zlib-ng-compat
brew install zlib-ng-compatZlib replacement with optimizations for next generation systems
https://github.com/zlib-ng/zlib-ng
License: Zlib
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/zlib-ng-compat.json
Formula code: zlib-ng-compat.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 2.3.3 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Revision: 1
Keg-only because macOS provides zlib.
Depends on when building from source:
| cmake | 4.4.5 | Cross-platform make |
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 455,575 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 4,954,552 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 135,489 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 3.4× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-11T00:49:50Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-12 to 2026-11-11. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 135,489 | 299,290 | 1,095,377 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Installs on Request | 61 | 160 | 512 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Build Errors | 9 |