qs
A fast R package for serializing and deserializing R objects to/from disk, designed as a drop-in replacement for saveRDS/readRDS.
What is qs?
qs is an R package for quick serialization and deserialization of R objects to and from disk. It solves the performance limitations of R's native saveRDS/readRDS functions by providing dramatically faster read/write speeds while maintaining full compatibility with all R object types. The package uses advanced compression algorithms and multi-threading to optimize both speed and compression ratios.
R developers and data scientists who need to frequently save and load R objects, particularly those working with large datasets where serialization performance is critical. Researchers and analysts dealing with data persistence in R workflows will benefit most.
Developers choose qs because it combines the generality of saveRDS (works with any R object) with the speed of specialized packages like fst, while offering superior compression ratios through byte shuffling and multiple compression algorithms. Its drop-in replacement design makes adoption straightforward.
Overview
Quick serialization of R objects
Use Cases
Best For
- Replacing saveRDS/readRDS with faster alternatives in existing R code
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