Choose a version:
35% The original file has 26210 bytes (25.6k) and is available from the project website.
There you can find the official minified version, too, which brings down the size to 9304 bytes (9.1k, 35%).

After GZIP compression these minified files vary in size:
Boot
  3545 bytes (3.5k)
 CDN
Baidu
  3227 bytes (3.2k)
 CDN
gzip -6 (default)
  3226 bytes (3.2k)
 local copy
gzip -9
  3223 bytes (3.1k)
 local copy
unpkg
  3220 bytes (3.1k)
 CDN
cdnjs
  3213 bytes (3.1k)
 CDN
libdeflate -12
  3137 bytes (3.1k)
 local copy
7zip -mx=9 -tgzip
  3133 bytes (3.1k)
 local copy
zultra
  3132 bytes (3.1k)
 local copy
kzip -s0 -rn -b1
  3131 bytes (3.1k)
 local copy
pigz -11 -n
  3124 bytes (3.1k)
 local copy
Zopfli
  3119 bytes (3.0k)
 local copy

perma-link to the smallest file on my server:
http://minime.stephan-brumme.com/files/underscorejs/underscore-1.1.3.min.js (or via HTTPS)

You will automatically get the smallest UnderscoreJS 1.1.3 file, ETag caching is available and
if your browser doesn't support GZIP decompression then the uncompressed version will be sent.

Currently best Zopfli settings

Save 94 bytes by using my UnderscoreJS 1.1.3 Zopfli version instead of the best available CDN (3.01% smaller than cdnjs, 3119 vs. 3213 bytes):
Download
You can use my super-compressed files for whatever purpose you like as long as you respect the library's original license agreement.
There are no restrictions from my side - but please avoid hot-linking if you run a high-traffic website.

These command-line settings yielded the best compression ratio so far (Linux version of zopfli-krzymod):
zopfli --i100000 --mb8 --mls128 --bsr13 --lazy --ohh

(found February 12, 2019)
Description Value Parameter
iterations 100000  --i100000
maximum blocks 8  --mb8
maximum length score 128  --mls128
block splitting recursion 13  --bsr13
lazy matching in LZ77 yes  --lazy
optimized Huffman headers yes  --ohh
initial random W for iterations 1  --rw1
initial random Z for iterations 2  --rz2

Verify file integrity

After decompression, my uncompressed files are identical to the original ones:

MD5:
curl --silent --compressed https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jashkenas/underscore/1.1.3/underscore-min.js --location | md5sum
e9ac5a3abb3cdd20049c4f875e9e4c33  -
curl --silent --compressed https://minime.stephan-brumme.com/files/underscorejs/underscore-1.1.3.min.zopfli.js.gz | md5sum
e9ac5a3abb3cdd20049c4f875e9e4c33  -

SHA1:
curl --silent --compressed https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jashkenas/underscore/1.1.3/underscore-min.js --location | sha1sum
9e389ede8ed7f782c5ecf2f87c3afa3b1e309bff  -
curl --silent --compressed https://minime.stephan-brumme.com/files/underscorejs/underscore-1.1.3.min.zopfli.js.gz | sha1sum
9e389ede8ed7f782c5ecf2f87c3afa3b1e309bff  -

These CDNs send you the original file:
CDN Size (compressed) MD5 (uncompressed) Timestamp
Boot 3545 bytes e9ac5a3abb3cdd20049c4f875e9e4c33 (invalid)
unpkg 3220 bytes e9ac5a3abb3cdd20049c4f875e9e4c33 July 11, 2016 @ 16:49
cdnjs 3213 bytes e9ac5a3abb3cdd20049c4f875e9e4c33 (invalid)

And some CDNs send you a different file:
CDN Size (compressed) MD5 (uncompressed) Comment / Diff Timestamp
Baidu 3227 bytes 5ac3f12750c8d9fe39f426f37504c90a only whitespaces differ (invalid)

Note: only the MD5 hashes are shown to keep things simple.

