Smaller Alternatives

Smaller is described as 'Powerful HTML, PHP, CSS and JavaScript compressor on Mac OS X, definitely a must have for every Mac based web developers' and is a Code Editor in the development category. There are seven alternatives to Smaller for Mac, Windows and Linux. The best Smaller alternative is CodeKit. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Fire.app or Delivery. Other great apps like Smaller are SiteFlow, Squeezer, Javascript Packer and Minimus.

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  1. CodeKit icon

    CodeKit

     37 likes

    CodeKit automatically compiles all those awesome languages you read about in tutorials.

    13 CodeKit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Fire.app icon

    Fire.app

     12 likes

    Fire.app is a menu bar only app for dead easy HTML prototyping. It supports Sass/Compass, Haml, ERB, Markdown, CoffeeScript, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. SiteFlow icon

    SiteFlow

     3 likes

    The life-saver app for web developers ! Easily check syntax, minify or process all your web assets (stylesheets, scripts and templates) as you edit them with your favorite text editor!

    Styles processing: Whether you're working with plain CSS or with Less, Sass or Stylus, Si.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Delivery icon

    Delivery

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    A little, yet powerful code compressor. Delivery make your scripts and stylesheets lighter. So them load faster.

    Three different engines.

    By the JS side, Delivery includes the YUI Compressor (from Yahoo!) and Closure (from Google). Just select one. Or even both. For stylesheets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Squeezer icon

    Squeezer

     1 like

    Tired of having to compile your scripts manually? Do you want to optimize your website images? Do you really want to speed up your website by shaving off unnecessary file bulk?

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Squeezer screenshot 1
     
  7. Javascript Packer icon

    Javascript Packer

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    Javascript Packer allows you to quickly validate and compress javascript code. Developers will find that compressing a single or multiple javascript files can take seconds with this tool, saving time for development and not file management.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Javascript Packer screenshot 1
     

  9. Minimus

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    Minimus is a GUI frontend for Yahoo’s YUI Compressor. Instead of using inconvenient and slow websites to compress your JavaScript and CSS, you can do it right on your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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