diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 3ff191a1..a9b95701 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         "inflate_zlib.h": "c",
         "unity.h": "c",
         "raiistring.h": "c",
-        "fileutils.h": "c"
+        "fileutils.h": "c",
+        "zip_minizip.h": "c"
     },
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CoDeLib/CMakeLists.txt b/CoDeLib/CMakeLists.txt
index 11ba318f..8149dfa7 100644
--- a/CoDeLib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CoDeLib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,16 +19,18 @@ set(CoDeLib_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/CoDeLib)
 set(COMMON_HEADERS
     ${CoDeLib_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH}/IDeflate.h
     ${CoDeLib_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH}/IInflate.h
+    ${CoDeLib_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH}/IZip.h
 )
 install(FILES ${COMMON_HEADERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/CoDeLib)
 
 add_subdirectory(Deflate_zlib)
 add_subdirectory(Inflate_zlib)
+add_subdirectory(Zip_minizip)
 add_subdirectory(RaiiString)
 add_subdirectory(Test)
 
 install(
-    TARGETS CoDeLib Deflate_zlib Inflate_zlib RaiiString Utility
+    TARGETS CoDeLib Deflate_zlib Inflate_zlib Zip_minizip RaiiString Utility
     EXPORT CoDeLibTargets
     INCLUDES DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
     RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
diff --git a/CoDeLib/Config.cmake.in b/CoDeLib/Config.cmake.in
index 5d530219..3adaf2f3 100644
--- a/CoDeLib/Config.cmake.in
+++ b/CoDeLib/Config.cmake.in
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ check_required_components(CoDeLib)
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 
 set(ZLIB_USE_STATIC_LIBS "ON")
-find_dependency(ZLIB REQUIRED)
\ No newline at end of file
+find_dependency(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+
+find_dependency(minizip REQUIRED)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CoDeLib/Deflate_zlib/CMakeLists.txt b/CoDeLib/Deflate_zlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 1175f1a5..86654718 100644
--- a/CoDeLib/Deflate_zlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CoDeLib/Deflate_zlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ set(ZLIB_USE_STATIC_LIBS "ON")
 find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 target_link_libraries(Deflate_zlib PRIVATE ZLIB::ZLIB)
 
-message(STATUS "CoDeLib_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH: ${CoDeLib_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH}")
 set(Deflate_zlib_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH ${CoDeLib_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH}/Deflate_zlib)
 set(Deflate_zlib_PUBLIC_HEADERS
     ${Deflate_zlib_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH}/Deflate_zlib.h
diff --git a/CoDeLib/Zip_minizip/CMakeLists.txt b/CoDeLib/Zip_minizip/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01a53c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CoDeLib/Zip_minizip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+add_library(Zip_minizip STATIC
+    src/Zip_minizip.c)
+
+target_include_directories(Zip_minizip PUBLIC
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
+)
+
+find_package(MINIZIP REQUIRED)
+target_link_libraries(Zip_minizip PRIVATE MINIZIP::minizip)
+
+set(Zip_minizip_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH ${CoDeLib_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH}/Zip_minizip)
+set(Zip_minizip_PUBLIC_HEADERS
+    ${Zip_minizip_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PATH}/Zip_minizip.h
+)
+install(FILES ${Zip_minizip_PUBLIC_HEADERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/CoDeLib/Zip_minizip)
diff --git a/CoDeLib/Zip_minizip/src/Zip_minizip.c b/CoDeLib/Zip_minizip/src/Zip_minizip.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36e83518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CoDeLib/Zip_minizip/src/Zip_minizip.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include <CoDeLib/Zip_minizip/Zip_minizip.h>
+
+#include <zip.h> // minizip
+
+ZIP_RETURN_CODES Zip(FILE *inputs[] __attribute__((unused)),
+                     FILE *output __attribute__((unused)),
+                     void *options __attribute__((unused))) {
+
+    // TODO: Dummy code to test if it compiles and links
+    if (ZIP_OK) {
+        return ZIP_SUCCESS;
+    }
+    return ZIP_ERROR;
+}
+
+const struct IZip zip_minizip = {
+    .Zip = Zip,
+};
diff --git a/CoDeLib/include/CoDeLib/IZip.h b/CoDeLib/include/CoDeLib/IZip.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..403e78ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CoDeLib/include/CoDeLib/IZip.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+typedef enum { ZIP_SUCCESS, ZIP_ERROR } ZIP_RETURN_CODES;
+
+struct IZip {
+    /*!
+     * @brief Zips the input file(s) and write the output to the output file.
+     *
+     * @param inputs The input files.
+     * @param output The output file.
+     * @param options The options for the zipping.
+     *
+     * @return ZIP_SUCCESS if the zipping was successful, ZIP_ERROR
+     * otherwise.
+     */
+    ZIP_RETURN_CODES (*Zip)(FILE *inputs[], FILE *output, void *options);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CoDeLib/include/CoDeLib/Zip_minizip/Zip_minizip.h b/CoDeLib/include/CoDeLib/Zip_minizip/Zip_minizip.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbd30a1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CoDeLib/include/CoDeLib/Zip_minizip/Zip_minizip.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <CoDeLib/IZip.h>
+
+extern const struct IZip zip_minizip;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Scripts/BuildAndInstallCoDeLib.py b/Scripts/BuildAndInstallCoDeLib.py
index ae581d86..25234997 100644
--- a/Scripts/BuildAndInstallCoDeLib.py
+++ b/Scripts/BuildAndInstallCoDeLib.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ def BuildAndInstallCoDeLib(
     ExternalZlibLibInstallPath = Path(
         ExternalLibPath / "zlib/Install" / targetPlatformString / BuildTypeString
     )
+    ExternalMinizipNgLibInstallPath = Path(
+        ExternalLibPath / "minizip-ng/Install" / targetPlatformString / BuildTypeString
+    )
 
