# Freaky/Compactor

A user interface for Windows 10 filesystem compression

Repository: https://github.com/Freaky/Compactor
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/compactor
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: windows, windows-10, rust, compression
Last push: 2022-12-16T00:47:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2667, "days_push": 1357, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1381, forks 52 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:33.894451+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: compression, file-system, gui
- domain: files, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: filesystem-compression, ntfs, compact-exe, disk-space, rust-gui, desktop

## Member repositories
- Freaky/Compactor (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:33.894451+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:40:09.154853+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Freaky/Compactor (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:33.894451+00:00, sha e83a9df62ddf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.