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title: Install Image Optimizer on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Image Optimizer for on Debian - Shrink images
  losslessly
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/image-optimizer/debian
---

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# Install Image Optimizer on **Debian**

# Image Optimizer

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* [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/image-optimizer/debian#install)

#### Shrink images losslessly

Image Optimizer makes PNG and JPEG files smaller without changing how they look. It rewrites the files you pick in place, so the file you selected is the one that gets smaller.

The compression is lossless, which means the pixels come out identical and nothing is re-encoded at a lower quality. What comes off is whatever the encoder left on the table, so screenshots and interface images usually gain the most and photos straight out of a camera the least.

Features:

* Compress PNG and JPEG images without losing quality
* Optimize a whole batch at once, several files at a time
* Works offline, with no account and nothing uploaded
* Keeps the colour profile and the orientation, so images still look the way they did
* Keeps modification times, so a library sorted by date stays in order
* Quit quickly by pressing Ctrl + Q

### Package name

* image-optimizer

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 16 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 16 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/gijsgoudzwaard/image-optimizer](https://github.com/gijsgoudzwaard/image-optimizer "https://github.com/gijsgoudzwaard/image-optimizer")

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### Donations

* [ko-fi.com](https://ko-fi.com/imageoptimizer "https://ko-fi.com/imageoptimizer")

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### Source code

* [github.com/gijsgoudzwaard/image-optimizer](https://github.com/gijsgoudzwaard/image-optimizer "https://github.com/gijsgoudzwaard/image-optimizer")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/gijsgoudzwaard/image-optimizer/issues](https://github.com/gijsgoudzwaard/image-optimizer/issues "https://github.com/gijsgoudzwaard/image-optimizer/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/image-optimizer/debian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install Image Optimizer

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install Image Optimizer

To install Image Optimizer, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install image-optimizer
```

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