educational decoder : accept larger literals section, and removed UNALIGNED() macro v1.4.3 bug: Fix Dictionary Compression Ratio Regression by @cyan4973 (#1709) bug: Fix Buffer Overflow in legacy v0.3 decompression by @felixhandte (#1722) build: Add support for IAR C/C++ Compiler for Arm by @joseph0918 (#1705) v1.4.2 bug: Fix bug in zstd-0.5 decoder by @terrelln (#1696) bug: Fix seekable decompression in-memory API by @iburinoc (#1695) misc: Validate blocks are smaller than size limit by @vivekmg (#1685) misc: Restructure source files by @ephiepark (#1679) v1.4.1 bug: Fix data corruption in niche use cases by @terrelln (#1659) bug: Fuzz legacy modes, fix uncovered bugs by @terrelln (#1593, #1594, #1595) bug: Fix out of bounds read by @terrelln (#1590) perf: Improve decode speed by ~7% @mgrice (#1668) perf: Slightly improved compression ratio of level 3 and 4 (ZSTD_dfast) by @cyan4973 (#1681) perf: Slightly faster compression speed when re-using a context by @cyan4973 (#1658) perf: Improve compression ratio for small windowLog by @cyan4973 (#1624) perf: Faster compression speed in high compression mode for repetitive data by @terrelln (#1635) api: Add parameter to generate smaller dictionaries by @tyler-tran (#1656) cli: Recognize symlinks when built in C99 mode by @felixhandte (#1640) cli: Expose cpu load indicator for each file on -vv mode by @ephiepark (#1631) cli: Restrict read permissions on destination files by @chungy (#1644) cli: zstdgrep: handle -f flag by @felixhandte (#1618) cli: zstdcat: follow symlinks by @vejnar (#1604) doc: Remove extra size limit on compressed blocks by @felixhandte (#1689) doc: Fix typo by @yk-tanigawa (#1633) doc: Improve documentation on streaming buffer sizes by @cyan4973 (#1629) build: CMake: support building with LZ4 @leeyoung624 (#1626) build: CMake: install zstdless and zstdgrep by @leeyoung624 (#1647) build: CMake: respect existing uninstall target by @j301scott (#1619) build: Make: skip multithread tests when built without support by @michaelforney (#1620) build: Make: Fix examples/ test target by @sjnam (#1603) build: Meson: rename options out of deprecated namespace by @lzutao (#1665) build: Meson: fix build by @lzutao (#1602) build: Visual Studio: don't export symbols in static lib by @scharan (#1650) build: Visual Studio: fix linking by @absotively (#1639) build: Fix MinGW-W64 build by @myzhang1029 (#1600) misc: Expand decodecorpus coverage by @ephiepark (#1664) v1.4.0 perf: Improve level 1 compression speed in most scenarios by 6% by @gbtucker and @terrelln api: Move the advanced API, including all functions in the staging section, to the stable section api: Make ZSTD_e_flush and ZSTD_e_end block for maximum forward progress api: Rename ZSTD_CCtxParam_getParameter to ZSTD_CCtxParams_getParameter api: Rename ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter to ZSTD_CCtxParams_setParameter api: Don't export ZSTDMT functions from the shared library by default api: Require ZSTD_MULTITHREAD to be defined to use ZSTDMT api: Add ZSTD_decompressBound() to provide an upper bound on decompressed size by @shakeelrao api: Fix ZSTD_decompressDCtx() corner cases with a dictionary api: Move ZSTD_getDictID_*() functions to the stable section api: Add ZSTD_c_literalCompressionMode flag to enable or disable literal compression by @terrelln api: Allow compression parameters to be set when a dictionary is used api: Allow setting parameters before or after ZSTD_CCtx_loadDictionary() is called api: Fix ZSTD_estimateCStreamSize_usingCCtxParams() api: Setting ZSTD_d_maxWindowLog to 0 means use the default cli: Ensure that a dictionary is not used to compress itself by @shakeelrao cli: Add --[no-]compress-literals flag to enable or disable literal compression doc: Update the examples to use the advanced API doc: Explain how to transition from old streaming functions to the advanced API in the header build: Improve the Windows release packages build: Improve CMake build by @hjmjohnson build: Build fixes for FreeBSD by @lwhsu build: Remove redundant warnings by @thatsafunnyname build: Fix tests on OpenBSD by @bket build: Extend fuzzer build system to work with the new clang engine build: CMake now creates the libzstd.so.1 symlink build: Improve Menson build by @lzutao misc: Fix symbolic link detection on FreeBSD misc: Use physical core count