⚒️ AssetForge

Professional asset optimization for web and games. No dependencies. No hassle. Ready to use.

AssetForge is a command-line tool (CLI) designed for developers, designers, and technical artists. It automates batch image processing, optimizing workflows for Flutter, Unity, Unreal Engine, and Web projects.

✨ Key Features

• 🖼️ Background Removal (AI): Automatically remove backgrounds from sprites, products, or icons using CPU-safe AI.
• 📐 Vectorization (Bitmap to SVG): Convert pixelated logos or sketches into high-quality scalable SVG vectors.
• ⚡ WebP Optimization: Automatically generate 1x, 2x, and 3x variants for high-performance mobile and web apps.
• 🎥 WebM Video: Convert .mp4, .mov, .avi to efficient .webm format for the web.
• 🚀 Total Portability: No Python installation or external libraries required. Works on Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

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📥 Download & Installation (End Users)

You don't need to know how to code to use AssetForge. Just download the installer.

1. Go to the Releases section of this repository.
2. Download the .zip (Windows) or .tar.gz (Linux/Mac) file for your system.
3. Unzip the downloaded file.
4. Run the included automatic installer:

🪟 Windows

Double-click the install.bat file (included in release). (Or run installers\install_windows.bat from source).

🐧 Linux / 🍎 Mac

Open a terminal in the unzipped folder and run:

chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

(Or run installers/install_unix.sh from source).

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🛠️ Usage

Once installed, open any terminal (PowerShell, CMD, Bash) and use the assetforge command.

1. Remove Background

Clean all .png or .jpg images in a folder.

# Process current folder
assetforge remove-bg .

# Process specific folder
assetforge remove-bg "C:/My Projects/Assets/Icons"

2. Create SVGs

Convert images to vectors.

assetforge svg .

3. Generate WebP Assets

Create optimized mobile versions (1x, 2x, 3x assets).

assetforge webp .

4. Convert to WebM (Video)

Convert mp4/mov/avi videos to WebM.

assetforge webm .

5. Web Aggressive Optimization

Convert images to WebP and videos to WebM, deleting the originals (backups are created).

assetforge web .

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👨‍💻 Developer Zone (Source Code)

If you are a developer and want to contribute or run the project from source (Python):

Requirements

• Python 3.8 or higher.
• pip installed.

Local Installation (Editable Mode)

# Clone repository
git clone git@github.com:peluza/asset-forge.git
cd asset-forge/scripts

# Install dependencies and link command
pip install -e .

Direct Execution

python asset_forge.py --help

Build Executables

If you want to generate your own .exe binaries:

• Windows: Run builders\build.bat.
• Linux/Mac: Run builders/build.sh.

Artifacts will be generated in the dist/ folder.

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📄 License

This project is Open Source and distributed under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute it in personal or commercial projects.

MIT License
Copyright (c) 2026 editech.dev

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