Ambiguous PNG Packer

Craft PNG files that appear completely different in Apple software

For context: https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/widgets/pngdiff/

Sample output:

sample image

If you’re viewing this via Apple software (e.g. Safari) you should see an image of a mac, and on other non-Apple software, you should see an IBM PC. (Note: If you’re in Safari and still seeing the IBM PC, hit refresh a few times…)

As a bonus, here’s a race condition I found in desktop macOS Safari:

race condition

You should see a slightly different image on each page refresh!

Here’s a “live” version, which self-refreshes on each frame: https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/widgets/pngdiff/race.html

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