Closed alexkreidler closed 5 years ago
Why does it need to be an Electron app?
Closing. Feel free to reopen with more info.
@jakearchibald I'm not the original poster, but I was looking for something like it too, so here's my input.
→ I, too, would enjoy a non-browser, offline, version of Squoosh.
Now, there's nothing mandating Electron, but since all the cross-platform UI work is already done using web tech, Electron seems like a reasonable choice. Passersby may utter the usual Electron heaviness profanities, then they're welcome to rewrite it in $LIGHTWEIGHT_TECH_OF_CHOICE, but a heavy Electron app to me seems better than a non-existing one.
And then even later it could be packaged by distributions, and I could just sudo pacman -Syu squoosh
to install the standalone app and use it 🙂.
→ Maybe this issue deserves to be re-opened and rename to something like: "Package as offline, non-browser application (probably Electron)".
At any rate, thanks for your work!
It would be nice to have an Electron app version of Squoosh to run natively.
Also, it would be nice to have the ability to work with multiple files (#301) in this native version.
I love Squoosh because it can convert between formats while showing the size and quality impact. I think it could be even more powerful as a native app with support for drag and drop, opening files, and a multi-file workflow. Keep it up!
BTW, if anyone knows another native app that can convert between and compress in multiple image formats, let me know.