Ares vs ZipZap

Ares

Zero-setup P2P file transfer between Macs and iOS devices (by indragiek)

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ZipZap

zip file I/O library for iOS, macOS and tvOS (by pixelglow)

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Ares		ZipZap
	Project
-	Mentions	2
132	Stars	1,217
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	0.0
about 8 years ago	Latest Commit	over 2 years ago
Swift	Language	Objective-C
MIT License	License	BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License

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Ares

Posts with mentions or reviews of Ares. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

ZipZap

Posts with mentions or reviews of ZipZap. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-21.

Awesome macOS Libraries List
76 projects | dev.to | 21 Jan 2022

ZipZap - zip file I/O library. Language: Objective-C.
Python – Create large ZIP archives without memory inflation
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Jan 2021

Streaming zip file is going to have issues when compression ratio is not 0 for some implementations (such as ZipFileStream from Java / Android). I fixed this a few years ago for ZipZap: https://github.com/pixelglow/ZipZap/pull/155
Particularly, the local header (per file) is written before the file content, and you cannot get accurate compressed size prior to actual compression. Central file header is at the end of the file, so there is no problem to get accurate compressed size, but some zip reader implementations (such as ZipFileStream) cannot use central file header (because it is at the end), and will use the wrong compressed size.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Ares and ZipZap you can also consider the following projects:

ZipArchive - ZipArchive is a simple utility class for zipping and unzipping files on iOS, macOS and tvOS.

Zip Foundation - Effortless ZIP Handling in Swift

FileBrowser - Finder-style iOS file browser written in Swift

FileExplorer - FileExplorer is a powerful iOS file browser that allows its users to choose and remove files and/or directories

KZFileWatchers - A micro-framework for observing file changes, both local and remote. Helpful in building developer tools.

FileProvider - FileManager replacement for Local, iCloud and Remote (WebDAV/FTP/Dropbox/OneDrive) files -- Swift [GET https://api.github.com/repos/amosavian/FileProvider: 403 - Repository access blocked]

AppFolder - 🗂 Never use NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains again

FileKit - Simple and expressive file management in Swift

Zip - Swift framework for zipping and unzipping files.