From 7d59094d510a6b3cb237187885feadf93618e324 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkxed Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:07:31 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?[=E6=89=8B=E5=8A=A8=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98][tech]:?= =?UTF-8?q?=2020220620=20Compress=20Images=20in=20Linux=20Easily=20With=20?= =?UTF-8?q?Curtail=20GUI=20App.md?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- ...es in Linux Easily With Curtail GUI App.md | 106 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 106 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20220620 Compress Images in Linux Easily With Curtail GUI App.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20220620 Compress Images in Linux Easily With Curtail GUI App.md b/sources/tech/20220620 Compress Images in Linux Easily With Curtail GUI App.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7b58dfcf92 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20220620 Compress Images in Linux Easily With Curtail GUI App.md @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +[#]: subject: "Compress Images in Linux Easily With Curtail GUI App" +[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/curtail-image-compress/" +[#]: author: "Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Compress Images in Linux Easily With Curtail GUI App +====== + +Got a bunch of images with huge file sizes taking too much disk space? Or perhaps you have to upload an image to a web portal that has file size restrictions? + +There could be a number of reasons why you would want to compress images. There are tons of tools to help you with it and I am not talking about the command line ones here. + +You can use a full-fledged image editor like GIMP. You may also use web tools like [Squoosh][1], an open source project from Google. It even lets you compare the files for each compression level. + +However, all these tools work on individual images. What if you want to bulk compress photos? Curtail is an app that saves your day. + +### Curtail: Nifty tool for image compression in Linux + +Built with Python and GTK3, Curtail is a simple GUI app that uses open source libraries like OptiPNG, [jpegoptim][2], etc to provide the image compression feature. + +It is available as a [Flatpak application][3]. Please make sure that you have [Flatpak support enabled on your system][4]. + +Add the Flathub repo first: + +``` +flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo +``` + +And then use the command below to install Curtail: + +``` +flatpak install flathub com.github.huluti.Curtail +``` + +Once installed, look for it in your Linux system’s menu and start it from there. + +![curtail app][5] + +The interface is plain and simple. You can choose whether you want a lossless or lossy compression. + +The lossy compression will have poor-quality images but with a smaller size. The lossless compression will have better quality but the size may not be much smaller than the original. + +![curtail app interface][6] + +You can either browse for images or drag and drop them into the application. + +Yes. You can compress multiple images in one click with Curtail. + +In fact, you don’t even need a click. As soon as you select the images or drop them, they are compressed and you see a summary of the compression process. + +![curtail image compression summary][7] + +As you can see in the image above, I got a 35% size reduction for one image and 3 and 8 percent for the other two. This was with lossless compression. + +The images are saved with a -min suffix (by default), in the same directory as the original image. + +Though it looks minimalist, there are a few options to configure Curtail. Click on the hamburger menu and you are presented with a few settings options. + +![curtail configuration options][8] + +You can select whether you want to save the compressed file as new or replace the existing one. If you go for a new file (default behavior), you can also provide a different suffix for the compressed images. The option to keep the file attributes is also there. + +In the next tab, you can configure the settings for lossy compression. By default, the compression level is at 90%. + +![curtail compression options][9] + +The Advanced tab gives you the option to configure the lossless compression level for PNG and WebP files. + +![curtain advanced options][10] + +### Conclusion + +As I stated earlier, it’s not a groundbreaking tool. You can do the same with other tools like GIMP. It just makes the task of image compression simpler, especially for bulk image compression. + +I would love to see the option to [convert the image file formats][11] with the compression like what we have in tools like Converseen. + +Overall, a good little utility for the specific purpose of image compression. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/curtail-image-compress/ + +作者：[Abhishek Prakash][a] +选题：[lkxed][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://squoosh.app/ +[2]: https://github.com/tjko/jpegoptim +[3]: https://itsfoss.com/what-is-flatpak/ +[4]: https://itsfoss.com/flatpak-guide/ +[5]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/curtail-app.png +[6]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/curtail-app-interface.png +[7]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/curtail-image-compression-summary.png +[8]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/curtail-configuration-options.png +[9]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/curtail-compression-options.png +[10]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/curtain-advanced-options.png +[11]: https://itsfoss.com/converseen/