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clarify, that the files within Codecs.7z are the ones, that are compatible with mainline 7-Zip
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# README
This is the Github Page of 7-Zip ZS with support of additional Codecs. The library used therefore is located here: [Multithreading Library](https://github.com/mcmilk/zstdmt)
This is the Github Page of [7-Zip] ZS with support of additional Codecs. The library used therefore is located here: [Multithreading Library](https://github.com/mcmilk/zstdmt)
You can install it in two ways:
1. full setup with additions within the GUI and an modified an Explorer context menu
2. just the codec plugin, which goes to your existing 7-Zip installation
2. just the codec plugin, which goes to your existing [7-Zip] installation
# Status
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1. download the setup from here [7-Zip ZS Releases](https://github.com/mcmilk/7-Zip-zstd/releases)
2. install it, like the default [7-Zip]
3. use it ;)
4. you may check, if the 7-Zip can deal with [Zstandard] or other codecs via this command: `7z.exe i`
4. you may check, if the [7-Zip] can deal with [Zstandard] or other codecs via this command: `7z.exe i`
5. the binaries within this installation are not binary compatible with [7-Zip]... use therefore the files from the `Codecs.7z` archive
The output should look like this:
```
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### Usage and features of the full installation
- compression and decompression for [Brotli], [Lizard], [LZ4], [LZ5] and [Zstandard] within the 7-Zip container format
- compression and decompression for [Brotli], [Lizard], [LZ4], [LZ5] and [Zstandard] within the [7-Zip] container format
- compression and decompression of [Lizard] (`.liz`), [LZ4] (`.lz4`), [LZ5] (`.lz5`) and [Zstandard] (`.zst`) files
- included [lzip] decompression support, patch from: http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/lzip/7zip/
- right click and _"Add to xy.7z"_ will use the last selected method (codec, level and threads)
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![File Manager](https://mcmilk.de/projects/7-Zip-zstd/Fileman.png "File Manager with the Listing of an Archiv")
![Methods](https://mcmilk.de/projects/7-Zip-zstd/Methods.png "Methods")
## Zstandard codec Plugin for 7-Zip
## Zstandard codec Plugin for Mainline 7-Zip
### Installation (via plugin)
1. download the codec archiv from here [7-Zip ZS Releases](https://github.com/mcmilk/7-Zip-zstd/releases)
2. create a new directory named "Codecs"
3. put in there the zstd-x32.dll or the zstd-x64.dll, depending on your 7-Zip installation
1. download the `Codecs.7z` archiv from here [7-Zip ZS Releases](https://github.com/mcmilk/7-Zip-zstd/releases), this archive holds binaries, which are compatible with the Mainline version of [7-Zip]
2. create a new directory named `Codecs` and put in there the zstd-x32.dll or the zstd-x64.dll, depending on your [7-Zip] installation
- normally, the x32 should go to: "C:\Program Files (x86)\7-Zip\Codecs"
- the x64 version should go in here: "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Codecs"
4. After this, you may check if the dll is correctly installed via this command: `7z.exe i`
3. you could also replace the `7z.dll` directly within `C:\Program Files (x86)\7-Zip`
4. then you may check if the dll is correctly installed via this command: `7z.exe i`
The output should look like this:
```
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## License and redistribution
- the same as the original 7-Zip, which means GNU LGPL
- the same as the Mainline [7-Zip], which means GNU LGPL
## Links