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Add to SafariWhen comparing ImageOptim vs Disk Inventory X, 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 Disk Inventory X is ranked 52nd. 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.
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Pro Free & Open Source
It is absolutely free and released under the GPL.
Pro Works in High Sierra and above
Pro Allows ordering disk by size
This way you can find what is taking most of the space.
Pro Offers choice between analyzing whole disk or just a specific folder
Pro Absolutely matching with Windirstat
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 Crashes on Ventura, when closing the app
But you do not need it so often, so it is ok.
Con Crashes on Sierra
Crashes on Sierra when resizing windows.