for -T0 on FreeBSD by @cemeyer misc: Fix zstd --list on truncated files by @kostmo misc: Improve logging in debug mode by @felixhandte misc: Add CirrusCI tests by @lwhsu misc: Optimize dictionary memory usage in corner cases misc: Improve the dictionary builder on small or homogeneous data misc: Fix spelling across the repo by @jsoref v1.3.8 perf: better decompression speed on large files (+7%) and cold dictionaries (+15%) perf: slightly better compression ratio at high compression modes api : finalized advanced API, last stage before "stable" status api : new --rsyncable mode, by @terrelln api : support decompression of empty frames into NULL (used to be an error) (#1385) build: new set of macros to build a minimal size decoder, by @felixhandte build: fix compilation on MIPS32, reported by @clbr (#1441) build: fix compilation with multiple -arch flags, by @ryandesign build: highly upgraded meson build, by @lzutao build: improved buck support, by @obelisk build: fix cmake script : can create debug build, by @pitrou build: Makefile : grep works on both colored consoles and systems without color support build: fixed zstd-pgo, by @bmwiedemann cli : support ZSTD_CLEVEL environment variable, by @yijinfb (#1423) cli : --no-progress flag, preserving final summary (#1371), by @terrelln cli : ensure destination file is not source file (#1422) cli : clearer error messages, especially when input file not present doc : clarified zstd_compression_format.md, by @ulikunitz misc: fixed zstdgrep, returns 1 on failure, by @lzutao misc: NEWS renamed as CHANGELOG, in accordance with fboss v1.3.7 perf: slightly better decompression speed on clang (depending on hardware target) fix : performance of dictionary compression for small input < 4 KB at levels 9 and 10 build: no longer build backtrace by default in release mode; restrict further automatic mode build: control backtrace support through build macro BACKTRACE misc: added man pages for zstdless and zstdgrep, by @samrussell v1.3.6 perf: much faster dictionary builder, by @jenniferliu perf: faster dictionary compression on small data when using multiple contexts, by @felixhandte perf: faster dictionary decompression when using a very large number of dictionaries simultaneously cli : fix : does no longer overwrite destination when source does not exist (#1082) cli : new command --adapt, for automatic compression level adaptation api : fix : block api can be streamed with > 4 GB, reported by @catid api : reduced ZSTD_DDict size by 2 KB api : minimum negative compression level is defined, and can be queried using ZSTD_minCLevel(). build: support Haiku target, by @korli build: Read Legacy format is limited to v0.5+ by default. Can be changed at compile time with macro ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT. doc : zstd_compression_format.md updated to match wording in IETF RFC 8478 misc: tests/paramgrill, a parameter optimizer, by @GeorgeLu97 v1.3.5 perf: much faster dictionary compression, by @felixhandte perf: small quality improvement for dictionary generation, by @terrelln perf: slightly improved high compression levels (notably level 19) mem : automatic memory release for long duration contexts cli : fix : overlapLog can be manually set cli : fix : decoding invalid lz4 frames api : fix : performance degradation for dictionary compression when using advanced API, by @terrelln api : change : clarify ZSTD_CCtx_reset() vs ZSTD_CCtx_resetParameters(), by @terrelln build: select custom libzstd scope through control macros, by @GeorgeLu97 build: OpenBSD patch, by @bket build: make and make all are compatible with -j doc : clarify zstd_compression_format.md, updated for IETF RFC process misc: pzstd compatible with reproducible compilation, by @lamby v1.3.4 perf: faster speed (especially decoding speed) on recent cpus (haswell+) perf: much better performance associating --long with multi-threading, by @terrelln perf: better compression at levels 13-15 cli : asynchronous compression by default, for faster experience (use --single-thread for former behavior) cli : smoother status report in multi-threading mode cli : added command --fast=#, for faster compression modes cli : fix crash when not overwriting existing files, by Pádraig Brady (@pixelb) api : `nbThreads` becomes `nbWorkers` : 1 triggers asynchronous mode api : compression