Other Versions

Available UnderscoreJS versions at minime.stephan-brumme.com:

1.13.6, 1.13.5, 1.13.4, 1.13.3, 1.13.2, 1.13.1, 1.13.0,
1.12.1, 1.12.0,
1.11.0,
1.10.2, 1.10.1, 1.10.0,
1.9.2, 1.9.1, 1.9.0,
1.8.3, 1.8.2, 1.8.1,
1.7.0,
1.6.0,
1.5.2, 1.5.0,
1.4.4, 1.4.3, 1.4.2, 1.4.1, 1.4.0,
1.3.3, 1.3.2, 1.3.1, 1.3.0,
1.2.4, 1.2.3, 1.2.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.0,
1.1.7, 1.1.5, 1.1.4, 1.1.3, 1.1.2, 1.1.1, 1.1.0,
1.0.4, 1.0.3, 1.0.2, 1.0.1, 1.0.0,
0.6.0,
0.5.7, 0.5.6, 0.5.5, 0.5.4, 0.5.3, 0.5.2, 0.5.1, 0.5.0,
0.4.7, 0.4.6, 0.4.5, 0.4.4, 0.4.3, 0.4.2, 0.4.1, 0.4.0,
0.3.3, 0.3.2, 0.3.1, 0.3.0,
0.2.0,
0.1.1, 0.1.0

The project site contains an overview how well these versions were compressed.
Other interesting projects are AngularJS, BackboneJS, Bootstrap, D3, Dojo, Ember, jQuery, Knockout, lodash, React, Socket.IO, ThreeJS and Vue.

Changelog

Best Zopfli parameters so far:
Size Improvement Parameters Found
3119 bytes -1 byte zopfli --i100000 --mls128 --bsr13 --lazy --ohh February 12, 2019 @ 10:28
3120 bytes -1 byte zopfli --i1000 --mls64 --bsr22 --lazy --ohh February 2, 2016 @ 19:46
3121 bytes – zopfli --i100 --mls8 --bsr18 --lazy --ohh February 2, 2016 @ 19:07

If there are multiple parameter sets yielding the same compressed size, only the first one found is shown.

Most recent activity on July 20, 2020 @ 12:52.

Heatmaps

This Zopfli heatmap visualizes how compression changes when modifying the --bsr and --mls parameter.
Cell's contents is the best filesize achieved (in bytes, hover with mouse over cells to see number of iterations).

Good parameters are green, bad are red. The best and worst are bold as well.
The brightness of the blue background color indicates how many iterations were processed:
10,000, 100,000 or 1,000,000.
bsr \ mls
2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 16384 32768
bsr \ mls
2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 16384 32768
2 3122 3122 3122 3121 3122 3122 3122 3121 3121 3121 3123 3122 3122 3122 3122
4 3122 3122 3120 3121 3121 3121 3120 3123 3121 3120 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121
6 3120 3120 3122 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3122 3121 3122 3122 3122
7 3120 3120 3121 3122 3121 3120 3121 3122 3121 3121 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121
8 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3122 3121 3122 3122 3122 3122
9 3121 3121 3120 3122 3121 3121 3121 3120 3121 3121 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121
10 3120 3120 3120 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3122 3121 3125 3125 3125
11 3120 3120 3121 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3122 3121 3122 3122 3122 3122
12 3121 3121 3120 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121 3122 3122 3121 3122 3122 3122
13 3121 3121 3122 3122 3121 3121 3119 3121 3121 3122 3122 3122 3122 3122 3122
14 3120 3120 3120 3122 3121 3120 3121 3121 3121 3122 3122 3121 3122 3121 3121
15 3121 3121 3119 3122 3121 3120 3121 3120 3121 3122 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121
16 3121 3121 3121 3122 3121 3120 3121 3121 3121 3122 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121
17 3122 3122 3121 3122 3121 3120 3120 3121 3121 3122 3122 3121 3122 3122 3122
18 3120 3120 3120 3122 3122 3120 3120 3121 3123 3121 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121
19 3120 3120 3120 3122 3120 3121 3121 3120 3121 3121 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121
20 3120 3120 3120 3122 3121 3121 3121 3120 3121 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121
21 3120 3120 3120 3122 3121 3120 3121 3121 3121 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121 3121
22 3121 3121 3122 3122 3120 3120 3121 3120 3122 3121 3122 3121 3122 3122 3122
23 3122 3122 3120 3120 3121 3120 3121 3121 3121 3122 3122 3122 3121 3121 3121
25 3121 3121 3120 3122 3121 3120 3121 3121 3121 3122 3122 3121 3121 3121 3121
30 3121 3121 3120 3122 3120 3119 3121 3119 3121 3122 3122 3122 3122 3122 3122
40 3121 3121 3120 3122 3122 3121 3119 3120 3121 3122 3121 3122 3121 3121 3121

