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ImageX vs ImageOptim

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

ImageX

6.0
Media & Design

Visually explore and search an image collection

ImageOptim

7.5
Media & Design

Tool to optimise images to a smaller size

Metric ImageX ImageOptim
Category Media & Design Media & Design
AI Score 6.0 7.5
30-day Installs 5 628
90-day Installs 20 1.9K
365-day Installs 94 7.7K
Version 0.1.2 1.9.3
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 33 9.7K
GitHub Forks 3 458
Open Issues - 195
License MIT GPL-2.0
Language Swift HTML
Last GitHub Commit 2y ago 2y ago
First Seen Feb 6, 2022 Aug 9, 2023

Reviews

ImageX

ImageX offers a visually appealing way to explore and search image collections with dynamic filters. It's ideal for users who want a modern, interactive image management experience.

ImageX allows users to visually explore and search their image collections with dynamic filters.

Pros

  • + Visually appealing interface for image exploration
  • + Dynamic image filters enhance navigation
  • + Open-source with MIT license

Cons

  • - No auto-updates feature
  • - Limited community traction

ImageOptim

ImageOptim is a popular macOS app that optimizes images to reduce file size without compromising quality. It's widely used by web developers and designers to enhance website performance and is known for its effectiveness in cutting image file sizes significantly.

Optimizes images to smaller sizes without losing quality.

Pros

  • + Highly effective in reducing image file sizes without quality loss.
  • + Popular and widely recognized in the developer community.
  • + Open-source with a strong community support.
  • + Good integration with macOS ecosystem.

Cons

  • - Outdated user interface.
  • - Lacks lossy optimization options, which some users desire.