EasyCompression Library is a TFileStream, TMemoryStream and other TStream descendants replacement to their analogues with transparent compression/decompression and encryption in the same stream. All the methods, properties and behavior of TFileStream and TMemoryStream are supported, so it is very simple to replace them in the application code. Key features: Forward and backward seeks in compressed stream; Read and write any portion of data at any file position; OnProgress event handler and compression rate indicator; Password protection provided by Rijndael encryption algorithm; Fastest compression level is extremally fast.

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