Freaky/Compactor
A user interface for Windows 10 filesystem compression observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2667
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1357
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1381 stars · 52 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Compactor is a free, open-source GUI utility that exposes Windows 10's built-in filesystem compression (normally only accessible via compact.exe) to everyday users. Written in Rust, it offers real-time progress, pause/resume, and compressibility estimation to skip incompressible files.
Use cases
- compress folders on Windows 10 to save disk space
- GUI alternative to compact.exe filesystem compression
- free up disk space on a small SSD
- compress game or software directories without losing files
- skip incompressible files when compressing a folder
- pause and resume a long-running compression job
When to choose
- you're on Windows 10/11 and want filesystem compression without command-line tools
- you want fast, lightweight compression of replaceable software folders
- you need progress feedback and safe pause/resume during compression
When to avoid
- you need to compress precious or irreplaceable files (beta software, no warranty)
- you're not on Windows 10 or later
- you need cross-platform or server-side compression tooling
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
compression file-system gui files windows developer-tools windows filesystem-compression ntfs compact-exe disk-space rust-gui desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Freaky/Compactor · fetched 2026-08-28 · e83a9df62ddf
Member repositories
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| Freaky/Compactor | main | 23 |
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