macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pngquantlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pngquantMacPorts ports tree · graphics/pngquant/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 991
Install pngquant with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop
PNG image optimizing utility. Version 3.0.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pngquant.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pngquantAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pngquant · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pngquantDebian stable package indexes · pngquant · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pngquantFedora Rawhide package metadata · pngquant · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pngquantnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pn/pngquant/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pngquantArch Linux sync databases · pngquant · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pngquantopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pngquant · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install pngquantChocolatey community package catalog · pngquant · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/pngquantScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/pngquant.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
PNG image optimizing utility
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pngquant
security posture
Risk level: green
doc example: narrow image optimizer.
Risk classifier
green risk · high confidence · appliance
Why
- doc example: narrow image optimizer
Signals
- override:pngquant
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
pngquant | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version3.0.3
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pngquant |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://pngquant.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/kornelski/pngquant |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
pngquant 2.18.0-1+b1
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image optimising utility
sudo apt install pngquant- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pngquant
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
Nix95%
pngquant
nix profile install nixpkgs#pngquant- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
Ubuntu apt95%
pngquant 2.18.0-1build2
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image optimising utility
sudo apt install pngquant- Section: universe/graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
apk95%
pngquant 3.0.3-r0
Lossy PNG compressor
sudo apk add pngquant- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pngquant
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
apk95%
pngquant-doc 3.0.3-r0
Lossy PNG compressor (documentation)
sudo apk add pngquant-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pngquant
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
dnf95%
pngquant 2.18.0-13.fc45
PNG quantization tool for reducing image file size
sudo dnf install pngquant- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pngquant
- 11 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
pacman95%
pngquant 3.0.3-3
Command-line utility to quantize PNGs down to 8-bit paletted PNGs
sudo pacman -S pngquant- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND ISC AND BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
zypper95%
pngquant 3.0.3-1.6
Tool for lossy compression of PNG images
sudo zypper install pngquant- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Tools/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pngquant
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
MacPorts95%
pngquant
sudo port install pngquant- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
Chocolatey95%
pngquant
choco install pngquant- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
Scoop95%
main/pngquant
scoop install main/pngquant- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngquant
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation