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stb-zip

stb_zip is a lightweight, header-only C library for reading ZIP archives with zero dependencies. Suitable for everything from embedded devices to AAA games, featuring a simple API, fast parsing, and support for both "store" and "deflate" compression.

2Distinct people
3Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
8GitHub stars
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What it is

stb_zip is a lightweight, header-only C library for reading ZIP archives with zero dependencies. Suitable for everything from embedded devices to AAA games, featuring a simple API, fast parsing, and support for both "store" and "deflate" compression.

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:03:16 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by day3 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2025-08-13 10:48:14 UTC to 2025-08-24 15:43:31 UTC.

0122025-08-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsAug 132025-08-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-16 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-16 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsAug 182025-08-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-20 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-23 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 commentsAug 24

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What Hacker News says

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I tried it out to see if I would want to use this instead of miniz which I am using at the moment, but the example seems to be missing some includes. I filed an issue with the details: https://github.com/Ferki-git-creator/stb-zip/issues/1 Edit to add: I see now that you also did the Uprintf submission from a few days ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44960664) which had some baffling bugs, and then you mentioned that you were using AI for some of it. That might explain the missing parts here too.
In Show HN: Stb_zip – header-only C ZIP parser, zero dependencies, fast
Forgret·Aug 24, 2025Submission

Show HN: Stb_zip – header-only C ZIP parser, zero dependencies, fast

I've built a small, header-only C library to parse ZIP archives with no external dependencies. It works on everything from embedded devices to desktop games and supports both "store" and "deflate" compression. Benchmarks (Core i7-12700K, 32GB RAM): - Decompress 1GB: 0.8s (2.1x faster than miniz) - Parse 100k files: 12ms (3.2x faster) - CRC32 of 1GB: 0.2s (5.5x faster) GitHub: https://github.com/Ferki-git-creator/stb-zip MIT licensed, feedback welcome.
4 points · Open discussion
Forgret·Aug 13, 2025Submission

Show HN: Stb_zip – header-only C ZIP parser, zero dependencies, fast

I've built a small, header-only C library to parse ZIP archives with no external dependencies. It works on everything from embedded devices to desktop games and supports both "store" and "deflate" compression. Benchmarks (Core i7-12700K, 32GB RAM): - Decompress 1GB: 0.8s (2.1x faster than miniz) - Parse 100k files: 12ms (3.2x faster) - CRC32 of 1GB: 0.2s (5.5x faster) GitHub: https://github.com/Ferki-git-creator/stb-zip MIT licensed, feedback welcome.
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