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title: Install pngcrush on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of pngcrush for Linux - Optimize PNG files
url: https://snapcraft.io/pngcrush
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# pngcrush

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latest/edge 1.8.13

Install latest/edge of pngcrush

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install pngcrush --edge
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

pngcrush is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* pngcrush

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 24 April 2019 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [pmt.sourceforge.io](https://pmt.sourceforge.io/pngcrush/ "https://pmt.sourceforge.io/pngcrush/")

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### Contact

* [josephb.org](https://josephb.org "https://josephb.org")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/pngcrush#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/pngcrush#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/pngcrush#tab-security)

#### Optimize PNG files

pngcrush is a free and open-source command-line utility for
optimizing PNG image files. It reduces the size of the file losslessly;
that is, the resulting "crushed" image will have the same quality as the
source image.

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## Install pngcrush on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/pngcrush/ubuntu)