# optimg A tiny Python CLI/library wrapping the **JPEG** and **PNG** optimization file size. It uses **jpegoptim** and **optipng** as optimization programs. > **NOTE** For now only **JPEG** optimization is available and **it's not loseless** ! It will set the JPEG size to a maximum of **1 Mb**. Thus, may reduce drastically the quality... Should be fixed in future release. ## Install Make sure **jpegoptim** and **optipng** are installed on your system and are available in your **PATH**. On Ubuntu: ```bash sudo apt install jpegoptim optipng ``` Other system: ```bash sudo consider-using-linux-quickly-or-die ``` Install the CLI in a dedicated environment: ```bash make install ``` It will install the CLI in a Python virtual env: `venv.dist`. Under your virtual environment: ```bash optimg --help usage: optimg [-h] [--mimetype {JPEG,PNG}] [--size {TINY,MEDIUM,LARGE,FAT}] [--dest DEST] [--workers WORKERS] [--show] [--debug] src Optimize JPEG and PNG files from a directory. positional arguments: src Directory path to scan. options: -h, --help show this help message and exit --mimetype {JPEG,PNG} Filter by mimetype. Default is all. --size {TINY,MEDIUM,LARGE,FAT} Filter by file size. Default is all. --dest DEST Base destination directory of optimized files. --workers WORKERS Number of workers used to optimize files. --show Details the directory by mimetypes and quit. --debug Set log level to debug. Default is info. ``` You're good ! Enjoy ! ## Examples * Optimize **JPEG** files of **MEDIUM** size: ```bash optimg /my/path --size MEDIUM --mimetype JPEG [INFO] - 2025-10-22 12:30:30,209 - launching optimization (6145) for type: image/jpeg and size range: MEDIUM on 4 workers... Optimizing...: 6%|██████▎ | 344/6145 [00:01<00:30, 193.12it/s ``` > **NOTE** The default **base destination directory** is the **data** folder if you don't provide `--dest` optional argument. It will be automatically created in the current path where the CLI is launched. **ALL** the files path are preserved (sub-directory creation etc...). The **base destination directory** is here to put the files optimized elsewhere and not overwrite the originals.