diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fdcaa8d..3bb84a5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -81,12 +81,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bumpalo"
+version = "3.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0d261e256854913907f67ed06efbc3338dfe6179796deefc1ff763fc1aee5535"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "byteorder"
 version = "1.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "14c189c53d098945499cdfa7ecc63567cf3886b3332b312a5b4585d8d3a6a610"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bytes"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dfb24e866b15a1af2a1b663f10c6b6b8f397a84aadb828f12e5b289ec23a3a3c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bzip2"
 version = "0.4.4"
@@ -190,6 +202,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "roff",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "core_affinity"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4436406e93f52cce33bfba4be067a9f7229da44a634c385e4b22cdfaca5f84cc"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "num_cpus",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crc32fast"
 version = "1.3.2"
@@ -313,6 +336,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "miniz_oxide",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "flume"
+version = "0.10.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1657b4441c3403d9f7b3409e47575237dac27b1b5726df654a6ecbf92f0f7577"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "nanorand",
+ "pin-project",
+ "spin",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fnv"
 version = "1.0.7"
@@ -325,6 +361,18 @@ version = "2.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0845fa252299212f0389d64ba26f34fa32cfe41588355f21ed507c59a0f64541"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-core"
+version = "0.3.26"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ec90ff4d0fe1f57d600049061dc6bb68ed03c7d2fbd697274c41805dcb3f8608"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-sink"
+version = "0.3.26"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f310820bb3e8cfd46c80db4d7fb8353e15dfff853a127158425f31e0be6c8364"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.8"
@@ -332,8 +380,10 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c05aeb6a22b8f62540c194aac980f2115af067bfe15a0734d7277a768d396b31"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
+ "js-sys",
  "libc",
  "wasi",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -349,6 +399,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gzp"
+version = "0.11.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e7c65d1899521a11810501b50b898464d133e1afc96703cff57726964cfa7baf"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder",
+ "bytes",
+ "core_affinity",
+ "flate2",
+ "flume",
+ "libz-sys",
+ "num_cpus",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "heck"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -463,6 +529,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "js-sys"
+version = "0.3.60"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "49409df3e3bf0856b916e2ceaca09ee28e6871cf7d9ce97a692cacfdb2a25a47"
+dependencies = [
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -482,6 +557,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9702761c3935f8cc2f101793272e202c72b99da8f4224a19ddcf1279a6450bbf"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
+ "libc",
  "pkg-config",
  "vcpkg",
 ]
@@ -498,6 +574,16 @@ version = "0.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f051f77a7c8e6957c0696eac88f26b0117e54f52d3fc682ab19397a8812846a4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lock_api"
+version = "0.4.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "435011366fe56583b16cf956f9df0095b405b82d76425bc8981c0e22e60ec4df"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "scopeguard",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
 version = "0.4.17"
@@ -551,6 +637,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "adler",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nanorand"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6a51313c5820b0b02bd422f4b44776fbf47961755c74ce64afc73bfad10226c3"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-traits"
 version = "0.2.15"
@@ -596,6 +691,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "filetime",
  "flate2",
  "fs-err",
+ "gzp",
  "ignore",
  "infer",
  "is_executable",
@@ -646,6 +742,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pin-project"
+version = "1.0.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ad29a609b6bcd67fee905812e544992d216af9d755757c05ed2d0e15a74c6ecc"
+dependencies = [
+ "pin-project-internal",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pin-project-internal"
+version = "1.0.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "069bdb1e05adc7a8990dce9cc75370895fbe4e3d58b9b73bf1aee56359344a55"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.26"
@@ -920,6 +1036,15 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5e9f0ab6ef7eb7353d9119c170a436d1bf248eea575ac42d19d12f4e34130831"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "spin"
+version = "0.9.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f6002a767bff9e83f8eeecf883ecb8011875a21ae8da43bffb817a57e78cc09"
+dependencies = [
+ "lock_api",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.10.0"
@@ -1012,6 +1137,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "1.0.38"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6a9cd18aa97d5c45c6603caea1da6628790b37f7a34b6ca89522331c5180fed0"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "1.0.38"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1fb327af4685e4d03fa8cbcf1716380da910eeb2bb8be417e7f9fd3fb164f36f"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thread_local"
 version = "1.1.4"
@@ -1104,6 +1249,60 @@ version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen"
+version = "0.2.83"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "eaf9f5aceeec8be17c128b2e93e031fb8a4d469bb9c4ae2d7dc1888b26887268"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
+version = "0.2.83"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4c8ffb332579b0557b52d268b91feab8df3615f265d5270fec2a8c95b17c1142"
+dependencies = [
+ "bumpalo",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
+version = "0.2.83"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "052be0f94026e6cbc75cdefc9bae13fd6052cdcaf532fa6c45e7ae33a1e6c810"
+dependencies = [
+ "quote",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
+version = "0.2.83"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "07bc0c051dc5f23e307b13285f9d75df86bfdf816c5721e573dec1f9b8aa193c"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-backend",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
+version = "0.2.83"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1c38c045535d93ec4f0b4defec448e4291638ee608530863b1e2ba115d4fff7f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3ffc54d..c123e49 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ clap = { version = "4.1.4", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 filetime = "0.2.19"
 flate2 = { version = "1.0.25", default-features = false }
 fs-err = "2.9.0"
+gzp = { version = "0.11.3", default-features = false }
 ignore = "0.4.20"
 libc = "0.2.139"
 linked-hash-map = "0.5.6"
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ rand = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false, features = ["small_rng", "
 test-strategy = "0.3.0"
 
