Comments on: Minimus: The OS X JavaScript and CSS Minifier

By: Peter Do

Peter Do — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:21:49 +0000

Yeah, download now. Thank you very much!

By: TJ Eastmond

TJ Eastmond — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:40:53 +0000

I’d tip for that

By: TJ Eastmond

TJ Eastmond — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:40:31 +0000

Any chance you can add the functionality to combine the files also?

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:31:29 +0000

Well, it would be a bit of a hassle to try to sell the app. Its back-end Java dependency disqualifies it from the App Store (which is the easiest way to get actual sales from a small app) and I’m perfectly content with keeping it as donation-ware anyway.

If you’d like to contribute a better icon, I could at least guarantee you that I will keep it free for as long as it’s using the icon.

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:46:08 +0000

Hi Matt, I like the app and I guess it deserves a better icon. I’d love to help if you’re going to keep it free.

There is another one, similar and free: http://www.matmartinez.net/delivery/ Only difference is it doesn’t offer the drop list.

By: kobak

kobak — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:04:06 +0000

Thanks, I got Smaller for free in exchange for a review on my blog. But, I’ll advise to use minimus for those, who don’t want to pay for Smaller.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:56:28 +0000

Minimus is free.

Smaller has a few additional options, but it appears to be pretty much the same if their website is anything to go by. I haven’t used Smaller, so I can’t say 100%. We’re both using the YUI Compressor in the backend, so the output should be the same.

By: kobak

kobak — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:41:57 +0000

What is the difference between Smaller app ( http://smallerapp.com/ ) and minimus?

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:22:36 +0000

I don’t know, but apparently Java-based apps are banned from the App Store entirely. I assume a Cocoa app that leans on a Java command-line utility would fall under that umbrella.

I’d have to find an Objective-C minifier class or…gasp…port the YUI one myself. I’m not too keen on that idea.

By: Michael Martin

Michael Martin — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:50:11 +0000

That’s an interesting approach. Would it violate App Store TOS though? I can imagine a few annoyed people if they purchased the app and then found later that it’s free.

$4.99 definitely isn’t much to pay for a useful app. But the jump from free to paid can make people very emotional online, regardless of how small the amount is.

Only way to find out is to try I suppose.