Image Compressor
A tool to reduce image file size while maintaining quality. Useful for website optimization, fast loading, and storage saving.
Key Features
- Support for various image formats (JPEG, PNG, WebP)
- Adjustable compression quality (1-100%)
- Image resizing (set max width/height)
- Real-time compression ratio display
- Before/after comparison
- One-click download
- 5 preset configurations
Supported Formats
JPEG
- Suitable for photos and complex images
- Lossy compression
- Most widely used format
- No transparency support
PNG
- Suitable for logos, icons, screenshots
- Lossless compression
- Transparency support
- Better for text-heavy images
WebP
- Modern format developed by Google
- 25-35% smaller than JPEG/PNG
- Supports both lossy and lossless
- Transparency and animation support
- Supported by modern browsers
Presets
- High Quality: 90% quality, 1920x1080px, JPEG
- Medium Quality: 80% quality, 1280x720px, JPEG
- Low Quality: 60% quality, 800x600px, JPEG
- WebP Format: 80% quality, 1920x1080px, WebP
- Thumbnail: 70% quality, 300x300px, JPEG
Compression Guide
Quality Levels
- 90-100%: Nearly identical to original, ~10-20% reduction
- 80-89%: Barely noticeable difference, ~30-50% reduction
- 60-79%: Slight quality loss, ~50-70% reduction
- 40-59%: Noticeable quality loss, ~70-85% reduction
- 1-39%: Significant quality loss, ~85-95% reduction
Use Cases
Website Optimization
- Hero images: 85% quality, 1920x1080, WebP
- Blog images: 80% quality, 1280x720, JPEG
- Thumbnails: 70% quality, 300x300, JPEG
Social Media
- Instagram: 1080x1080, 85% quality
- Facebook: 1200x630, 80% quality
- Twitter: 1200x675, 75% quality
Optimization Tips
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Format Selection
- Photos: JPEG or WebP
- Logos/Icons: PNG or WebP
- Modern projects: WebP (with JPEG fallback)
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Quality Settings
- Web: 80-85% recommended
- Print: 90-95% recommended
- Fast loading priority: 60-75%
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Size Target
- Hero images: 100-300KB
- Content images: 50-150KB
- Thumbnails: 10-50KB
Important Notes
- Compression is irreversible. Always keep the original file.
- Multiple compressions cause cumulative quality loss.
- Always provide JPEG/PNG fallback when using WebP.