Is lrzip safe to use?

lrzip has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.641). DepScope rates its health at 26/100 (critical risk).

What is the latest version of lrzip?

The latest version of lrzip is 0.641, released 2026-02-18.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of lrzip.

Yes, lrzip is deprecated: is not available via HTTPS

DepScope has no curated alternatives for lrzip at this time.

lrzip is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.

homebrewv0.641deprecated

Compression program with a very high compression ratio

License GPL-2.0-or-later1 versions1 maintainers6 deps4 weekly dl

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Health

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Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

⚠ Possible typosquat

Name is close to a popular package. Targets:

lzip (missing_or_extra_char dist 1)libzip (close_name dist 2)

Dependencies (6)

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Last updated · 2026-02-18T00:57:55Z