# CompactGUI

> Transparently compress Windows games and programs to save disk space

Reduce the space taken up by games and programs on disk by using native Windows APIs

- Source: https://github.com/IridiumIO/CompactGUI
- License: GPL-3.0
- Built with: Visual Basic .NET 81.3%, C# 18.7%
- Stars: 9206
- Forks: 356
- Contributors: 19
- Last commit: 2026-10-24
- Latest release: v4.0.0-beta.12 (2026-09-21)
- Purpose: Developer tools
- Type: Desktop
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 68/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 20/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 8/15
- Readiness: 5/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [Version 4.0 Beta 12](https://github.com/IridiumIO/CompactGUI/releases/tag/v4.0.0-beta.12). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Windows:

- [CompactGUI.exe](https://github.com/IridiumIO/CompactGUI/releases/download/v4.0.0-beta.12/CompactGUI.exe) (10 MB, 20k downloads)
- [CompactGUI.mono.exe](https://github.com/IridiumIO/CompactGUI/releases/download/v4.0.0-beta.12/CompactGUI.mono.exe) (66 MB, 4.3k downloads)
- [CompactGUI.arm64.exe](https://github.com/IridiumIO/CompactGUI/releases/download/v4.0.0-beta.12/CompactGUI.arm64.exe) (10 MB, 3.7k downloads)

## Alternatives

- [Files](https://diggithub.com/files-community/Files.md): Modern file manager for Windows
- [DevToys](https://diggithub.com/DevToys-app/DevToys.md): Offline Swiss Army knife of utilities for daily developer tasks

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/IridiumIO/CompactGUI
Updated: 2026-10-30