Image Compressor

Shrinks images while keeping their original format. Optimises JPG, PNG and WebP files without changing the file type.

What it does

Use this to make high-resolution photos web-ready, shrink files for email attachments, or quickly downsize thousands of phone-camera images. To change format, use Image Converter instead.

How to use

  1. Drag images into the list. Adding a folder queues every image inside it.
  2. Adjust the Image Quality slider (default 75%).
  3. Tick Strip Metadata for privacy.
  4. Set Maximum Width to cap large dimensions.
  5. Click Run.

You get one smaller copy per input, in the same format.

Settings

  • Image Quality (10-100): Lower means smaller file with some loss. 70-80% is visually indistinguishable but cuts size by up to 80%.
  • Strip Metadata (EXIF/GPS): Removes location, capture date, camera model. Recommended for privacy before social media uploads.
  • Lossless Compression: Shrinks the file as much as possible without any quality loss. Makes sense for PNG.
  • Maximum Width: Caps the longest edge at the pixel count you set. A 4000px photo becomes 1920px. Useful for phone photos.

Examples

Website-ready photos: Add the photos, quality 80%, Max Width 1920, run. Fast-loading but still sharp.

Email-friendly sizes: Add the images, quality 70%, Max Width 1280, run. Files fit under mail size limits.

Privacy cleanup for social media: Add the images, quality 85%, Strip Metadata on, run. Location and time data are wiped.

Archive a phone gallery: Add the folder, quality 75%, Max Width 2560, run. Every photo is archived at roughly half the size.

Watch out

  • The format does not change, JPG stays JPG. Use Image Converter to change format.
  • Very low quality (below 30%) shows visible artefacts.
  • Lossless mode helps on PNG, JPG already uses lossy compression.
  • Once EXIF is stripped it is gone for good. Back up first if you care about it.
  • Maximum Width does not upscale small images, only shrinks the big ones.

License

Free tier has a monthly compression cap. Office plan removes it.