LZW Compressor

LZW Compressor is a lightweight Windows application built specifically for helping you compress plain text files using several powerful algorithms, such as LZW, Huffman, Arithmetic, or others.

The tool comes in handy in case you have large TXT files and need to compress them on the breeze.

Since this is a portable program, it is important to mention that it doesn’t leave any traces in the Windows Registry.

You can copy it on any USB flash drive or other devices, and take it with you whenever you need to compress documents on the fly, without having to go through installation steps.

This is a Java-based program, so you should make sure you have previously installed the working environment on your computer before running the application.

You are welcomed by a minimalistic interface that offers support for only a few configuration settings. It was designed with an overall simplicity in mind, so even rookies can master the entire process with minimum effort.

LZW Compressor gives you the possibility to specify the text document that you want to compress using the built-in browse function, so you cannot rely on “drag and drop” operations.

What’s more, you can choose the desired compression algorithm and extract the compressed files. By default, the application compresses the plain text files to the same destination as the source one, so you cannot a pick a saving directory.

Since it doesn’t require much computer knowledge to work with this tool even rookies can configure the dedicated parameters with minimum effort. During our testing we have noticed that LZW Compressor carries out a task quickly and without errors.

LZW Compressor offers a handy set of parameters for helping you compress plain text files using several algorithms. Its overall simplicity makes it an ideal app for rookies.