Box - Open Standard Archive Format

• box command line application
• box-format Rust crate and open specification
• fusebox demonstration FUSE driver

The .box file format and related tooling is designed to be a modern successor to formats such as .zip and .7z, removing several painpoints and introducing modern features and expectations:

Features

Compression methods

Currently supported compression methods:

Screenshots

Unix

Windows

Supported platforms

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

License

Licensed under

• European Union Public License, version 1.2, (LICENSE or https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/eupl-text-11-12)

The EUPL is a copyleft, GPL-compatible license managed by the European Union, translated into multiple languages. See this introduction for information about the purpose, objectives and translations of the license. See also the license compatibility matrix.