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Nathan du Buy edited this page Jun 26, 2026 · 17 revisions

Welcome to the ADC wiki!

What is ADC Archiver

ADC Archiver is a archiving tool similar to Rar but open source, using the Zlib algorithm to extract and create archives.

Pages

Home

1.2.0 Documentation

1.3.0 Documentation

1.4.0 LTS Documentation

About Parma

ADC Aurora (Unstable Rolling Release)

Building ADC on Windows

Codenames

Linux usage

The new ADC Linux Tarball

Windows installation

FAQ's

Q:Why another archiving format?

A: ADC is build for simple file blocks and headers to be future proof.

Q: What compression algorithm does ADC use?

A: Zlib/DEFLATE algorithm.

Q: How can I add folders in an ADC container?

A: You can create archives with folders within the archiver itself (currently in Aurora/Unstable), ADC can also create tarballs like file.tar.adc this is the recommended way.

Q: Is ADC available for macOS?

A: No! And i never will support it, macOS has strict developer and signing policies that i will not work with.

Q: Is ADC written with AI

A: Partially, the main code is written by me and i use AI to enhance it and clean up bloated code.

Q: Is ADC stable?

A: As of the current release, yes, the codebase is stable enough, tho it will be more stable withing upcoming updates, features like crc hashes, caching and more will be planned for future updates.

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