Brotli is a fast, efficient compression algorithm developed by Google, primarily used for HTTP content encoding. It provides higher compression ratios compared to older algorithms like GZIP, while maintaining fast decompression speeds. Brotli is ideal for reducing file sizes in web applications, making websites faster and more bandwidth-efficient.

Features of Brotli:

• Higher compression ratio compared to GZIP and Deflate algorithms.
• Fast decompression speed, ideal for real-time web content delivery.
• Primarily used for HTTP content encoding (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.).
• Open-source and actively maintained by Google.
• Supported by most modern web browsers and web servers.

To check Brotli version:

$ sudo su

$ brotli --version

Disclaimer: Brotli is an open-source compression algorithm distributed under the terms of the open-source license. It comes with no warranty. Users are encouraged to contribute to the project or modify the source code for their specific needs.