# Install pngcrush with Homebrew

Optimizer for PNG files. Version 1.8.13 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-11.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pngcrush
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pngcrush
```

  Evidence: provider-native install command

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pngcrush
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.8.13
- **Source summary:** Optimizer for PNG files
- **Homepage:** <https://pmt.sourceforge.io/pngcrush/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-11T16:46:51+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T00:40:33+00:00

## Executables

- pngcrush (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.8.13

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pngcrush.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pngcrush.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation