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# imagequant
Go bindings for libimagequant
`libimagequant` is a library for lossy recompression of PNG images to reduce their filesize. It is used by the `pngquant` tool. This `go-imagequant` project is a set of bindings for libimagequant to enable its use from the Go programming language.
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Written in Golang
=USAGE=
## Usage
Usage example is provided by a sample utility `cmd/gopngquant` which mimics some functionality of the upstream `pngquant`.
The sample utility has the following options:
`Usage of gopngquant:
```
Usage of gopngquant:
-In string
Input filename
-Out string
Output filename
-Speed int
Speed (1 slowest, 10 fastest) (default 3)
-Version`
-Version
```
=BUILDING=
## Building
This package can be installed via go get: `go get code.ivysaur.me/imagequant`
[go-get]code.ivysaur.me/imagequant git https://git.ivysaur.me/code.ivysaur.me/imagequant.git[/go-get]
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The `imagequant.go` file also declares a number of `CFLAGS` for GCC that allow the included libimagequant (2.8 git-a425e83) to build in an optimal way without using the upstream configure/make scripts.
=LICENSE=
## License
I am releasing this binding under the ISC license, however, `libimagequant` itself is released under GPLv3-or-later and/or commercial licenses. You must comply with the terms of such a license when using this binding in a Go project.
=CHANGELOG=
## Changelog
2017-03-03 2.9go1.1
- go-imagequant: Update bundled libimagequant from 2.8.0 to 2.9.0
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2016-11-24 2.8go1.0
- Initial public release
=SEE ALSO=
## See also
- Pngquant homepage https://pngquant.org/
- Pngquant source code https://github.com/pornel/pngquant