Thank you for the support that I’ve received during the launch of MAZANOKE—a self-hosted local image optimizer that runs in your browser! It can run offline and is installable as a web app too.
This week, I’ve been addressing the feature that has been a bottleneck for the usability of an image optimizer, namely: batch upload and download.
Project page: https://github.com/civilblur/mazanoke
Highlights v1.0.1 (view release note)
- Upload multiple files simultaneously
- Images are processed one at a time to prevent excessive browser resource usage.
- Download all optimized images as a zip file.
- Files over 1GB are split into multiple zip files.
- Large downloads may take time, depending on hardware and browser.
- Option to clear optimized images from the “Images” section.
- Convert GIF and SVG to PNG.
- GIF-to-GIF optimization is not supported.
- SVG optimization is not planned.
anguo@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I’m confused, isn’t this running locally? Why are you using the words “upload” and “download”?
lent9004@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s a valid question! The app is intended for less tech-savvy people, as such, the terminologies used are to accommodate those users. “Upload” would rather be “Import”, while “Download” would be “Export”.
I’ve shared the use case in a previous Lemmy post:
anguo@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
While I appreciate the sentiment, I do think that despite being well-intentioned this could just contribute to today’s digital illiteracy. It also downplays the app’s privacy, I almost dismissed it as a cloud service the moment I saw that.
Perhaps you could use “open” and “save”, which is widely understood and probably more appropriate.
That said, the app is a great initiative, and I’ll certainly give it a look once I get in front of a computer, and probably recommend it to students.