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ImageOptim ★ 10002 482 APPLICATION

ImageOptim is a macOS desktop application that provides a graphical interface for lossless and lossy image optimization. It bundles over a dozen external optimization tools (e.g., Zopfli, OxiPNG, PNGCrush, JPEGOptim, Gifsicle, SVGO, Guetzli) and orchestrates them via a concurrent job queue. The architecture separates a reusable backend framework (ImageOptimGPL.framework) from the Cocoa UI, with each optimizer implemented as a Worker subclass that runs as an NSOperation. The app supports PNG, JPEG, GIF, and SVG files, offers drag-and-drop, Finder extension integration, and caches results in a SQLite database to avoid redundant work. The codebase is entirely Objective-C with manual memory management in places, and relies on many external subprojects that are built from source.

RATING: 8.2/10 MAINT: active DRIFT: medium
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