PngOptimizer
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PngOptimizer, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PngOptimizer's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PngOptimizer | Free | GPL-licensed; version 2.7 downloads listed for Windows and Debian/Ubuntu |
The facts
Each one read from PngOptimizer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Animation
- It supports animated PNG (APNG).checked 12 Oct 2026
- Command line
- PngOptimizerCL is offered as a command-line version for Windows x64, Windows x86, and Linux x64.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Compression modes
- losslesschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Format conversion
- It converts BMP, GIF, and TGA images to PNG.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The product page describes its user interface as simple and productive.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- PngOptimizer and PngOptimizerCL are distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).checked 12 Oct 2026
- Metadata controls
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- PngOptimizer cleans PNG files of useless or incorrect information and reduces their file size.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Screenshots
- It can create PNG screenshots.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported formats
- PNG,BMP,GIF,TGA,APNGchecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux compatibility
- The maker says the Linux command-line build was tested on Ubuntu 14.04 x64 and may not work on every Linux distribution.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Linux downloads
- The page lists a Debian/Ubuntu 64-bit package and an Ubuntu PPA installation method.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Linux GUI limitation
- The maker states that screenshot pasting is not supported in the Linux version.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Windows downloads
- The page lists version 2.7 downloads for Windows 64-bit and 32-bit.checked 12 Oct 2026
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