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Deduplicating command-line archiver and backup tool. Version 64.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install zpaqfranz.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install zpaqfranz

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Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install zpaqfranz

Debian stable package indexes · zpaqfranz · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install zpaqfranz

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · zpaqfranz · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#zpaqfranz

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/zp/zpaqfranz/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install zpaqfranz

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · zpaqfranz · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Deduplicating command-line archiver and backup tool

Commands and aliases

  • zpaqfranz

history

Project history and usage

zpaqfranz is Franco Corbelli's extended fork of ZPAQ 7.15, aimed at serious backup and disaster-recovery workflows. It keeps the ZPAQ idea of deduplicated multiversion archives but adds operational checks, hardware-aware behavior, and packaging for modern systems.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in January 2021. The README describes zpaqfranz as an advanced multiversioned archiver, a ZPAQ 7.15 fork, and a tool made by a ZPAQ user and developer after Matt Mahoney's original upstream development ended.

The project frames itself around data-storage management rather than only compression. Its README emphasizes deduplicated snapshots, verification modes up to a paranoid level, modern hardware optimizations, Windows VSS-oriented scenarios, sector-level Windows copies, and large real-world archives with thousands of versions.

Adoption history

zpaqfranz inherited a small but motivated ZPAQ audience and then targeted operators who wanted a more actively maintained backup tool. GitHub metadata showed hundreds of stars by mid-2026, and the README lists distribution through Homebrew, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, openSUSE, Debian/Ubuntu packages, Arch AUR, generic Linux downloads, Windows binaries, and SourceForge mirrors.

The related `catpaq` GUI, also linked from the README as the official GUI, shows the project expanding from a specialist CLI into a more approachable backup front end without dropping the original command-line package.

How it is used

Typical zpaqfranz use is repeated backup of changing data into a single `.zpaq` archive, then restore by version or date. The README stresses workloads such as fileservers, virtual machine disks, SQL dumps, encrypted archives, cloud copies via rsync or ZFS replica, and verification-heavy disaster recovery.

For package users, the difference from upstream `zpaq` is maintenance and operational tooling: more checks, more commands, more platform binaries, more aggressive real-world backup examples, and active releases.

Why package nerds care

zpaqfranz is interesting because it is a classic fork story: an excellent but quiet format and CLI gained a second life when a power user needed production backup features. It also gives package collections both sides of the lineage: original ZPAQ for the reference tool and zpaqfranz for the actively evolving operational fork.

Timeline

  • 2009-2016: Original ZPAQ development period described by zpaqfranz's README.
  • 2021-01-20: The public `fcorbelli/zpaqfranz` GitHub repository is created.
  • 2021: Early README examples show enterprise-style archives with thousands of historical versions.
  • 2026-06-29: zpaqfranz 64.8 is published on GitHub.

Related projects

  • ZPAQ 7.15 is the upstream base named by the zpaqfranz README.
  • catpaq is the official GUI linked by the zpaqfranz project.
  • 7-Zip, RAR, rsync, ZFS replication, and Time Machine are practical comparison points used in the README's backup discussion.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:backup,archive

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
zpaqfranzexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version64.8
manager updated2026-06-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:zpaqfranz
Version64.8
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz
Repositoryhttps://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz
Last updated2026-06-29T17:09:55Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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Debian apt95%

zpaqfranz 62.2-2

Swiss army knife for backup and disaster recovery

https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz/

sudo apt install zpaqfranz
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Zpaqfranz
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: zpaqfranz from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

zpaqfranz

nix profile install nixpkgs#zpaqfranz
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Zpaqfranz
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zp/zpaqfranz/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
dnf95%

zpaqfranz 64.8-2.fc45

Advanced multiversioned archiver with hardware acceleration

https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz

sudo dnf install zpaqfranz
  • License: MIT AND Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND Ferguson-Twofish AND (LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain OR WTFPL) AND Unlicense AND Zlib AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: zpaqfranz
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Zpaqfranz
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: zpaqfranz from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

zpaqfranz 62.2-1.5

A journaling, incremental, deduplicating archiver

https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz

sudo zypper install zpaqfranz
  • License: MIT AND SUSE-Public-Domain
  • Category: Productivity/Archiving/Compression
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: zpaqfranz
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Zpaqfranz
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zpaqfranz from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

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