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Re:Show HN: I Built ImgFiber-Better Image Optimizer. Free No... by Doohickey-d on Sunday April 06, 2025 @05:47AM (#43600219)
As an alternative to this, I quite like https://squoosh.app/ - Also works on-device, but additionally it's open source, supports multiple output formats, and exposes all the speed / quality / transparency options.
Re:Show HN: I Built ImgFiber-Better Image Optimizer. Free No... by iambavith on Sunday April 06, 2025 @06:46AM (#43600446)
Squoosh is great but for average user dealing with so many peremeters feels overwhelming and provides odd results.When you're handling a large number of files - like a Midjourney archive or a collection of images,it’s more convenient to use an app with preset settings that can process them in bulk, rather than one with detailed options that require fine-tuning.
Re:Show HN: I Built ImgFiber-Better Image Optimizer. Free No... by todotask2 on Sunday April 06, 2025 @05:53AM (#43600246)
I would suggest avoid using in Firefox, the images can appear to be brighter than converting in other browsers.
Re:Show HN: I Built ImgFiber-Better Image Optimizer. Free No... by starwatch on Sunday April 06, 2025 @09:26AM (#43601286)
Sidenote, but I enjoyed seeing the squoosh maintainers talk through [1] how they diagnosed and resolved a memory leak they had a while back.

[1]: https://youtu.be/YDU_3WdfkxA?si=n-ZZwRI9V51p-Pxc