Byte-exact lossless compression for the file you are working on.
Wraps the installed Saar CLI. No codec inside, no telemetry, no network calls beyond the licence activation you trigger. Requires Saar 1.0.0 or later and a valid licence.
Install
Step
Action
1
Install the Saar CLI so saar_native is on PATH, or point saar.executablePath at it.
2
Install this extension and reload the window.
3
Run Saar: Compress Current File from the Command Palette.
Commands
Command
Purpose
saar.compress
Compress the active file, writing the artifact beside it. Never overwrites.
saar.decompress
Restore an artifact, with the byte-exact recovery check.