     CoDeLibRootPath = Path(RepositoryRootPath / ProjectName)
     BuildDirectory = Path(
@@ -70,14 +73,15 @@ def BuildAndInstallCoDeLib(
     print("==============================")
     print(ProjectName + ": Configuring ({})".format(BuildTypeString))
     print("==============================")
-    configureCommand = 'cmake -G "{0}" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="{1}" -S "{2}" -B "{3}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="{4}" -DZLIB_ROOT="{5}" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={6}'.format(
+    configureCommand = 'cmake -G "{0}" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="{1}" -S "{2}" -B "{3}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="{4}" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={5} -DZLIB_ROOT="{6}" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="{7}"'.format(
         buildEnv.GetCmakeGenerator(),
         buildEnv.GetCustomToolChainPath(),
         CoDeLibRootPath,
         BuildDirectory,
         InstallDirectory,
-        ExternalZlibLibInstallPath,
         BuildTypeString,
+        ExternalZlibLibInstallPath,
+        ExternalMinizipNgLibInstallPath,
     )
     print(configureCommand)
     subprocess.run(
diff --git a/Scripts/BuildAndInstallExternalLibs.py b/Scripts/BuildAndInstallExternalLibs.py
index 2556f6ff..23eaa353 100644
--- a/Scripts/BuildAndInstallExternalLibs.py
+++ b/Scripts/BuildAndInstallExternalLibs.py
@@ -112,8 +112,92 @@ def BuildAndInstallZlib(
     )
 
