pngquant
Install command:
brew install pngquantPNG image optimizing utility
License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND HPND AND BSD-2-Clause
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/pngquant.json
Formula code: pngquant.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 3.0.3 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| libpng | 1.6.59 | Library for manipulating PNG images |
| little-cms2 | 2.20 | Color management engine supporting ICC profiles |
Depends on when building from source:
| pkgconf | 3.0.10 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
| rust | 1.99.1 | Safe, concurrent, practical language |
Binaries:
pngquant
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 30,215 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 651,266 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 2,050 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 14.7× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-13T00:54:30Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-13. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 2,047 | 5,489 | 25,928 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 3 | 11 | 38 |
| Installs on Request | 1,437 | 3,940 | 18,263 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 3 | 11 | 38 |
Build Errors (--HEAD) | 3 |