# PSPNG Sample program to embed messages into PNG images ## Install **NOTE:** Set the core_count variable to one value lower than maximum cores on the host in cmd/pspng.c Requires zlib, pthread, and sodium header files to compile (These will be distro specific packages) Build: ```bash make ``` System Wide: ```bash make make install ``` ## Usage Embed Message: pspng --compress -f {input file name} -o {output file name} -m "{input message}" Extract Message: pspng --uncompress -f {input file name} Help Message: pspng --help