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The app is written in Python and ObjC, so on startup it needs to compile a lot of Python code. It should be less bad after the very first startup on a new system.
Still, these two are slow complex beasts, so I'm afraid they're out of my control.
If you're looking for something quicker, there's a "Lossy" option in ImageOptim (native app, starts quickly):
https://imageoptim.com/mac
and I've got a basic web interface for pngquant here:
https://imageoptim.com/online
These don't have a preview like ImageAlpha, but offer the same level of compression.
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Thanks - the slow start persists for me no matter how many times I open ImageAlpha, but I'll persevere because its interface is so useful for helping choose the level of compression required.
I'm a longtime happy user of both ImageAlpha and ImageOptim - thanks for all the great work. I'll try building locally and investigate to see whether I can contribute any changes to speed it up.
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I get the slow start (High Sierra, 12 bounces!) each and every launch. It's supremely aggravating.
Where is the compiled Python stored? I can then check it is where it should be.
Can't the Python be pre-compiled inside the app?
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Shipping pre-compiled code in the app won't make any difference, because code in the app itself is quite small. I wouldn't be surprised if all the code in the app was just 1% of the code Python runs on startup — while building wrapper objects for all of Cocoa.
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I recommend switching to ImageOptim's lossy mode instead. It uses the same compression, but it's all native and starts quickly.
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I really need manual control and visual inspection.
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Related Issues (20)
- Closing the last open window doesn't quit the app HOT 2
- Massive memory leak HOT 2
- PyObjC program failed to start HOT 13
- Unable to start ImageAlpha HOT 3
- Unique color count HOT 5
- New from pasteboard HOT 1
- Why no File → Save option? HOT 2
- Update pngquant
- Toggle Original shortcut is broken HOT 3
- Drag and drop issue. ImageAlpha is not selected, Finder is selected instead
- Batch Processing HOT 1
- image scaling in window HOT 3
- Saving directly from the application HOT 1
- Does not work on High Sierra HOT 6
- Imagealpha not working in High Sierra HOT 1
- Preview image aligns to subpixels on non-Retina displays
- It would be good if opening multiple images opened them in tabs by default
- Python/PyObjC program failed to start. HOT 1
- Error dragging png related to launch path
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