Tools

Classic open-source OCR engine and CLI that reads text from images and outputs plain text, hOCR, searchable PDF or TSV. Supports 100+ languages; install the language data for each language you need.

SVG optimizer CLI and Node.js library: shrinks SVGs by removing editor metadata, comments, hidden elements and redundant attributes, processes whole directories recursively, and gives fine control through plugin config.

Veteran image processing CLI suite that converts, resizes, crops, composites and batch-processes JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PDF and many more formats, handy for agents handling images in scripts.

Converts raster images like JPG and PNG to SVG, handling color tracing, black-and-white line art and unevenly lit scans, for vectorizing logos, illustrations and old drawings. The CLI is a 1.0 preview installed with cargo (needs Rust); a desktop app is also available.

Lossy PNG compression CLI: converts images to 8-bit PNGs that keep transparency, usually 60-80% smaller, with batch processing and a quality range setting. Handy for slimming down web assets, slides and article images. Install via Homebrew on macOS; no account.

Detects shot changes in video and splits long footage into scenes, exporting cut lists and per-scene thumbnails, useful for shot analysis, organizing footage and finding edit points. Runs locally; needs Python 3.10+, plus FFmpeg or mkvmerge for splitting.

Classic CLI for reading and writing metadata in hundreds of file types including images, video, audio and PDF, covering EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP and camera makers' proprietary tags, with batch editing, stripping and conversion. Requires Perl.

Multithreaded lossless PNG optimizer that shrinks screenshots, slices and icons in bulk without quality loss and strips unneeded metadata, handy for design handoff or compressing images before a site launch. Install with Homebrew on macOS.

High-fidelity SVG rendering library and CLI that exports SVG icons and illustrations to PNG at chosen sizes, good for batch asset export. No system dependencies, with pixel-identical output across platforms. No SVG animation support; install with cargo or grab a macOS build from Releases.

Runs open image models like FLUX, Qwen Image and Z-Image locally on a Mac: text-to-image, reference-based edits, inpainting and upscaling, all on-device. Needs Apple Silicon and uv; the first run downloads models and is slow. Check each model's license before commercial use.

Generates favicons, PWA app icons and Open Graph share images for social platforms from a logo, text or emoji, in every required size with text contrast checks, and can add the matching tags to your web project. Needs Python and Pillow.

Cloudinary's official MCP servers: upload, search and transform images and videos by chat, manage upload presets and structured metadata, and run AI content analysis, moderation and auto-tagging. Needs a Cloudinary account (some features paid); the command adds only the asset management server.

Cloudinary's official plugin with 5 MCP servers and 3 skills: upload, manage, crop and compress image and video assets, run AI image analysis and automated media workflows, and search docs for developers. Needs a Cloudinary account (free tier) or a temporary cloud claimed within 24 hours.