Convert in batches
Drag in photos or whole folders and convert them all with one set of settings. Photos are processed one at a time, so even large batches won’t overload your Mac.
pXL Crunch
Coming soonConvert whole folders of photos to JPEG XL, AVIF, WebP and more, right from Finder.
What’s coming
Right from Finder
Right-click your photos in Finder, or press ⌃⌥⌘X, to open a preview and settings panel. Or convert instantly with your saved settings, without even opening the app.
Eight output formats
Save as JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL, TIFF or JPEG 2000, using Apple’s encoders or the open-source ones.
Aim for a quality score
Pick a SSIMULACRA2 target and pXL Crunch finds the setting that gets closest, then reports the score it actually reached.
Resize as you go
Set a maximum length for the longest edge. Proportions are kept, and smaller images are never enlarged.
Your originals stay put
pXL Crunch never replaces a file. Converted copies are saved next to the original, or in a folder you choose, with “‑converted” added to the file name.
Built-in and open-source encoders
JPEG, PNG, HEIC and TIFF work right away. The other formats use the same free, open-source encoders as pXL Compare, which you install once with Homebrew.
brew install jpeg-xl libavif webp libheif jpeg-turbo exiftoolJPEG 2000 needs a libheif build that includes its OpenJPEG plugin.
Built into macOS
- JPEG
- PNG
- HEIC
- TIFF
With free open-source tools
- JPEG XL
- AVIF
- WebP
- JPEG 2000
Its companion app
pXL Compare
FreeA free Mac app that encodes one image four ways and shows the results in a single split view, with file size, speed and quality scores for each.