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pngquant

pngquant is a command-line utility and a library for lossy compression of PNG images.

Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

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Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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Features

  1.  PNG Compression
  2.  Image Processing
  3.  Image Optimizer
  4.  Command line interface
  5.  Portable
  6.  Works Offline
  7.  PNG Optimization
  8.  File Compression

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  • Developed by

    PL flagKornel Lesinski and contributors

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  5,752 Stars
  •  504 Forks
  •  56 Open Issues
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What is pngquant?

pngquant is a command-line utility and a library for lossy compression of PNG images.

The conversion reduces file sizes significantly (often as much as 70%) and preserves full alpha transparency. Generated images are compatible with all modern web browsers, and have better fallback in IE6 than 24-bit PNGs. Features

  • High-quality palette generation using a combination of vector quantization algorithms.
  • Unique adaptive dithering algorithm that adds less noise to images than the standard Floyd-Steinberg.
  • Easy to integrate with shell scripts, GUIs and server-side software.
  • Fast mode for processing large numbers of images.