Is pngcrush safe to use?

pngcrush has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.8.13). DepScope rates its health at 56/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of pngcrush?

The latest version of pngcrush is 1.8.13, released 2026-03-07.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of pngcrush.

No, pngcrush is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.8.13 (2026-03-07).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for pngcrush at this time.

pngcrush is licensed under LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent.

homebrewv1.8.13

Optimizer for PNG files

License LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent1 versions1 maintainers1 deps29 weekly dl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (56/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (1)

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/homebrew/pngcrush

Last updated · 2026-03-07T22:24:50Z