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When comparing ImageOptim vs Paste, the Slant community recommends ImageOptim for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?” ImageOptim is ranked 8th while Paste is ranked 43rd. The most important reason people chose ImageOptim is:
Great for compressing images for web usage or saving harddrive space.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Losslessly compresses PNG, GIF, and JPEG images
Great for compressing images for web usage or saving harddrive space.
Pro Fast & Simple
Pro Simple drag'n' drop interface
Simply drag images (or folders) into the window.
Pro Tries several different image optimizers before picking the best one
Pro Edits files in place
It does edit files in place, overwriting the original. This is exactly what I want, so I love it, but it's good to know beforehand.
Pro Can handle PNG, GIF, and JPEG images
Great for compressing images for web usage or saving harddrive space.
Pro Available on Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Allows to copy and paste and keep clipboard history in sync across devices.
Pro iCloud sync
Syncs clipboard history across Mac, iPhone, iPad.
Pro Simple design and usage
Pro Offers free trial
14-days free trial.
Pro Actively maintained
Gets updated with new features constantly.
Pro Allows editing
You can edit clipboard history items in place.
Pro Offers "Copy as plain text"
Pro Allows sequential paste
Pro Offers named folders
Can be used to organize frequently used snippets like signatures etc.
Pro Offers search and filters
Fast and efficient search by content and metadata.
Pro Supports rich text data
Generates previews for any type of content.
Cons
Con Compression algorithm not as good as counterparts
Con Cannot abort an optimization
Optimization can run for a long time. Sometimes it reaches 20% quickly and then spend a long time to attain 21.2%. But you cannot interrupt the process.
Con Does not work on SVG yet
Con Subscription based
Con Closed source
Con You shouldn't buy separately from a subscription like SetApp
Free/inexpensive options probably good enough for most users.
