How to Compress Images Without Losing Quality

Large images slow down your website, eat up storage, and take forever to email. Here's how to compress them while keeping them looking great.

The Sweet Spot: 80% Quality

For JPEG compression, 80% quality is the magic number. You'll reduce file size by 50-70% with almost no visible difference.

How to Compress

1. Go to the Image Compressor
2. Upload your image
3. Adjust the quality slider — we recommend starting at 80%
4. Preview the compressed result with size savings shown
5. Download the optimized image

File Size Savings (Typical Results)

| Original | Quality | Compressed | Savings | |----------|---------|-----------|---------| | 5 MB JPG | 80% | 800 KB | 84% | | 3 MB PNG | 80% | 500 KB | 83% | | 2 MB WebP | 80% | 350 KB | 82% |

Pro Tips

• Photos: Use 80-85% JPEG quality
• Screenshots: Use PNG for text, JPEG for photos
• Web: Resize to the actual display dimensions before compressing
• Batch process: Compress images before uploading to your website