Crinkler

Specializes in compressing executables down to just a few kilobytes, essential for demoscene intros with strict 1k, 4k, or 8k size limits, as highlighted in the key features.

Widely adopted in the demoscene community, making it the go-to for competitions and productions where every byte counts, as noted in its philosophy.

Includes a separate compressor library that allows custom toolchains to estimate compressed data size, useful for development workflows, as described in the Building section.

Embeds a version identifier in output files to match development branches, ensuring reliable builds when based on the master branch, per the distribution notes.