Is xz-tools safe to use?

xz-tools has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.8.3). DepScope rates its health at 72/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of xz-tools?

The latest version of xz-tools is 5.8.3, released 2026-04-10.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of xz-tools.

No, xz-tools is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.8.3 (2026-04-10).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for xz-tools at this time.

xz-tools is licensed under 0BSD AND LGPL-2.1-or-later.

condav5.8.3

A set of tools to work with xz-/lzma-compressed files

License 0BSD AND LGPL-2.1-or-laterpermissive5 versions1 maintainers0 deps310,951 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 72/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

6/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

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First published · 2024-12-04 14:10:22.659000+00:00

Last updated · 2026-04-10 14:10:16.777000+00:00