levels can be negative, for even more speed api : ZSTD_getFrameProgression() : get precise progress status of ZSTDMT anytime api : ZSTDMT can accept new compression parameters during compression api : implemented all advanced dictionary decompression prototypes build: improved meson recipe, by Shawn Landden (@shawnl) build: VS2017 scripts, by @HaydnTrigg misc: all /contrib projects fixed misc: added /contrib/docker script by @gyscos v1.3.3 perf: faster zstd_opt strategy (levels 16-19) fix : bug #944 : multithreading with shared ditionary and large data, reported by @gsliepen cli : fix : content size written in header by default cli : fix : improved LZ4 format support, by @felixhandte cli : new : hidden command `-S`, to benchmark multiple files while generating one result per file api : fix : support large skippable frames, by @terrelln api : fix : streaming interface was adding a useless 3-bytes null block to small frames api : change : when setting `pledgedSrcSize`, use `ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN` macro value to mean "unknown" build: fix : compilation under rhel6 and centos6, reported by @pixelb build: added `check` target v1.3.2 new : long range mode, using --long command, by Stella Lau (@stellamplau) new : ability to generate and decode magicless frames (#591) changed : maximum nb of threads reduced to 200, to avoid address space exhaustion in 32-bits mode fix : multi-threading compression works with custom allocators fix : ZSTD_sizeof_CStream() was over-evaluating memory usage fix : a rare compression bug when compression generates very large distances and bunch of other conditions (only possible at --ultra -22) fix : 32-bits build can now decode large offsets (levels 21+) cli : added LZ4 frame support by default, by Felix Handte (@felixhandte) cli : improved --list output cli : new : can split input file for dictionary training, using command -B# cli : new : clean operation artefact on Ctrl-C interruption cli : fix : do not change /dev/null permissions when using command -t with root access, reported by @mike155 (#851) cli : fix : write file size in header in multiple-files mode api : added macro ZSTD_COMPRESSBOUND() for static allocation api : experimental : new advanced decompression API api : fix : sizeof_CCtx() used to over-estimate build: fix : no-multithread variant compiles without pool.c dependency, reported by Mitchell Blank Jr (@mitchblank) (#819) build: better compatibility with reproducible builds, by Bernhard M. Wiedemann (@bmwiedemann) (#818) example : added streaming_memory_usage license : changed /examples license to BSD + GPLv2 license : fix a few header files to reflect new license (#825) v1.3.1 New license : BSD + GPLv2 perf: substantially decreased memory usage in Multi-threading mode, thanks to reports by Tino Reichardt (@mcmilk) perf: Multi-threading supports up to 256 threads. Cap at 256 when more are requested (#760) cli : improved and fixed --list command, by @ib (#772) cli : command -vV to list supported formats, by @ib (#771) build : fixed binary variants, reported by @svenha (#788) build : fix Visual compilation for non x86/x64 targets, reported by Greg Slazinski (@GregSlazinski) (#718) API exp : breaking change : ZSTD_getframeHeader() provides more information API exp : breaking change : pinned down values of error codes doc : fixed huffman example, by Ulrich Kunitz (@ulikunitz) new : contrib/adaptive-compression, I/O driven compression strength, by Paul Cruz (@paulcruz74) new : contrib/long_distance_matching, statistics by Stella Lau (@stellamplau) updated : contrib/linux-kernel, by Nick Terrell (@terrelln) v1.3.0 cli : new : `--list` command, by Paul Cruz cli : changed : xz/lzma support enabled by default cli : changed : `-t *` continue processing list after a decompression error API : added : ZSTD_versionString() API : promoted to stable status : ZSTD_getFrameContentSize(), by Sean Purcell API exp : new advanced API : ZSTD_compress_generic(), ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter() API exp : new : API for static or external allocation : ZSTD_initStatic?Ctx() API exp : added : ZSTD_decompressBegin_usingDDict(), requested by Guy Riddle (#700) API exp : clarified memory estimation / measurement functions. API exp : changed : strongest strategy renamed ZSTD_btultra, fastest strategy