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brew install epsilon v0.9.2 BSD-3-Clause AND (GPL-3.0-or-later OR LGPL-3.0-or-later)

Wavelet-based image compressor command-line tool for lossy/lossless image compression.

Why you might care

Epsilon uses advanced wavelet transforms for efficient image compression with parallel processing support. It's useful if you need specialized wavelet-based compression outside standard formats like JPEG or PNG, particularly for scientific or archival image processing workflows.

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