 [features]
-default = ["flate2/zlib", "zip/deflate-zlib", "zstd/thin"]
+default = ["flate2/zlib", "gzp/deflate_zlib", "zip/deflate-zlib", "zstd/thin"]
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
diff --git a/src/commands/compress.rs b/src/commands/compress.rs
index 12f6eef..50836eb 100644
--- a/src/commands/compress.rs
+++ b/src/commands/compress.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ use fs_err as fs;
 use crate::{
     archive,
     commands::warn_user_about_loading_zip_in_memory,
-    extension::{
-        split_first_compression_format,
-        CompressionFormat::{self, *},
-        Extension,
-    },
+    extension::{split_first_compression_format, CompressionFormat::*, Extension},
     utils::{user_wants_to_continue, FileVisibilityPolicy},
     QuestionAction, QuestionPolicy, BUFFER_CAPACITY,
 };
@@ -39,12 +35,18 @@ pub fn compress_files(
     // If the input files contain a directory, then the total size will be underestimated
     let file_writer = BufWriter::with_capacity(BUFFER_CAPACITY, output_file);
 
-    let mut writer: Box<dyn Write> = Box::new(file_writer);
+    let mut writer: Box<dyn Send + Write> = Box::new(file_writer);
 
     // Grab previous encoder and wrap it inside of a new one
-    let chain_writer_encoder = |format: &CompressionFormat, encoder: Box<dyn Write>| -> crate::Result<Box<dyn Write>> {
-        let encoder: Box<dyn Write> = match format {
-            Gzip => Box::new(flate2::write::GzEncoder::new(encoder, Default::default())),
+    let chain_writer_encoder = |format: &_, encoder| -> crate::Result<_> {
+        let encoder: Box<dyn Send + Write> = match format {
+            Gzip => Box::new(
+                // by default, ParCompress uses a default compression level of 3
+                // instead of the regular default that flate2 uses
+                gzp::par::compress::ParCompress::<gzp::deflate::Gzip>::builder()
+                    .compression_level(Default::default())
+                    .from_writer(encoder),
+            ),
             Bzip => Box::new(bzip2::write::BzEncoder::new(encoder, Default::default())),
             Lz4 => Box::new(lzzzz::lz4f::WriteCompressor::new(encoder, Default::default())?),
             Lzma => Box::new(xz2::write::XzEncoder::new(encoder, 6)),