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Image Compressor

Compress images client-side. Nothing leaves your device, guaranteeing 100% privacy. Adjustable quality, format conversion, and batch processing.

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Free Online Image Compressor

Large, unoptimized images are the number one cause of slow page load times. Compressing your images is the easiest way to drastically improve your website's performance, boost your Google Core Web Vitals score, and reduce your hosting bandwidth costs. Our client-side Image Compressor safely shrinks your JPEG, PNG, and WebP files by up to 90% without visible quality loss.

How to compress images

  1. Drag and drop your images into the drop zone, or simply paste an image from your clipboard (⌘V).
  2. Your images will be instantly analyzed and compressed right inside your browser.
  3. Compare the original and compressed file sizes. We automatically calculate your exact bandwidth savings.
  4. Click Save to download individual files, or Download All to grab the entire batch as a ZIP archive.

Lossy vs. Lossless Compression

By default, our tool uses a smart Lossy compression algorithm for JPEGs and WebP images. Lossy compression permanently removes microscopic, redundant pixel data that the human eye cannot perceive. This is how we achieve massive 70-90% file size reductions while keeping the image looking virtually identical to the original.

For PNGs (which are often used for logos, text, or transparent graphics), we use Lossless compression techniques or convert them to modern formats to ensure sharp edges and transparency are perfectly preserved while still stripping out unnecessary metadata and optimizing the color palette.

100% Private, Client-Side Processing

Unlike most online image compressors that force you to upload your sensitive photos to their cloud servers, our tool is powered entirely by the HTML5 Canvas API and modern browser technologies. Your images never leave your computer. The compression happens locally in your RAM, meaning it's incredibly fast, works completely offline, and guarantees absolute privacy for your personal or unreleased assets.

Supported Formats

  • JPEG / JPG: Best for photographs and complex images with lots of colors. Our compressor optimizes the quantization tables to minimize artifacts.
  • PNG: Ideal for graphics requiring transparency (alpha channel) or crisp, high-contrast edges like typography and UI screenshots.
  • WebP: The modern standard developed by Google. WebP provides vastly superior compression compared to JPEG and PNG. We highly recommend converting your assets to WebP for modern web development.