Choose a version:
28% The original file has 261385 bytes (255.3k) and is available from the project website.
There you can find the official minified version, too, which brings down the size to 74096 bytes (72.4k, 28%).

After GZIP compression these minified files vary in size:
Boot
  29773 bytes (29.1k)
CDN
cdnjs
  25706 bytes (25.1k)
CDN
gzip -6 (default)
  25521 bytes (24.9k)
local copy
jsdelivr
  25438 bytes (24.8k)
CDN
unpkg
  25436 bytes (24.8k)
CDN
gzip -9
  25423 bytes (24.8k)
local copy
7zip -mx=9 -tgzip
  24619 bytes (24.0k)
local copy
libdeflate -12
  24616 bytes (24.0k)
local copy
kzip -s0 -rn -b4
  24581 bytes (24.0k)
local copy
pigz -11 -n
  24552 bytes (24.0k)
local copy
zultra
  24545 bytes (24.0k)
local copy
Zopfli
  24519 bytes (23.9k)
local copy
Zopfli (defluff)
  24517 bytes (23.9k)
local copy

perma-link to the smallest file on my server:
http://minime.stephan-brumme.com/files/vue/vue-1.0.18.min.js (or via HTTPS)

You will automatically get the smallest Vue 1.0.18 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 917 bytes by using my Vue 1.0.18 Zopfli version instead of the best available CDN (3.74% smaller than unpkg, 24519 vs. 25436 bytes):
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 --bsr16 --lazy --ohh

(found April 10, 2017)
Description Value Parameter
iterations 100000  --i100000
maximum blocks 8  --mb8
maximum length score 128  --mls128
block splitting recursion 16  --bsr16
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

Even Smaller Files Thanks To Defluff

Zopfli's output can be further optimized by the defluff tool.
In this particular case, defluff saves 2 more bytes (24517 bytes).

Verify file integrity

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

MD5:
curl --silent --compressed https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vuejs/vue/vue-1.0.18.min.js --location | md5sum
ce792a403cfdeab87b419fdea03ea20e  -
curl --silent --compressed https://minime.stephan-brumme.com/files/vue/vue-1.0.18.min.zopfli.js.gz | md5sum
ce792a403cfdeab87b419fdea03ea20e  -

SHA1:
curl --silent --compressed https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vuejs/vue/vue-1.0.18.min.js --location | sha1sum
1ea6ffcafb9e2f4feab8098f811e2a3bb9ae3664  -
curl --silent --compressed https://minime.stephan-brumme.com/files/vue/vue-1.0.18.min.zopfli.js.gz | sha1sum
1ea6ffcafb9e2f4feab8098f811e2a3bb9ae3664  -

All listed CDNs deliver identical contents:
CDN Size (compressed) MD5 (uncompressed) Timestamp
Boot 29773 bytes ce792a403cfdeab87b419fdea03ea20e (invalid)
cdnjs 25706 bytes ce792a403cfdeab87b419fdea03ea20e (invalid)
jsdelivr 25438 bytes ce792a403cfdeab87b419fdea03ea20e (invalid)
unpkg 25436 bytes ce792a403cfdeab87b419fdea03ea20e April 6, 2017 @ 17:25

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

Other Versions

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

2.6.14, 2.6.13, 2.6.12, 2.6.11, 2.6.10, 2.6.9, 2.6.8, 2.6.7, 2.6.6, 2.6.5, 2.6.4, 2.6.3, 2.6.2, 2.6.1, 2.6.0, 2.5.22, 2.5.21, 2.5.20, 2.5.19, 2.5.18, 2.5.17, 2.5.16, 2.5.15, 2.5.14, 2.5.13, 2.5.12, 2.5.11, 2.5.10, 2.5.9, 2.5.8, 2.5.7, 2.5.6, 2.5.5, 2.5.4, 2.5.3, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.0, 2.4.4, 2.4.3, 2.4.2, 2.4.1, 2.4.0, 2.3.4, 2.3.3, 2.3.2, 2.3.1, 2.3.0, 2.2.6, 2.2.5, 2.2.4, 2.2.3, 2.2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.10, 2.1.9, 2.1.8, 2.1.7, 2.1.6, 2.1.5, 2.1.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.8, 2.0.7, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0.0,
1.0.28, 1.0.27, 1.0.26, 1.0.25, 1.0.24, 1.0.23, 1.0.22, 1.0.21, 1.0.20, 1.0.19, 1.0.18, 1.0.17, 1.0.16, 1.0.15, 1.0.14, 1.0.13, 1.0.12, 1.0.11, 1.0.10, 1.0.9,
0.10.6, 0.10.5, 0.10.4, 0.10.3, 0.10.2, 0.10.1, 0.10.0,
0.9.3, 0.9.2, 0.9.1, 0.9.0

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 UnderscoreJS.

