Sharpify

Sharpify is a minimalist desktop app for compressing images locally with sharp. The app uses a Tauri shell, a React frontend, and a bundled Node runtime that executes the Sharp processor offline.

Install

macOS — Homebrew

brew tap 0franco/sharpify
brew install --cask sharpify

Note: macOS may show "Sharpify is damaged and can't be opened" because the app is not yet notarized. Run this once to clear the quarantine flag:

xattr -cr /Applications/Sharpify.app

macOS — Direct download

Grab the latest .zip from GitHub Releases, unzip, and drag Sharpify.app to /Applications.

Linux — Direct download

Grab the latest .deb or .AppImage from GitHub Releases.

# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i Sharpify_*_linux_x64.deb

# Any distro (AppImage)
chmod +x Sharpify_*_linux_x64.AppImage
./Sharpify_*_linux_x64.AppImage

Windows — Build from source

Pre-built Windows binaries are not yet published. You can build locally:

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• Rust (stable)
• Microsoft C++ Build Tools

Build

git clone https://github.com/0franco/sharpify.git
cd sharpify
npm install
npm run tauri:build

The installer will be in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/ or msi/.

Upgrade

macOS — Homebrew

brew update && brew upgrade --cask sharpify

macOS / Linux — Direct download

Download the latest release from GitHub Releases and replace the previous installation.

Features

• Drag and drop or select multiple image files
• Batch-wide output controls for format, quality, resize, fit, metadata, and filename suffix
• Local export to a user-chosen output folder
• Per-file status and compression results
• Cross-platform Tauri packaging scaffold for macOS, Windows, and Linux

Development

npm install
npm run tauri:dev

Verification

npm run test
npm run build

🤝 Contributing

Contribute! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.