Due to the Monte Carlo design of my search algorithm, not all parameters have reached the same number of iterations yet:
Iterations Min. Bytes Reduction Coverage
100 3121 bytes – 100%
1,000 3120 bytes -1 byte 100%
10,000 3120 bytes – 100%
100,000 3119 bytes -1 byte 17.39%
1,000,000 3119 bytes – 1.45%
10,000,000 – – –

KZIP has far less options available for tuning/optimization. I only played around with the number of blocks (parameter -n):
Blocks Min. Bytes Compared To Best Zopfli Compared To Best KZIP
(any) 3131 bytes +12 bytes (+0.38%) –
1 3131 bytes +12 bytes (+0.38%) –
2 3153 bytes +34 bytes (+1.09%) +22 bytes
3 3147 bytes +28 bytes (+0.90%) +16 bytes
4 3176 bytes +57 bytes (+1.83%) +45 bytes
5 3208 bytes +89 bytes (+2.85%) +77 bytes
6 3235 bytes +116 bytes (+3.72%) +104 bytes
7 3269 bytes +150 bytes (+4.81%) +138 bytes
8 3306 bytes +187 bytes (+6.00%) +175 bytes

Non-DEFLATE Algorithms

Archivers based on completely different compression algorithms often produce superior results.
Unfortunately, browsers only support gzip compression at the moment.
However, support for Brotli is constantly growing - for example, your browser actually supports it !
Algorithm Program Parameters Size Compared To Best Zopfli
RAR (proprietary) RAR rar a -m5 -md64m -mc63:128t -mt1 2825 bytes -294 bytes (-9.43%)
Brotli (Wikipedia) brotli brotli -q 11 2887 bytes -232 bytes (-7.44%)
PPMd (Wikipedia) 7zip 7za a -mx=9 -m0=ppmd 3131 bytes +12 bytes (+0.38%)
Zstandard (Wikipedia) zstd zstd -19 3142 bytes +23 bytes (+0.74%)
Burrows-Wheeler transform (Wikipedia) bzip2 bzip2 -9 3199 bytes +80 bytes (+2.56%)
LZMA2 (Wikipedia) xz xz -9 3224 bytes +105 bytes (+3.37%)
ZPAQ (Wikipedia) zpaq zpaq -method 69 3709 bytes +590 bytes (+18.92%)

Detailled Analysis

I wrote a DEFLATE decoder in Javascript. Click the button below to start a client-side analysis of the smallest gzipped files (may take a second):
Load and Parse Data


Notes: pigz is a fast open source multi-threaded implementation of gzip written by one of the original authors of gzip.
However, when using compression level 11, pigz actually switches to the slower Zopfli algorithm and isn't multi-threaded anymore.
KrzyMOD's extensions to Zopfli offer the highest level of configuration and is therefore used for my brute-force search.
Ken Silverman wrote the closed-source KZIP compression program and Jonathon Fowler ported it to Linux.
Defluff was created by Joachim Henke; DeflOpt is a tool by Ben Jos Walbeehm.

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