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Products that do what Aerate for macOS does

Ridiculously good lossless image compression

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Compress for macOS▲129
Dramatically compress JPG and PNG Images, convert PSD to JPG
2018
2
Compress Image▲175
Compress any image on macOS in two clicks, right from Finder
2024
3
Crunch▲323
Insanely good PNG image optimization
2018
4
Convert & Compress▲111
Clean and performant Image processing tool
Oct 2025
5
HEIC Converter▲97
Convert HEIC images to JPEG or PNG on macOS
2017
6
Lightweight PDF▲151
A free PDF compressor for Mac
2019
7
Reduce by Flawless App▲347
Compress huge Sketch files in an instant
2017
8
Squash 3▲92
Batch resize and compression app for macOS
2021
9
Keka▲166
The macOS file archiver
2021
10
Image Compressor▲100
Quickly compress unlimited images for free
2022
11
img2icns▲215
Convert images to macOS icons, for free
2024
12
Crunch 2.0▲272
Insane PNG image optimization
2018
13
Unfreeze▲182
Less typing, more coding
2021
14
Convierto▲124
A free macOS native file converter
2024
15
Creative Convert▲110
Convert a lot of files into graphic files: PDF, Adobe & more
2020
16
Conductor▲111
A Desktop Video and Image Converter for MacOS
2024
17
Image Smith▲152
Compress your image like a pro
2022
18
Lens▲194
Convert images on the fly
2021
19
Pichi▲105
Compress, optimize and resize your images. Fast.
2019
20
TinyPNG▲119
Compress PNG images that preserves full alpha transparency
2014
21
MediaOptim▲92
Compress images, video & audio locally and save storage
May 2026
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Optimage 3.0▲285
Automatic image compression that actually works
2019
23
Kap▲257
Screen recording, now with plugins. Redesigned.
2018
24
ImageKit.io▲328
Real-time image resizing, optimization & super-fast delivery
2017

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