oxipng for Mac
Multithreaded PNG optimizer written in Rust
brew install oxipng. It is distributed under the MIT licence.
It has 850 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.
What oxipng is
oxipng is a command-line tool for macOS: multithreaded PNG optimizer written in Rust.
It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/oxipng/oxipng.
How to install oxipng
- Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
- If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
- Run
brew install oxipng.
Homebrew installer, if you need it:
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install oxipng on Mac?
Run brew install oxipng in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.
Is oxipng open source?
Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.
Does oxipng run on Apple silicon?
Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.
How popular is oxipng?
It was installed 850 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1157 in this catalogue.
What version of oxipng is current?
The latest packaged version is 10.2.1.