OptiPNG − Advanced optimization program for Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
optipng [−? | −h | −help]
optipng [options...] files...
OptiPNG is a PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller size without losing any information. In addition, this program performs a suite of useful functions like integrity checks, meta-data recovery and pixmap-to-PNG conversion.
The input files are raster image files encoded either in PNG format (the native format), or in an external format. The currently supported external formats are GIF, BMP, PNM and TIFF.
OptiPNG processes each image file given in the command line as follows:
− If it is in PNG format:
Attempt to optimize the given file in-place. If optimization is successful, or if the option −force is in effect, replace the original file with its optimized version. The original file is backed up if the option −keep is in effect.
− If it is an external format:
Create an optimized PNG version of the given file. The output file name is composed from the original file name and the .png extension.
Basic options
-?, −h, −help
Show a complete summary of options.
−o level
Select the optimization level.
Use −o0 to disable IDAT recompression trials.
Use −o1 to enable a single IDAT recompression trial.
Use a higher level to enable more trials (the higher the level, the more trials).
The behavior and the default value of this user option may change across different program versions. Use option −h to see the details pertaining to your specific version.
−i type
Select the interlace type (0−1).
Use −i0 to produce a non-interlaced output.
Use −i1 to produce an interlaced (Adam7) output.
If this option is not used, the output will have the same interlace type as the input.
−k, −keep
Keep a backup of the modified file(s).
The files that use the backup names prior to the program execution are not overwritten.
−q, −quiet
Run in quiet mode.
−v |
Show copyright, version and build info; run in verbose mode. |
Advanced options
−zc levels
Select the zlib compression levels.
The behavior and the default value of this user option may change across different program versions. Use option −h to see the details pertaining to your specific version.
−zm levels
Select the zlib memory levels.
The behavior and the default value of this user option may change across different program versions. Use option −h to see the details pertaining to your specific version.
−zs strategies
Select the zlib compression strategies.
The behavior and the default value of this user option may change across different program versions. Use option −h to see the details pertaining to your specific version.
−zw window size
Select the zlib window size (32k,16k,8k,4k,2k,1k,512,256).
The window size can be specified either in bytes (e.g. 16384) or kilobytes (e.g. 16k).
−f filters
Select the PNG delta filters.
The behavior and the default value of this user option may change across different program versions. The filter values 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 correspond to the PNG standard filters (None, Left, Up, Average and Paeth, respectively). The other values are used to specify adaptive filtering. Use option −h to see the details pertaining to your specific version.
−nb |
Do not apply bit depth reduction. |
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−nc |
Do not apply color type reduction. |
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−np |
Do not apply palette reduction. |
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−nz |
Do not perform IDAT recompression (also disable reductions). |
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−fix |
Enable error recovery. |
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−force |
Enforce writing of a new output file. Use this option to override the program’s decision not to write such file, e.g. when the PNG input is digitally signed (using dSIG), or when the PNG output becomes larger than the PNG input. |
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−full |
Produce a full report on IDAT. This option might slow down the trials. |
−preserve
Preserve file attributes (time stamps, file access rights, etc.) where applicable.
−simulate
Run in simulation mode: perform the trials, but do not create output files.
−snip |
Cut one image out of multi-image, animation or video file(s). Depending on the input format, this may be either the first or the most relevant (e.g. the largest) image. |
−out file
Write output file to file. The command line must not contain more than one input file.
−dir directory
Write output file(s) to directory.
−log file
Log messages to file. For safety reasons, file must have the extension .log.
−− |
Stop option switch parsing. |
Notes
The option names are case-insensitive and can be abbreviated. Any abbreviation must uniquely identify the full option name and must be no shorter than two letters, unless one letter is explicitly permitted. For example, −quiet can be abbreviated as −q or −qu (because −q is explicitly mentioned in the list of possible options), while −preserve can be abbreviated as −pr but not as −p.
Some options may have arguments that follow the option name, with or without a whitespace used as a separator; e.g.
−i1 <=> −i 1
−o3 <=> −o 3
Range arguments are cumulative; e.g.
−f0 −f3−5 <=> −f0,3−5
−zs0 −zs1 −zs2−3 <=> −zs0,1,2,3 <=> −zs0−3
The zlib window size is automatically set to a minimum that does not affect the compression ratio.
The output files will have all IDAT in a single chunk, even if no recompression is performed.
Extremely exhaustive searches are not generally recommended.
optipng file1.png file2.gif file3.tif
optipng −o5 file1.png file2.gif file3.tif
optipng −i1 −o7 −v −full −sim experiment.png −log experiment.log
Lossless image reductions are not completely implemented. (This does NOT affect the integrity of the output files.) Here are the missing pieces:
− The color palette reductions are implemented only partially.
− The bit depth reductions below 8, for grayscale images, are not implemented yet.
TIFF support is limited to uncompressed, PNG-compatible (grayscale, RGB and RGBA) images.
Metadata is not imported from the external image formats.
png(5), libpng(3), zlib(3), pngcrush(1), pngrewrite(1).
Glenn Randers-Pehrson et al. Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification, Second Edition.
W3C Recommendation 10 November 2003; ISO/IEC IS 15948:2003 (E).
http://www.w3.org/TR/PNG/
OptiPNG is written and maintained by Cosmin Truta.
This manual page was originally written by Nelson A. de Oliveira for the Debian Project. It was later updated by Cosmin Truta, and is now part of the OptiPNG distribution.