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Please note that my test includes only programs written for Linux, Dos/Win16/Win9x/Win2k/XP and Vista
Records listed here are based only on programs tested so far. There may be compressors that perform better
especially those released before the year 2000.
5.13.09 12:18 PM  
.3D Racing Game (TORCS)   PAQ 8o8 pre   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
2 .AAC Audio files   PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   2
.AC3 Audio files   PAQ 8jc   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
4 .Audio CD's (Nero Image): OptimFrog v4.600ex   http://www.losslessaudio.org/     4
.BIBLE in AFRIKAANS with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
6 .BIBLE in ALBANIAN with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.compressia.com/     6
.BIBLE in ARABIC with: PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
8 .BIBLE in CHINESE with: PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   8
.BIBLE in CROATIAN with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
10 .BIBLE in CZECH with: Compressia 1.0 b   http://www.compressia.com/     10
.BIBLE in DANISH with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
12 .BIBLE in DUTCH with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   12
.BIBLE in ENGLISH with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
14 .BIBLE in ESPERANTO with: PAQ 8 HP7   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   14
.BIBLE in FINNISH with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
16 .BIBLE in FRENCH with: PAQ 8 HP7   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   16
.BIBLE in GERMAN with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
18 .BIBLE in GREEK with: PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   18
.BIBLE in HEBREW with: PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
20 .BIBLE in HUNGARIAN with: PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   20
.BIBLE in ITALIAN with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
22 .BIBLE in KOREAN with: PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   22
.BIBLE in LATIN with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
24 .BIBLE in LITHUANIAN with: PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   24
.BIBLE in MAORI with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
26 .BIBLE in NORWEGIAN with: PAQ 8e   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   26
.BIBLE in PORTUGUESE with: Compressia 1.0 b   http://www.compressia.com/    
28 .BIBLE in ROMANIAN with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   28
.BIBLE in RUSSIAN with: PAQ 8i   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
30 .BIBLE in SPANISH with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   30
.BIBLE in SWEDISH with: PAQAR 4   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
32 .BIBLE in TAGALOG with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   32
.BIBLE in THAI with: Durilca 0.5 Hutter   http://www.compression.ru/ds    
34 .BIBLE in TURKISH with: PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   34
.BIBLE in VIETNAMESE with: PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
36 .BIBLE in XHOSA with: PAQ 8 HP 12 any   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   36
.Bitmap (.PBM) (2 Bit) with: PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
38 .Bitmap (.PGM) (8 Bit) with: MRP v0.5   http://itohws03.ee.noda.sut.ac.jp/~matsuda/mrp/   38
.Bitmap (.PGM) (Medical) with: MRP v0.5   http://itohws03.ee.noda.sut.ac.jp/~matsuda/mrp/  
40 .Bitmap (.PPM) (24 Bit) with: PAQ 8 P 1   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   40
.Bitmap (.PPM) (erroneous) PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
42 .Bitmap (.PPM) (Landscape) PAQ 8 P 1   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   42
.Bitmap (.PPM) (Panorama) PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
44 .Bitmap (.PPM) (stellar maps) PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   44
.Bitmap (.TIF) (medical/scan) collection: PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
46 .CD images (RAW) with: FreeARC 0.50 / 0.51   http://freearc.org/       46
.CHM help files with: WinRK 3.1.2   http://www.msoftware.biz/      
48 .DNA sequences in text fmt: PAQ 8 P 1   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   48
.Driver's for Windows with: WinRK 3.1.2   http://www.msoftware.biz/      
50 .Encyclopedia (XML) with: PAQ 8 HP 6   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   50
.EXE files (.NET):   PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
52 .EXE files (ARM):   PAQ 8jc   http://www.msoftware.co.nz/     52
.EXE files (LINUX):   PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
54 .EXE files (MZ):   PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.msoftware.co.nz/     54
.EXE files (PE-32):   PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.msoftware.co.nz/    
56 .EXE files (PE-64):   PAQ 8jc   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   56
.EXE files (Runtime .NET): Upack 0.399   http://dwing.wex.cn      
58 .EXE files (Runtime ARM): Upack 0.399   http://dwing.wex.cn       58
.EXE files (Runtime LINUX): UPX v2.91w for Win   http://upx.sourceforge.net/      
60 .EXE files (Runtime MZ): UPX v2.00w for DOS   http://upx.sourceforge.net/       60
.EXE files (Runtime PE-32): Upack 0.399   http://dwing.wex.cn      
62 .EXE files (Runtime x86): NsPack v3.2   http://www.nsdsn.com       62
.Executable collections: PAQ 8jd SSE   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
64 .GIF images with:   OptiPNG 0.5.0   http://optipng.sourceforge.net/     64
.Installer (InnoSetup format) WinRK 3.1.2   http://www.msoftware.biz/      
66 .Installer (InstallShield) PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   66
.Installer (MS-COMPRESS) PAQ 8jc   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/ http://schnaader.info/coding/precomp/precomp.html  
68 .Installer (MSI format) PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   68
.Installer (NSIS format) PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
70 .Installer (WISE format) PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   70
.JPEG files with:   PAQ 8 PX 17   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
72 .MKV (HDTV) files with: Ocamyd 1.66   http://de.geocities.com/ocamyd/     72
.Mobile phone content: CCMx 1.30a (7) + ECM + Precomp 0.4 http://christian.martelock.googlepages.com/m_ccm.htm  
74 .MOV (HDTV) files with: NanoZip 0.06 alpha   http://www.nanozip.net       74
.MOV MJPEG movies with: Precomp 0.3.8 + 7-Zip   http://www.7-zip.org   http://schnaader.info/coding/precomp/precomp.html  
76 .MP3 files with:   Sound Slimmer 1.04   http://www.soundslimmer.com     76
.MP4 Audio Files:   NanoZip 0.06 alpha   http://www.nanozip.net      
78 .MP4 Cellphone movies with: NanoZip 0.06 alpha   http://www.nanozip.net       78
.MPEG I files with:   WinRK 3.0.3 beta   http://www.msoftware.biz/      
80 .MPEG II (HDTV) files with: NanoZip 0.06 alpha   http://www.nanozip.net       80
.MPEG II files with: PAQ 8o8   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
82 .MPEG II TS (HDTV) files with: NanoZip 0.06 alpha   http://www.nanozip.net       82
.MS Office files (XLSX, DOCX): STUFFiT v12.0.0.8   www.stuffit.com      
84 .Office documents with: PAQ 8o8 PRE   http://schnaader.info/coding/precomp/precomp.html   84
.OGG Audio files:   PAQ 8o SSE2 v2   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
86 .Open Office 2.3 Documents: STUFFiT v12.0.0.8   www.stuffit.com       86
.PDF files with:   PAQ 8 P 1 + PreComp 0.38 http://www.cs.fit.edu..   http://schnaader.info/coding/precomp/precomp.html  
88 .PNG images with:   STUFFiT v12.0.0.17   www.stuffit.com       88
.SaveGame's of any kind: PAQ 8o8 PRE   http://schnaader.info/coding/precomp/precomp.html    
90 .SIS SymbianOS Installers: PAQ 8 P 1 + PreComp 0.38 http://www.cs.fit.edu..   http://schnaader.info/coding/precomp/precomp.html 90
.Sound modules with: PAQ 8 PX 19   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
92 .Source Codes (.pas, c, java) PAQ 8o8 PRE   http://schnaader.info/coding/precomp/precomp.html   92
.SWF Flash animations with: PAQ 8 P 1 + PreComp 0.38 http://www.cs.fit.edu..   http://schnaader.info/coding/precomp/precomp.html  
94 .TEXT databases with: PAQ 8 HP 12   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/   94
.TEXT eBooks (gutenberg.org): PAQ 8 HP 12   http://www.cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/compression/  
96 .TIFF images with:   STUFFiT v12.0.0.17   www.stuffit.com       96
.WAV files (CD Quality): LA v0.3c (27.10.2002)   http://www.lossless-audio.com/    
98 .WAV files (Dolby 5.1): WAVPACK 4.42   http://www.wavpack.com       98
.WAV files (HD):   WAVPACK 4.42   http://www.wavpack.com      
100 .WAV files (IEEE float): OptimFrog v4.600ex   http://www.losslessaudio.org/     100
.WAV files (Mono) with: OptimFrog v4.600ex   http://www.losslessaudio.org/    
102 .WAV files (xrcd24/ SACD): OptimFrog v4.600ex   http://www.nue.tu-berlin.de/forschung/projekte/lossless/mpeg4als.zip 102
.WMA Audio Files (no DRM): NanoZip 0.06   http://www.nanozip.net      
104 .ZIP Archives (compressed): STUFFiT v12.0.0.17   www.stuffit.com       104