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Compress Image

Shrink JPG, PNG and WEBP files while keeping them sharp.

Shrink JPG, PNG and WEBP files while keeping them sharp. Free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no upload: it all runs in your browser.

What Compress Image is for

For when a file is simply too big: an upload form that refuses it, a page that loads slowly, an email that bounces. It re-encodes at a quality you choose and can cap the dimensions at the same time, which usually matters more than the quality setting does.

How to use it

  1. Add your files. Drop them on the page or choose them. They stay on your device.
  2. Set the output format and quality. The defaults suit most files.
  3. Press convert and save the results, individually or as one ZIP.

Questions

How much smaller will the file get?

A photograph typically drops by 60 to 90 per cent moving to WEBP at quality 75, with no difference most people can see. A screenshot may not shrink at all, because it is already efficiently stored.

Why did my PNG get bigger?

Because it was already small and well compressed. Re-encoding an efficient file cannot improve it. When that happens the original is handed back untouched rather than a larger copy.

What quality should I use?

Around 75 to 80 is the sweet spot for photographs: above it the file grows quickly for a difference almost nobody can see, below it the artefacts start to show in smooth areas like skies and skin.

Is resizing better than compressing?

Usually, yes. A 12-megapixel photo shown at 800 pixels wide is carrying fifteen times more detail than the screen will ever draw. Capping the longest side is the single biggest saving available.