 
+##############################
+# minizip-ng
+##############################
+def BuildAndInstallMinizipNg(
+    buildEnv: EnvironmentConfig.EnvironmentConfiguration,
+    buildConfig: EnvironmentConfig.BuildConfig = EnvironmentConfig.BuildConfig.DEBUG,
+):
+    ProjectName = "minizip-ng"
+
+    BuildTypeString = EnvironmentConfig.BuildConfig.ToCMakeBuildType(buildConfig)
+    targetPlatformString = EnvironmentConfig.Platform.PlatformToOsName(
+        buildEnv.GetTargetPlatform()
+    )
+
+    TopLevelCMakeListsDirectory = Path(ExternalLibPath / ProjectName)
+    BuildDirectory = Path(
+        ExternalLibPath / ProjectName / "Build" / targetPlatformString / BuildTypeString
+    )
+    InstallDirectory = Path(
+        ExternalLibPath
+        / ProjectName
+        / "Install"
+        / targetPlatformString
+        / BuildTypeString
+    )
+
+    if not BuildDirectory.exists():
+        BuildDirectory.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    if InstallDirectory.exists():
+        shutil.rmtree(InstallDirectory)
+        InstallDirectory.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    os.chdir(RepositoryRootPath)
+
+    # All options for minizip-ng that are not needed are turned off (all off them) except for MZ_COMPAT
+    # In this project minizing-ng is used only for zip file creation and extraction
+    print("==============================")
+    print(ProjectName + ": Configuring ({})".format(BuildTypeString))
+    print("==============================")
+    configureCommand = 'cmake -G "{0}" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="{1}" -S {2} -B {3} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="{4}" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={5} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DMZ_COMPAT=ON -DMZ_ZLIB=OFF -DMZ_BZIP2=OFF -DMZ_LZMA=OFF -DMZ_ZSTD=OFF -DMZ_LIBCOMP=OFF -DMZ_FETCH_LIBS=OFF -DMZ_PKCRYPT=OFF -DMZ_WZAES=OFF -DMZ_OPENSSL=OFF -DMZ_LIBBSD=OFF -DMZ_ICONV=OFF'.format(
+        buildEnv.GetCmakeGenerator(),
+        buildEnv.GetCustomToolChainPath(),
+        TopLevelCMakeListsDirectory,
+        BuildDirectory,
+        InstallDirectory,
+        BuildTypeString,
+    )
+    print(configureCommand)
+    subprocess.run(
+        configureCommand,
+        shell=True,
+        check=True,
+    )
+
+    print("==============================")
+    print(ProjectName + ": Building ({})".format(BuildTypeString))
+    print("==============================")
+    buildCommand = "cmake --build {0}".format(BuildDirectory)
+    print(buildCommand)
+    subprocess.run(
+        buildCommand,
+        shell=True,
+        check=True,
+    )
+
+    print("==============================")
+    print(ProjectName + ": Installing ({})".format(BuildTypeString))
+    print("==============================")
+    installCommand = "cmake --install {0}".format(BuildDirectory)
+    print(installCommand)
+    subprocess.run(
+        installCommand,
+        shell=True,
+        check=True,
+    )
+
+
 BuildEnv = EnvironmentConfig.EnvironmentConfiguration(
     RepositoryRootPath, targetPlatform
 )
+
+# zlib
 BuildAndInstallZlib(BuildEnv, EnvironmentConfig.BuildConfig.DEBUG)
 BuildAndInstallZlib(BuildEnv, EnvironmentConfig.BuildConfig.RELEASE)
+
+# minizip-ng
+BuildAndInstallMinizipNg(BuildEnv, EnvironmentConfig.BuildConfig.DEBUG)
+BuildAndInstallMinizipNg(BuildEnv, EnvironmentConfig.BuildConfig.RELEASE)
diff --git a/Scripts/BuildBenchmark.py b/Scripts/BuildBenchmark.py
index fa6d04c7..965ba2dc 100644
--- a/Scripts/BuildBenchmark.py
+++ b/Scripts/BuildBenchmark.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ def BuildBenchmark(
     ExternalZlibLibInstallPath = Path(
         ExternalLibPath / "zlib/Install" / targetPlatformString / BuildTypeString
     )
+    ExternalMinizipNgLibInstallPath = Path(
+        ExternalLibPath / "minizip-ng/Install" / targetPlatformString / BuildTypeString
+    )
 
     BenchmarkRootPath = Path(RepositoryRootPath / ProjectName)
     BuildDirectory = Path(
@@ -69,14 +72,15 @@ def BuildBenchmark(
     print("==============================")
     print(ProjectName + ": Configuring ({})".format(BuildTypeString))
     print("==============================")
-    configureCommand = 'cmake -G "{0}" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="{1}" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="{2}" -S {3} -B {4} -DZLIB_ROOT="{5}" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={6}'.format(
+    configureCommand = 'cmake -G "{0}" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="{1}" -S {2} -B {3} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={4} -DZLIB_ROOT="{5}" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="{6};{7}"'.format(
         buildEnv.GetCmakeGenerator(),
         buildEnv.GetCustomToolChainPath(),
-        CoDeLibInstallDirectory,
         BenchmarkRootPath,
         BuildDirectory,
-        ExternalZlibLibInstallPath,
         BuildTypeString,
+        ExternalZlibLibInstallPath,
+        CoDeLibInstallDirectory,
+        ExternalMinizipNgLibInstallPath,
     )
     subprocess.run(
         configureCommand,
diff --git a/Scripts/CleanAll.py b/Scripts/CleanAll.py
index ada4126e..7866e48d 100644
--- a/Scripts/CleanAll.py
+++ b/Scripts/CleanAll.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 ExternalLibPath = Path(ProjectRootPath / "External")
 ExternalZlibLibBuildPath = Path(ExternalLibPath / "zlib/Build")
 ExternalZlibLibInstallPath = Path(ExternalLibPath / "zlib/Install")
+ExternalMinizipNgLibBuildPath = Path(ExternalLibPath / "minizip-ng/Build")
+ExternalMinizipNgLibInstallPath = Path(ExternalLibPath / "minizip-ng/Install")
 
 DirectoriesToRemove = [
     BenchmarkBuildPath,
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@
     CoDeLibInstallPath,
     ExternalZlibLibBuildPath,
     ExternalZlibLibInstallPath,
+    ExternalMinizipNgLibBuildPath,
+    ExternalMinizipNgLibInstallPath,
 ]