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crunch-app · v5.0.0 • deprecated
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5.0
PNG image optimiser
brew install --cask crunch-app 4
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Trust Score 2/10
✗ Open source (NOASSERTION) +0
✗ Active development +0
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✗ Deprecated +0
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0
Review
Mar 11, 2026Crunch is a macOS PNG image optimizer that offers effective compression while maintaining image quality. It's particularly useful for developers and designers looking to optimize web assets. The app is open-source and offers a GUI for ease of use.
Crunch optimizes PNG images by reducing file size without sacrificing visual quality.
Maturity: The project has moderate activity with 3429 GitHub stars and 147 forks, though the last commit was in 2022, indicating limited recent development.
Community: No direct community discussion about the app itself was found. Hacker News and Reddit mentions are unrelated to the Crunch app.
Pros
- + Free and open-source tool
- + Effective PNG optimization with quality preservation
- + Integrates well with macOS ecosystem
Cons
- - No auto-update feature
- - Known GUI issues on newer macOS versions
- - Slow processing compared to other tools
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