Pngyu AlternativesImage Optimizers and other similar apps like Pngyu

Pngyu is described as 'Is simple PNG image file compression tool. Pngyu use pngquant as a compression engine' and is a Image Optimizer in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pngyu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Pngyu alternative is ImageMagick, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pngyu are OptiImage, ImageOptim, FileOptimizer and TinyPNG.

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Pngyu is simple PNG image file compression tool. Pngyu use pngquant as a compression engine.

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Pngyu alternatives page was last updated Mar 27, 2025
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  1. ImageMagick icon
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    ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images. It can read, convert and write images in a variety of formats (about 100) including GIF, JPEG, JPEG-2000, PNG, PDF, PhotoCD, TIFF, and DPX.

    74 ImageMagick alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Xfce

    Top ImageMagick Features

    1.  Image Conversion
    2.  Batch processing
    3.  Image Processing
    4.  Batch image manipulation
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No registration required
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Watermarking
    11.  Geotagged Photos
    12.  Convert heic to png

    ImageMagick VS Pngyu

     
    • ImageMagick is the most popular Windows, Mac, iPhone & Linux alternative to Pngyu.

    • ImageMagick is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pngyu.

    • ImageMagick is Free and Open SourcePngyu is also Free and Open Source
  2. OptiImage icon
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    Optimize PNG, JPEG, WebP, and SVG images efficiently with flexible lossless and lossy compression modes, metadata control, and safe mode to avoid data loss, using tools like oxipng, jpegoptim, scour, and cwebp, enhancing image storage and load efficiency.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  PNG Compression

    OptiImage VS Pngyu

     
  3. ImageOptim icon
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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).

    93 ImageOptim alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Lossless Compression
    2.  PNG Compression
    3.  Lossless quality
    4.  Remove EXIF Data
    5.  Batch Editing
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Support for GIF
    9.  Support for Multiple threads
    10.  PNG Optimization
    11.  Support for SVG
    12.  Remove metadata

    ImageOptim VS Pngyu

     
    • ImageOptim is the most popular SaaS alternative to Pngyu.

    • ImageOptim is Free Personal and Open SourcePngyu is Free and Open Source
    • ImageOptim is LightweightPngyu is not according to our users
  4. FileOptimizer icon
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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.

    56 FileOptimizer alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine

    FileOptimizer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  PDF compression
    3.  Lossless Compression
    4.  All in one
    5.  Drag and Drop

    FileOptimizer VS Pngyu

     
  5. TinyPNG icon
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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.

    90 TinyPNG alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Wordpress

    TinyPNG Features

    1.  PNG Compression
    2.  PNG Optimization
    3.  Web-Based

    TinyPNG VS Pngyu

     
    • TinyPNG is the most popular Web-based alternative to Pngyu.

    • TinyPNG is Freemium and ProprietaryPngyu is Free and Open Source
  6. PNGGauntlet icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PNGGauntlet Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Lossless Compression
    3.  PNG Optimization
    4.  Optimization
    5.  PNG Compression
    6.  Image Processing

    PNGGauntlet VS Pngyu

     
  7. Oxipng icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Squoosh

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  PNG Optimization
    3.  PNG Compression
    4.  Portable
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required

    Oxipng VS Pngyu

     
  8. MAZANOKE icon
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    MAZANOKE is a simple image compressor and converter that runs entirely in your browser. No external uploads, works offline as a web app, and is powered by Browser Image Compression.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Progressive Web App
    6.  WebP Convert
    7.  WEBP Support

    MAZANOKE VS Pngyu

     
    • MAZANOKE is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Pngyu.

    • MAZANOKE is Free and Open SourcePngyu is also Free and Open Source
    • MAZANOKE is Privacy focusedPngyu is not according to our users
  9. OptiPNG icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OptiPNG Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Image Processing
    3.  Optimization
    4.  PNG Optimization
    5.  PNG Compression

    OptiPNG VS Pngyu

     
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    Experimental, fast Web PNG/JPG optimizer which offer lossless, visually lossless or lossy compression. it performs image reductions over iterations thanks to recursive multi-processing and multithreading systems.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Pingo - image optimizer for web Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  PNG Optimization
    3.  PNG Compression
    4.  Lossless Compression
    5.  Export to SVG
    6.  Image Processing

    Pingo - image optimizer for web VS Pngyu

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    pngquant Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  PNG Compression
    4.  Image Processing
    5.  PNG Optimization

    pngquant VS Pngyu

     
  12. ImageMinify icon
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    Transform your images from MB to KB effortlessly with ImageMinify! Created by a dedicated developer, this user-friendly app compresses image files while maintaining their quality, making it perfect for anyone looking to reduce file size without sacrificing clarity.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android

    ImageMinify Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  PNG Compression
    4.  Lossless Compression

    ImageMinify VS Pngyu

     
    • ImageMinify is the most popular Android alternative to Pngyu.

    • ImageMinify is Free and ProprietaryPngyu is Free and Open Source
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