Short answer: because neither solved my actual problem.
Long answer:
The problem
I needed to batch convert 50 images.
PNG to ICO. Offline. Fast.
Photoshop: ₹4000/month. No.
GIMP: 200MB install.
Opens like it's 2003.
Batch processing requires scripting.
I just wanted to convert files.
Online tools: Upload 50 files to unknown server.
Hope they're not stored.
Rate limited after 5 files.
Need internet for local files.
Paint: Doesn't support half the formats.
There was nothing in between.
What I built
APIC — Advanced Image Processing Center.
Convert: PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP, TIFF, ICO.
Drag files in. Select format. Done.
No upload. No account. No internet.
Compress: Reduce size without visible quality loss.
Processed locally. Instant.
Edit: Crop, resize, rotate, adjust.
Non-destructive. Fast.
Batch: Drop a folder.
Every image inside gets processed.
Walk away.
Search: Find every image on your system
by format, size, or name.
Drag & Drop: Drop anything anywhere on the window.
APIC figures out what to do next.
The numbers
Single .exe — 95MB.
No installation required.
No Python needed.
No internet dependency.
No account.
Free forever.
GIMP is 200MB.
APIC is 95MB.
GIMP requires install.
APIC just runs.
Who built this
13 years old. India. Solo.
Under Akhouri Systems.
Because the tool I wanted didn't exist.
We build what others forgot to fix. 🖤
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