Last updated on 12 May 2026
How to find the right balance between the weight of an image and the quality of it when it comes to uploading it to a website or blog?
Squoosh is a free and free online service that allows you to compress and compare images with different codecs directly in your browser.
A free utility to optimize images for the web
Squoosh is a great tool. Forget complicated software and settings that take an infinite amount of time. When you need to reduce the size and weight of an image for webcasting (which is highly recommended), simply drop it off on the Squoosh homepage.
This is not aboutimprove the quality of an image as do these other utilities. Here it is the right balance between the weight of the file and the quality of the display that we are working on.
Most image file formats are accepted. You will also be able to convert your photo and optimise it for the web in many formats.
The tool is very simple to use. You drag the image onto the page, choose the output format and then the desired quality level, and retrieve a new, streamlined and optimised file.
Optimize photos for the web very easily with an overview of the result obtained
This is all the magic of Squoosh. What is the right degree of compression to have an image that maintains sufficient display quality on the web? This utility allows you to work with the eye. A slider that you can move allows you to display your image before and after optimising for the chosen web. Depending on the output format and the compression level you will select, you will be able to check whether the quality of the result obtained is acceptable even before applying the slimming cure.
Suoosh also tells you about the weight of the new image and the savings made. You will see that the reduction is often spectacular.
For those who want to go further, the tool offers advanced options to fine-tune the codec and correction levels.
On the web smaller images mean faster loading times. Squoosh reduces file size while maintaining optimal quality.
Squoosh is completely free and ad-free. The tool is respectful of your data. Your images are not uploaded to I don't know which remote server. Everything happens locally in your browser.
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