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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# pngquant

> PNG converter and lossy image compressor.
> More information: <https://pngquant.org/>.

- Compress a specific PNG as much as possible and write result to a new file:

`pngquant {{path/to/file.png}}`

- Compress a specific PNG and override original:

`pngquant --ext .png --force {{path/to/file.png}}`

- Try to compress a specific PNG with custom quality (skip if below the min value):

`pngquant --quality {{0-100}} {{path/to/file.png}}`

- Compress a specific PNG with the number of colors reduced to 64:

`pngquant {{64}} {{path/to/file.png}}`

- Compress a specific PNG and skip if the file is larger than the original:

`pngquant --skip-if-larger {{path/to/file.png}}`

- Compress a specific PNG and remove metadata:

`pngquant --strip {{path/to/file.png}}`

- Compress a specific PNG and save it to the given path:

`pngquant {{path/to/file.png}} --output {{path/to/file.png}}`

- Compress a specific PNG and show progress:

`pngquant --verbose {{path/to/file.png}}`
