DropSlim
Local image compressor app for Win/Mac, CLI for Mac/Linux
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Stop uploading private assets to shady online converters. DropSlim is a local, privacy-first image optimizer. Everything runs 100% offline with zero server uploads or tracking.It offers a clean desktop GUI for Windows and macOS, plus a scriptable CLI for macOS and Linux (soon). DropSlim supports batch and recursive folder processing for PNG, JPEG, SVG, GIF, WebP, AVIF, and native HEIC on Mac. 100% free and open-source under the MIT license with no accounts needed.
PH · launched Sep 21, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 69%) · 0 views
Niche: file and data compression tools · 100 launches, 14 in the last 7 days ▲ +75% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Commercial product
- Design Tools
- Open Source
- Developer Tools
- GitHub
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Could you build this?
Yes This is an Electron, Tauri, or Wails desktop wrapper around standard local image compression libraries like sharp, libvips, or squoosh CLI.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 468 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #382 of 469 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 308 days after the earliest competitor.
- FileSlim · ph · 2026-09-29 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.63
- DockPinch: PDF & Image Optimizer · ph · 2026-10-11 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- TinyOwl · ph · 2026-10-06 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- LosslessDrop · ph · 2026-10-21 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Underpressured · ph · 2026-11-11 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- LIMITLESS Image Resizer & Metadata Wiper · ph · 2026-09-11 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- Presso · ph · 2026-10-21 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- I made a local image compressor to save you from popups andsubscription · hn · 2026-07-16 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.47
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