Version1.2.5
Revision144
Size0.0 MB
LicenseGPL-3.0+
Confinementstrict
Basecore24
CategoriesUtilities

Compresses a file into a seekable zstd with special handling for .tar archives


It compresses a file into a seekable Zstandard archive by splitting the input into multiple frames.
If the input is a tar archive, it compresses each file in the archive into an independent frame—hence the name: tar 2 seekable zstd.
This enables fast seeking and extraction of a single file without decompressing the entire archive.
The compressed archive can be decompressed with any Zstandard tool, including zstd, and it can also be mounted with ratarmount.

Update History

1.2.3 (138)1.2.5 (144)
8 Mar 2026, 18:05 UTC
1.2.2 (132)1.2.3 (138)
3 Mar 2026, 21:09 UTC

Published1 Jan 2021, 19:58 UTC

Last updated8 Mar 2026, 17:25 UTC

First seen13 Dec 2025, 09:47 UTC