Changelog

Best Zopfli parameters so far:
Size Improvement Parameters Found
24519 bytes -1 byte zopfli --i100000 --mls128 --bsr16 --lazy --ohh April 10, 2017 @ 17:27
24520 bytes -1 byte zopfli --i10000 --mls128 --bsr16 --lazy --ohh April 7, 2017 @ 00:59
24521 bytes -8 bytes zopfli --i1000 --mls8 --bsr16 --lazy --ohh April 6, 2017 @ 18:58
24529 bytes -3 bytes zopfli --i1000 --mls128 --bsr22 --lazy --ohh April 6, 2017 @ 18:58
24532 bytes zopfli --i100 --mls64 --bsr16 --lazy --ohh April 6, 2017 @ 18:34

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 @ 12:48.

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 or 100,000.
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
24536 24536 24527 24527 24526 24527 24528 24531 24534 24537 24537 24529 24529 24541 24529
24531 24534 24530 24530 24530 24530 24532 24535 24530 24530 24531 24531 24531 24533 24532
24531 24531 24531 24530 24530 24530 24530 24530 24529 24529 24529 24530 24530 24532 24532
24529 24533 24530 24530 24523 24530 24522 24535 24533 24535 24532 24533 24530 24533 24532
24530 24534 24530 24527 24530 24530 24532 24531 24532 24531 24529 24532 24531 24532 24531
24529 24532 24530 24530 24529 24530 24532 24532 24533 24529 24529 24533 24530 24535 24532
24530 24534 24530 24531 24527 24530 24529 24532 24530 24535 24529 24529 24531 24533 24532
24529 24533 24530 24530 24529 24530 24529 24528 24529 24529 24529 24532 24531 24533 24532
24534 24534 24530 24530 24529 24530 24532 24530 24532 24529 24529 24529 24530 24533 24532
24529 24534 24530 24530 24529 24529 24532 24530 24530 24529 24529 24530 24531 24534 24534
24531 24535 24530 24528 24528 24530 24532 24530 24529 24529 24530 24529 24530 24533 24532
24529 24533 24530 24530 24529 24530 24532 24535 24529 24529 24530 24530 24531 24533 24533
24530 24533 24519 24527 24529 24521 24519 24535 24529 24529 24529 24530 24530 24534 24533
24529 24534 24530 24530 24529 24530 24532 24532 24529 24529 24529 24531 24529 24531 24536
24528 24534 24530 24527 24529 24530 24532 24536 24529 24529 24530 24532 24530 24533 24533
24529 24534 24522 24530 24529 24530 24529 24532 24530 24529 24530 24529 24529 24531 24534
24529 24534 24530 24529 24530 24530 24532 24529 24530 24530 24530 24530 24530 24532 24532
24529 24534 24530 24528 24529 24530 24529 24535 24530 24530 24529 24533 24531 24533 24532
24529 24533 24530 24530 24529 24530 24529 24536 24529 24530 24532 24530 24529 24532 24533
24529 24534 24530 24528 24529 24530 24532 24529 24530 24529 24529 24530 24530 24533 24533
24529 24535 24530 24530 24529 24530 24532 24528 24530 24529 24529 24530 24530 24533 24533
24529 24535 24530 24528 24529 24530 24532 24528 24530 24529 24530 24530 24531 24533 24532
24529 24535 24530 24528 24530 24529 24531 24529 24529 24530 24530 24529 24531 24533 24533

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 24532 bytes 100%
1,000 24521 bytes -11 bytes 100%
10,000 24520 bytes -1 byte 100%
100,000 24519 bytes -1 byte 1.16%
1,000,000
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
24593 bytes +74 bytes (+0.30%) +12 bytes
24591 bytes +72 bytes (+0.29%) +10 bytes
24589 bytes +70 bytes (+0.29%) +8 bytes
24596 bytes +77 bytes (+0.31%) +15 bytes
24581 bytes +62 bytes (+0.25%)
24605 bytes +86 bytes (+0.35%) +24 bytes
24641 bytes +122 bytes (+0.50%) +60 bytes
24668 bytes +149 bytes (+0.61%) +87 bytes
24698 bytes +179 bytes (+0.73%) +117 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 - but your browser doesn't support it.
Algorithm Program Parameters Size Compared To Best Zopfli
ZPAQ (Wikipedia) zpaq zpaq -method 69 20329 bytes -4190 bytes (-17.09%)
RAR (proprietary) RAR rar a -m5 -md64m -mc63:128t -mt1 20693 bytes -3826 bytes (-15.60%)
PPMd (Wikipedia) 7zip 7za a -mx=9 -m0=ppmd 21589 bytes -2930 bytes (-11.95%)
Brotli (Wikipedia) brotli brotli -q 11 22910 bytes -1609 bytes (-6.56%)
Burrows-Wheeler transform (Wikipedia) bzip2 bzip2 -9 23228 bytes -1291 bytes (-5.27%)
LZMA2 (Wikipedia) xz xz -9 23704 bytes -815 bytes (-3.32%)
Zstandard (Wikipedia) zstd zstd -19 24237 bytes -282 bytes (-1.15%)

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):


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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