ZSTD_fast set to 1 tools : decodecorpus can generate random dictionary-compressed samples, by Paul Cruz new : contrib/seekable_format, demo and API, by Sean Purcell changed : contrib/linux-kernel, updated version and license, by Nick Terrell v1.2.0 cli : changed : Multithreading enabled by default (use target zstd-nomt or HAVE_THREAD=0 to disable) cli : new : command -T0 means "detect and use nb of cores", by Sean Purcell cli : new : zstdmt symlink hardwired to `zstd -T0` cli : new : command --threads=# (#671) cli : changed : cover dictionary builder by default, for improved quality, by Nick Terrell cli : new : commands --train-cover and --train-legacy, to select dictionary algorithm and parameters cli : experimental targets `zstd4` and `xzstd4`, with support for lz4 format, by Sean Purcell cli : fix : does not output compressed data on console cli : fix : ignore symbolic links unless --force specified, API : breaking change : ZSTD_createCDict_advanced(), only use compressionParameters as argument API : added : prototypes ZSTD_*_usingCDict_advanced(), for direct control over frameParameters. API : improved: ZSTDMT_compressCCtx() reduced memory usage API : fix : ZSTDMT_compressCCtx() now provides srcSize in header (#634) API : fix : src size stored in frame header is controlled at end of frame API : fix : enforced consistent rules for pledgedSrcSize==0 (#641) API : fix : error code "GENERIC" replaced by "dstSizeTooSmall" when appropriate build: improved cmake script, by @Majlen build: enabled Multi-threading support for *BSD, by Baptiste Daroussin tools: updated Paramgrill. Command -O# provides best parameters for sample and speed target. new : contrib/linux-kernel version, by Nick Terrell v1.1.4 cli : new : can compress in *.gz format, using --format=gzip command, by Przemyslaw Skibinski cli : new : advanced benchmark command --priority=rt cli : fix : write on sparse-enabled file systems in 32-bits mode, by @ds77 cli : fix : --rm remains silent when input is stdin cli : experimental : xzstd, with support for xz/lzma decoding, by Przemyslaw Skibinski speed : improved decompression speed in streaming mode for single shot scenarios (+5%) memory: DDict (decompression dictionary) memory usage down from 150 KB to 20 KB arch: 32-bits variant able to generate and decode very long matches (>32 MB), by Sean Purcell API : new : ZSTD_findFrameCompressedSize(), ZSTD_getFrameContentSize(), ZSTD_findDecompressedSize() API : changed : dropped support of legacy versions <= v0.3 (can be changed by modifying ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT value) build : new: meson build system in contrib/meson, by Dima Krasner build : improved cmake script, by @Majlen build : added -Wformat-security flag, as recommended by Padraig Brady doc : new : educational decoder, by Sean Purcell v1.1.3 cli : zstd can decompress .gz files (can be disabled with `make zstd-nogz` or `make HAVE_ZLIB=0`) cli : new : experimental target `make zstdmt`, with multi-threading support cli : new : improved dictionary builder "cover" (experimental), by Nick Terrell, based on prior work by Giuseppe Ottaviano. cli : new : advanced commands for detailed parameters, by Przemyslaw Skibinski cli : fix zstdless on Mac OS-X, by Andrew Janke cli : fix #232 "compress non-files" dictBuilder : improved dictionary generation quality, thanks to Nick Terrell API : new : lib/compress/ZSTDMT_compress.h multithreading API (experimental) API : new : ZSTD_create?Dict_byReference(), requested by Bartosz Taudul API : new : ZDICT_finalizeDictionary() API : fix : ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict() properly writes dictID into frame header, by Gregory Szorc (#511) API : fix : all symbols properly exposed in libzstd, by Nick Terrell build : support for Solaris target, by Przemyslaw Skibinski doc : clarified specification, by Sean Purcell v1.1.2 API : streaming : decompression : changed : automatic implicit reset when chain-decoding new frames without init API : experimental : added : dictID retrieval functions, and ZSTD_initCStream_srcSize() API : zbuff : changed : prototypes now generate deprecation warnings lib : improved : faster decompression speed at ultra compression settings and 32-bits mode lib : changed : only public ZSTD_ symbols are now exposed lib : changed : reduced usage of stack memory lib : fixed : several corner case bugs, by Nick Terrell cli : new : gzstd, experimental version able to decode .gz files, by Przemyslaw Skibinski cli : new : preserve file attributes cli : new : added zstdless and zstdgrep tools cli : fixed : status displays total amount decoded, even for file consisting of multiple frames (like pzstd) cli : fixed : zstdcat zlib_wrapper : added support for gz* functions, by Przemyslaw Skibinski install : better compatibility with FreeBSD, by Dimitry Andric source tree : changed : zbuff source files moved to lib/deprecated v1.1.1 New : command -M#, --memory=, --memlimit=, --memlimit-decompress= to limit allowed memory consumption New : doc/zstd_manual.html, by Przemyslaw Skibinski Improved : slightly better compression ratio at --ultra levels (>= 20) Improved : better memory usage when using streaming compression API, thanks to @Rogier-5 report Added : API : ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict(), ZSTD_initDStream_usingDDict() (experimental section) Added : example/multiple_streaming_compression.c Changed : zstd_errors.h is now installed within /include (and replaces errors_public.h) Updated man page Fixed : zstd-small, zstd-compress and zstd-decompress compilation targets v1.1.0 New : contrib/pzstd, parallel version of zstd, by Nick Terrell added : NetBSD install target (#338) Improved : speed for batches of small files Improved : speed of zlib wrapper, by Przemyslaw Skibinski Changed : libzstd on Windows supports legacy formats, by Christophe Chevalier Fixed : CLI -d output to stdout by default when input is stdin (#322) Fixed : CLI correctly detects console on Mac OS-X Fixed : CLI supports recursive mode `-r` on Mac OS-X Fixed : Legacy decoders use unified error codes, reported by benrg (#341), fixed by Przemyslaw Skibinski Fixed : compatibility with OpenBSD, reported by Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado (#319) Fixed : compatibility with Hurd, by Przemyslaw Skibinski (#365) Fixed : zstd-pgo, reported by octoploid (#329) v1.0.0 Change Licensing, all project is now BSD, Copyright Facebook Small decompression speed improvement API : Streaming API supports legacy format API : ZDICT_getDictID(), ZSTD_sizeof_{CCtx, DCtx, CStream, DStream}(), ZSTD_setDStreamParameter() CLI supports legacy formats v0.4+ Fixed : compression fails on certain huge files, reported by Jesse McGrew Enhanced documentation, by Przemyslaw Skibinski v0.8.1 New streaming API Changed : --ultra now enables levels beyond 19 Changed : -i# now selects benchmark time in second Fixed : ZSTD_compress* can now compress > 4 GB in a single pass, reported by Nick Terrell Fixed : speed regression on specific patterns (#272) Fixed : support for Z_SYNC_FLUSH, by Dmitry Krot (#291) Fixed : ICC compilation, by Przemyslaw Skibinski v0.8.0 Improved : better speed on clang and gcc -O2, thanks to Eric Biggers New : Build on FreeBSD and DragonFly, thanks to JrMarino Changed : modified API : ZSTD_compressEnd() Fixed : legacy mode with ZSTD_HEAPMODE=0, by Christopher Bergqvist Fixed : premature end of frame when zero-sized raw block, reported by Eric Biggers Fixed : large dictionaries (> 384 KB), reported by Ilona Papava Fixed : checksum correctly checked in single-pass mode Fixed : combined --test amd --rm, reported by Andreas M. Nilsson Modified : minor compression level adaptations Updated : compression format specification to v0.2.0 changed : zstd.h moved to /lib directory v0.7.5 Transition version, supporting decoding of v0.8.x v0.7.4 Added : homebrew for Mac, by Daniel Cade Added : more examples Fixed : segfault when using small dictionaries, reported by Felix Handte Modified : default compression level for CLI is now 3 Updated : specification, to v0.1.1 v0.7.3 New : compression format specification New : `--` separator, stating that all following arguments are file names. Suggested by Chip Turner. New : `ZSTD_getDecompressedSize()` New : OpenBSD target, by Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado New : `examples` directory fixed : dictBuilder using HC levels, reported by Bartosz Taudul fixed : legacy support from ZSTD_decompress_usingDDict(), reported by Felix Handte fixed : multi-blocks decoding with intermediate uncompressed blocks, reported by Greg Slazinski modified : removed "mem.h" and "error_public.h" dependencies from "zstd.h" (experimental section) modified : legacy functions no longer need magic number v0.7.2 fixed : ZSTD_decompressBlock() using multiple consecutive blocks. Reported by Greg Slazinski. fixed : potential segfault on very large files (many gigabytes). Reported by Chip Turner. fixed : CLI displays system error message when destination file cannot be created (#231). Reported by Chip Turner. v0.7.1 fixed : ZBUFF_compressEnd() called multiple times with too small `dst` buffer, reported by Christophe Chevalier fixed : dictBuilder fails if first sample is too small, reported by Руслан Ковалёв fixed : corruption issue, reported by cj modified : checksum enabled by default in command line mode v0.7.0 New : Support for directory compression, using `-r`, thanks to Przemyslaw Skibinski New : Command `--rm`, to remove source file after successful de/compression New : Visual build scripts, by Christophe Chevalier New : Support for Sparse File-systems (do not use space for zero-filled sectors) New : Frame checksum support New : Support pass-through mode (when using `-df`) API : more efficient Dictionary API : `ZSTD_compress_usingCDict()`, `ZSTD_decompress_usingDDict()` API : create dictionary files from custom content, by Giuseppe Ottaviano API : support for custom malloc/free functions New : controllable Dictionary ID New : Support for skippable frames v0.6.1 New : zlib wrapper API, thanks to Przemyslaw Skibinski New : Ability to compile compressor / decompressor separately Changed : new lib directory structure Fixed : Legacy codec v0.5 compatible with dictionary decompression Fixed : Decoder corruption error (#173) Fixed : null-string roundtrip (#176) New : benchmark mode can select directory as input Experimental : midipix support, VMS support v0.6.0 Stronger high compression modes, thanks to Przemyslaw Skibinski API : ZSTD_getFrameParams() provides size of decompressed content New : highest compression modes require `--ultra` command to fully unleash their capacity Fixed : zstd cli return error code > 0 and removes dst file artifact when decompression fails, thanks to Chip Turner v0.5.1 New : Optimal parsing => Very high compression modes, thanks to Przemyslaw Skibinski Changed : Dictionary builder integrated into libzstd and zstd cli Changed (!) : zstd cli now uses "multiple input files" as default mode. See `zstd -h`. Fix : high compression modes for big-endian platforms New : zstd cli : `-t` | `--test` command v0.5.0 New : dictionary builder utility Changed : streaming & dictionary API Improved : better compression of small data v0.4.7 Improved : small compression speed improvement in HC mode Changed : `zstd_decompress.c` has ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT to 0 by default fix : bt search bug v0.4.6 fix : fast compression mode on Windows New : cmake configuration file, thanks to Artyom Dymchenko Improved : high compression mode on repetitive data New : block-level API New : ZSTD_duplicateCCtx() v0.4.5 new : -m/--multiple : compress/decompress multiple files v0.4.4 Fixed : high compression modes for Windows 32 bits new : external dictionary API extended to buffered mode and accessible through command line new : windows DLL project, thanks to Christophe Chevalier v0.4.3 : new : external dictionary API new : zstd-frugal v0.4.2 : Generic minor improvements for small blocks Fixed : big-endian compatibility, by Peter Harris (#85) v0.4.1 Fixed : ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT=0 build mode (reported by Luben) removed `zstd.c` v0.4.0 Command line utility compatible with high compression levels Removed zstdhc => merged into zstd Added : ZBUFF API (see zstd_buffered.h) Rolling buffer support v0.3.6 small blocks params v0.3.5 minor generic compression improvements v0.3.4 Faster fast cLevels v0.3.3 Small compression ratio improvement v0.3.2 Fixed Visual Studio v0.3.1 : Small compression ratio improvement v0.3 HC mode : compression levels 2-26 v0.2.2 Fix : Visual Studio 2013 & 2015 release compilation, by Christophe Chevalier v0.2.1 Fix : Read errors, advanced fuzzer tests, by Hanno Böck v0.2.0 **Breaking format change** Faster decompression speed Can still decode v0.1 format v0.1.3 fix uninitialization warning, reported by Evan Nemerson v0.1.2 frame concatenation support v0.1.1 fix compression bug detects write-flush errors v0.1.0 first release