Crunch AlternativesImage Optimizers and other similar apps like Crunch

Crunch is described as '- Insane(ly slow but wicked good) PNG image optimization. It combines selective bit depth, color type, and color palette reduction with zopfli DEFLATE compression algorithm encoding using embedded versions of the pngquant and zopflipng PNG optimization tools' and is a Image Optimizer in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Crunch for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and Wordpress apps. The best Crunch alternative is Caesium Image Compressor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Crunch are XnConvert, ImageOptim, FileOptimizer and RIOT - Radical Image Optimization Tool.

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  1. Caesium Image Compressor icon

    Caesium Image Compressor

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    Caesium Image Compressor lets you compress your pictures up to 90% without visible quality loss. Providing a simple yet effective interface with a real-time preview and multiple image processing at the same time, everyone will be able to reach the best result.

    126 Caesium Image Compressor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Caesium Image Compressor is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Crunch.

    • Caesium Image Compressor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Crunch.

    • Caesium Image Compressor is Free and Open SourceCrunch is also Free and Open Source
    • Caesium Image Compressor is LightweightCrunch is not according to our users
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    ImageOptim

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    ImageOptim is excellent for publishing images on the web (easily shrinks images “Saved for Web” in Photoshop). It's useful for making Mac and iPhone/iPad applications smaller (if you configure Xcode to allow better optimization).

    105 ImageOptim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • ImageOptim is the most popular SaaS alternative to Crunch.

    • ImageOptim is Free Personal and Open SourceCrunch is Free and Open Source
    • ImageOptim is LightweightCrunch is not according to our users
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    ShortPixel Image Optimizer

    ShortPixel is arguably the top WordPress image optimization plugin: simple to set up, it can automatically optimize both your old and new images, as well as PDF files.

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    FileOptimizer

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    FileOptimizer is a lossless file size optimizer supporting AIR, APK, APNG APPX, BMP, CBZ, DOCX, DLL, EPUB, EXE, GIF, GZ, ICO, JAR, JPEG, MNG, MP3, MPP, PNG, PPTX, ODT, OGG, OGV, PDF, PUB, SCR, SWF, TIF, VSD, WEBP, XAP, XLSX, and ZIP file formats among others.

    60 FileOptimizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Wine
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  7. RIOT - Radical Image Optimization Tool icon

    RIOT - Radical Image Optimization Tool

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    Saving images for web/email/other media with the best compression ratio and quality is a difficult task if you don’t have the right tools. Choosing the right format then choosing the right parameters are the key factors of smaller files.

    99 RIOT - Radical Image Optimization Tool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • GIMP
    • XnView
    • IrfanView
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  10. TinyPNG icon

    TinyPNG

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    Using advanced lossy compression, TinyPNG reduces PNG file sizes by 50-80%, preserving full transparency and minimizing quality loss. Ideal for web designers, it increases website speed, saves bandwidth, and offers tools like a Photoshop plugin and API for seamless integration.

    108 TinyPNG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Wordpress
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  11. FastStone Photo Resizer icon

    FastStone Photo Resizer

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    Batch process photos with resizing, cropping, color adjustments, text or watermark overlays, preview changes before saving, automate renaming with custom patterns, support for major formats, folder structures, preset settings, and drag-and-drop management.

    109 FastStone Photo Resizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. PNGGauntlet icon

    PNGGauntlet

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    -Combines PNGOUT, OptiPNG, and DeflOpt to create the smallest PNGs -No image quality is lost — only file size -Converts JPG, GIF, TIFF, and BMP files to PNG -Ultra-configurable

    PNGGauntlet is a .NET program that uses Ken Silvermans PNGOUT, OptiPNG and DeflOpt to optimize PNG fil.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    OptiPNG

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    OptiPNG is a command-line PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller size, without losing any information. This program also converts external formats (BMP, GIF, PNM and TIFF) to optimized PNG, and performs PNG integrity checks and corrections.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    FFShare

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    An Android app to compress images and videos through ffmpeg before sharing them.

    73 FFShare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    • FFShare is the most popular Android alternative to Crunch.

    • FFShare is Free and Open SourceCrunch is also Free and Open Source
    • FFShare is LightweightCrunch is not according to our users
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    Oxipng

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    Oxipng is a multithreaded lossless PNG compression optimizer in Rust. It can be used via a command-line interface or as a library in other Rust programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Squoosh
     
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