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7/12/2026
Why I built an image processor when Photoshop and GIMP already exist

Why I built an image processor when Photoshop and GIMP already exist

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A solo developer in India built APIC, a 95MB standalone image processor, because Photoshop was too expensive and GIMP too heavy for simple batch tasks. The tool supports format conversion, compression, cropping, and batch folder processing with drag-and-drop. It targets the gap between heavyweight editors and privacy-risky online tools.

  • •APIC is a 95MB single-exe image processor built by a solo dev in India
  • •Supports batch conversion, compression, editing across PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP, TIFF, ICO
  • •Fills gap between expensive Photoshop and bloated GIMP for simple batch workflows

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