Zipper
A fast, extensible folder compression tool with real-time progress tracking, time-to-completion estimation, and GUI-ready architecture.
Overview
Problem context, intent, and high-level design
Zipper was built to address limitations in traditional compression tools where users lack visibility into progress, execution time, and scalability when working with large folder hierarchies.
The tool is designed with a streaming, event-driven approach so that progress reporting, ETA calculation, and future GUI integration are first-class concerns, not afterthoughts.
Key Capabilities
Core features and technical strengths
- High-performance folder compression
- Real-time progress tracking
- Estimated time-to-completion (ETA)
- Scalable for large directory trees
- Architecture ready for GUI extensions
Execution Model
How the tool is intended to be used
Zipper is primarily designed as a CLI utility. Users can download a pre-built binary from GitHub Releases and execute it directly without any runtime dependencies.
Internally, the execution model is modular, allowing future integrations such as desktop GUIs, dashboards, or orchestration layers without rewriting core compression logic.