Dinky
Dinky vs Picmal
Picmal is a paid Mac suite with a much larger install. Dinky is free, open source, about 35 MB—and now covers audio alongside stills, MP4, and PDF in the same drop zone.
Choose Picmal for the big paid bundle
When you want a vendor‑polished, all‑in‑one commercial app and are fine with a multi‑hundred‑megabyte footprint.
Choose Dinky for free, tiny, and open source
When you want codec conversion for stills, MP4 presets with optional FPS cap, PDF flatten or preserve, AAC/ALAC/WAV/AIFF/FLAC/MP3 audio, watch folders, and code you can audit—without a license fee or a huge on‑disk footprint.
| Dinky | Picmal | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (MIT) | Paid (one-time; see vendor) |
| Source | Open source on GitHub | Proprietary |
| Installed size (approx.) | ~35 MB | ~330 MB class (verify current release) |
| Still images | WebP, AVIF, HEIC, lossless PNG | Yes (see Picmal) |
| Video | MP4 export with presets; optional FPS cap | Yes (see Picmal) |
| Flatten, preserve, optional OCR | Yes (see Picmal) | |
| Audio | Yes — AAC (M4A), ALAC, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3 (afconvert + LAME) | Yes (see Picmal) |
| Processing | Local on your Mac | Local on your Mac |
Smaller footprint
Breadth without the huge bundle
Codecs for stills, MP4 (with optional FPS cap), PDF workflows, and audio cross‑converts—all in inspectable MIT source sized for everyday compression instead of a paid multi‑hundred‑megabyte install.
35 MB · v2.12.0 · Requires macOS 15 Sequoia