I got tired of Googling "resize,compress ,optimize image online " so I built a CLI for it

A developer built ImageX, a cross-platform CLI tool for batch image processing tasks like resizing, compressing, converting to WebP, and stripping metadata. The tool uses interactive menus and a plugin architecture where each feature is a separate Python file. It is available via pip and welcomes contributions.

Every time I need to resize a batch of images, strip metadata, or convert to WebP, I end up in the same loop: Or I open GIMP. Or I write yet another 10-line Pillow script that I'll lose by tomorrow. So I built ImageX . It's the dumbest, simplest thing: pip install imagex cd ~/Pictures works cross-platform with Python installed imagex A menu pops up. Pick what you want. Done. No uploads, no ads, no "premium" upsells. Rotate, resize, convert, compress, watermark, strip metadata, rename batch, add noise. That covers 90% of what I ever need. Each one is an interactive prompt , no flags or command to memorize. Every feature is its own .py file in a folder. Drop a new one in with a NAME , DESCRIPTION , and a run function, and it shows up in the menu automatically. That's it. NAME = "Rotate" DESCRIPTION = "Rotate images 90° Left, 90° Right, or 180°" def run file, output path, args : img = Image.open file rotated = img.transpose args "method" rotated.save output path return True Added in 20 lines. No config, no registration, no boilerplate. If you've ever thought "I should make an open source PR someday" — this is a great place to start. The codebase is small, pure Python + Pillow, no framework, no build system. Adding a feature is literally writing one file. Want to add auto-color correction? Blur? Border? Side-by-side merge? Go for it. pip install imagex PRs welcome. Even if it's just a feature in 20 lines.