Dinky
Dinky vs Picmal
Picmal is a paid Mac suite with audio in the bundle. Dinky skips audio, costs nothing, and stays a fraction of the download size.
Choose Picmal if audio belongs in the same tool
When shrinking audio alongside other media in one paid app fits your budget and workflow, Picmal’s scope may justify the purchase.
Choose Dinky for free, tiny, and open source
When you want codec conversion for stills, MP4 presets, PDF flatten or preserve paths, watch folders, and code you can audit—without a license fee or a large on-disk footprint.
| Dinky | Picmal | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (MIT) | Paid (one-time; see vendor) |
| Source | Open source on GitHub | Proprietary |
| Installed size (approx.) | ~33 MB | ~330 MB class (verify current release) |
| Still images | WebP, AVIF, HEIC, lossless PNG | Yes (see Picmal) |
| Video | MP4 export with presets | Yes (see Picmal) |
| Flatten, preserve, optional OCR | Yes (see Picmal) | |
| Audio | No | Yes (see Picmal) |
| Processing | Local on your Mac | Local on your Mac |
Smaller footprint
Breadth without the huge bundle
Codecs, MP4 presets, PDF workflows, and inspectable source—in a free app sized for everyday compression instead of a paid multi-hundred-megabyte install.
33 MB · v2.7.12 · Requires macOS 15 Sequoia