img
For a native GUI plus a standalone CLI, recoverable local queues, public source, and a small package.
Package sizes, features,
and where each tool fits.
Compare macOS packages and features across img, PicGo, PicList, and uPic, with versions, sources, and test conditions.
STANDALONE CLI
7.09 MB
The standalone CLI’s macOS ARM64 tar.gz is about 7.09 MB. It has no GUI dependencies and needs no extra language runtime.
Build the standalone CLICAPABILITIES
Features and fit
| Capability | img | PicGo | PicList | uPic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop platforms | macOS / Windows / Linux | macOS / Windows / Linux | macOS / Windows / Linux | macOS |
| Desktop technology | Rust / native GPUI | Electron | Electron | Native macOS |
| CLI | Standalone Rust binary; bundled with GUI | PicGo-Core (Node.js) | PicList-Core (Node.js) | Command-line invocation |
| Storage | R2 / S3 / OSS / GitHub / WebDAV / HTTP | Built-in providers + plugins | Built-in providers + plugins | Built-in + custom services |
| Auto-copy and screenshots | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Remote file management | Scope indexing, checks, downloads, migration, and explicit deletion | Cloud album capabilities | Remote search, deletion, batch management | Focus on uploading and local history |
| Process memory / startup | No comparable measurement | No comparable measurement | No comparable measurement | No comparable measurement |
img package sizes use the 0.4.0 community release (Sep 8, 2026); current features describe img 0.4. PicGo 3.0.2, PicList 3.5.0; uPic follows its official project and App Store distribution notes. GitHub v0.21.1 is not the latest App Store version. Other products checked Sep 7, 2026.
PicGo
For cross-platform desktops, a mature plugin ecosystem, and many storage integrations.
PicList
For richer remote file management, cloud search, batch operations, and image processing.
uPic
For a macOS-focused uploader with native integration, menu-bar access, and quick actions.
MEASURED ON IMG.
With ten thousand records.
0.039 ms
Search computation P95
3.652 ms
GPUI CPU draw time P95
64 MiB
Thumbnail cache budget and peak
Apple M4 · 16 GiB · macOS 27.0 (26A5388g) · release build · 299 draw samples. 10,000 distinct record IDs and paths using identical 1200 × 900 PNG content.
These are img’s own microbenchmarks, not competitor tests. Search computation is not input-to-display latency; CPU draw time is not GPU completion or end-to-end frame rate; 64 MiB is not total process memory. Upload speed depends on images, network, and storage.
Read the method and remaining acceptance workSources and methodology
Package sizes use bytes divided by 1,000,000. img uses its community GitHub Release; PicGo and PicList use official release manifests. Signing, resources, and feature scope differ, so size alone does not indicate quality. No comparable current uPic ARM64 DMG is available. Unsupported memory and startup estimates are left blank.