Introducing the Image Compressor: shrink PNG and JPEG images in one click.
Every few weeks I run into the same chore: a hero image is a megabyte too big, a screenshot doesn't fit under an email attachment limit, or a stock photo is dragging down a landing page score. Desktop apps are overkill for a single file, and most online compressors are covered in ads or require an account.
The new Image Compressor is a minimal, no-signup way to do exactly one thing well: re-encode a PNG or JPEG image at a quality level you choose, and hand you the smaller file back.
How it works
- Upload a PNG or JPEG up to 10 MB.
- Pick a quality level between 1 and 100 using the slider. For JPEG this maps to the standard quality parameter; for PNG it maps to the deflate compression level, so the image stays lossless while still getting smaller.
- Click Compress. The tool decodes the image with GD, re-encodes it at the chosen quality, and returns a preview along with before/after file sizes and the percentage saved.
- Download the result with a single click. The original file name is preserved with a
-compressedsuffix.
When it helps
- Web performance. A 2 MB hero image dropped to 400 KB means faster Largest Contentful Paint without swapping out your CMS or build pipeline.
- Email and chat. Providers and Slack workspaces still cap attachments. A quick 60–75% re-encode usually gets you under the limit.
- Marketplaces and forms. Many upload forms reject files over a certain size. Compress once, submit, done.
- Mobile uploads. If you're on a metered connection or a slow hotel Wi-Fi, compressing locally before upload saves time and data.
Privacy
Images are processed in-memory for the duration of a single request. Nothing is persisted to disk, and there's no tracking of your uploads. Close the tab and your file is gone.
Try it
Head to the Image Compressor, drop in an image, and find the quality point where file size shrinks but the photo still looks right. 75% is a good default for photos; 85–90% is safer for detailed product shots.