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Playing with the Web UI

Using imgcompress is easy. There are no complicated buttons to break.

Make sure you have set it up first.

Quick 3-Step Guide

Step How it looks What to do
1 Choose your settings Drop your photos
Drag images into the box. Tell it if you want them smaller or in a new format.
2 Processing your images Wait for the magic
Watch the progress bars fill up. All the work happens on your computer.
3 Download your results Get your new images
Save your fresh, tiny images one by one or get them all together in a ZIP file.

Fun with Backgrounds (Making Stickers)

Want to take the background out of a photo? It is like magic.

Important Tip

To remove backgrounds, make sure you choose AVIF or PNG as your output format. These formats are great at keeping backgrounds invisible.

Step How it looks What to do
1 Toggle background removal Flip the switch
Pick AVIF or PNG, then flip the "Remove Background" switch.

See the Magic AI Background Removal

Look how it takes the sky and hills away from this sunset:

Original Photo Just the Sunset
A pretty sunset The sunset with no background

Meeting a specific size

Need your image to be exactly 1MB for a website? imgcompress can help.

Step How it looks What to do
1 Choose format Pick a format
Choose JPG or AVIF so the tool knows how to calculate the size.
2 Add files Add your photos
Drag your images into the queue.
3 Set max size Set your limit
Open the "Set by File Size" section, pick your target (like 1 MB), and click convert.

Privacy & Safety

imgcompress is designed to be 100% private. All your images stay on your computer. To learn more about how I keep your data safe, check out the Privacy & Network Safety page.