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About this tool

Compress text or one file to Bzip2 and decompress local Bzip2 data using WebAssembly.

Common uses

  • Compress text or one file to Bzip2 and decompress local Bzip2 data using WebAssembly.
  • Choose compression, then enter UTF-8 text or select a file to produce .bz2 output.

How to use it

  1. 1.Choose compression, then enter UTF-8 text or select a file to produce .bz2 output.
  2. 2.Choose decompression and a Bzip2 file, then download the recovered bytes.

Limits and notes

  • WebAssembly and the bundled codec are required. Input is capped at 16 MiB and output at 64 MiB; this processes one compressed byte stream rather than listing archive members.

Frequently asked questions

What does this tool do?

Compress text or one file to Bzip2 and decompress local Bzip2 data using WebAssembly.

What should I check before using the result?

WebAssembly and the bundled codec are required. Input is capped at 16 MiB and output at 64 MiB; this processes one compressed byte stream rather than listing archive members.

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