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Install oxipng with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget

Multithreaded PNG optimizer written in Rust. Version 10.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-21. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#oxipng.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install oxipng

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install oxipng

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/oxipng/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add oxipng

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · oxipng · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install oxipng

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · oxipng · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#oxipng

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ox/oxipng/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S oxipng

Arch Linux sync databases · oxipng · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install oxipng

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · oxipng · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/oxipng

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/oxipng.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Shssoichiro.Oxipng -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Shssoichiro.Oxipng · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Multithreaded PNG optimizer written in Rust

Project links

Commands and aliases

oxipng

history

Project history and usage

Oxipng is a multithreaded lossless PNG and APNG optimizer available as both a command-line program and a Rust library.

Project history

Oxipng began as a multithreaded lossless PNG optimizer. Its initial beta already combined color and bit-depth reduction, recompression, metadata stripping, and parallel processing.

Later development added a library interface, WebAssembly support, additional compression engines, improved palette and alpha-channel processing, APNG support, and parallel processing across multiple input files.

Adoption history

Oxipng is distributed through numerous system package managers, including Homebrew and major Linux, macOS, and Windows channels. It is also available as a Rust crate and command-line application.

How it is used

Users normally pass one or more PNG files to `oxipng`; optimization presets trade execution time for compression, while flags control metadata stripping, alpha optimization, interlacing, recursion, and output placement.

Oxipng has no persistent configuration or credentials file documented by the project. Repeatable settings are normally expressed as command-line arguments in scripts, build systems, or CI jobs.

Why package nerds care

Oxipng exemplifies the Rust generation of established Unix-style media utilities: a fast native binary, parallel operation, reproducible command-line behavior, and a reusable library behind the CLI.

Its choice between quick presets and progressively more expensive compression trials makes it useful both in interactive asset work and automated build pipelines.

Timeline

Initial release: Version 0.1.0 introduced the beta optimizer with multithreading and PNG reductions.
Library expansion: Version 0.8.0 added an interface for optimizing in-memory images.
Web expansion: Version 2.3.0 added WebAssembly support.
Toolchain expansion: Version 9.0.0 added basic APNG support and parallel processing of multiple files.

Related projects

OptiPNG is an older lossless PNG optimizer serving the same fundamental task.
pngquant instead uses lossy color quantization and is useful when smaller output matters more than exact pixel preservation.
Zopfli is one of the slow, high-compression Deflate approaches available in Oxipng's optimization workflow.

Sources

https://github.com/oxipng/oxipng#readme
https://github.com/oxipng/oxipng/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`oxipng`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04

manager version10.2.1

manager updated2026-09-21

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv10.2.1

https://github.com/oxipng/oxipng

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:oxipng
Version	10.2.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/oxipng
Homepage	https://github.com/oxipng/oxipng
Repository	https://github.com/oxipng/oxipng
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/oxipng/oxipng/archive/refs/tags/v10.2.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-21T07:58:55-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	oxipng
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

oxipng

nix profile install nixpkgs#oxipng

normalized package name match
Matched by: Oxipng

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ox/oxipng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

oxipng 9.1.5-r0

Multithreaded PNG optimizer written in Rust

https://github.com/shssoichiro/oxipng

sudo apk add oxipng

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: oxipng
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Oxipng

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: oxipng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

oxipng 10.2.0-1.fc45

Lossless PNG compression optimizer

https://crates.io/crates/oxipng

sudo dnf install oxipng

License: Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND MIT AND (Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: rust-oxipng
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Oxipng

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: oxipng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

oxipng 10.2.0-1

A lossless PNG compression optimiser

https://github.com/shssoichiro/oxipng

sudo pacman -S oxipng

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Oxipng

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: oxipng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

oxipng 10.1.0-1.5

Multithreaded lossless PNG optimizer

https://github.com/oxipng/oxipng

sudo zypper install oxipng

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: oxipng
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Oxipng

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: oxipng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

oxipng

sudo port install oxipng

normalized package name match
Matched by: Oxipng

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: graphics/oxipng/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/oxipng

scoop install main/oxipng

normalized package name match
Matched by: Oxipng

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/oxipng.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Shssoichiro.Oxipng

winget install --id Shssoichiro.Oxipng -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Oxipng

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Shssoichiro.Oxipng from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/oxipng.yml

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