Compress images locally, in batches
Cut PNG, JPG, WebP, and HEIC files down to a shareable size without a round trip to a server. Pick a compression level, preview the trade-off, and save straight out.
Why compress on the desktop
Browser-based compressors have to move your file twice. A local tool does not.
Your footage stays on your machine
Client work, unreleased cuts, and internal recordings never touch a third-party server — which is often the whole reason a web tool is off the table.
No size ceiling, no queue
A 4GB export compresses at the speed of your own CPU. There is no upload bar to babysit and no shared worker to wait behind.
Batch instead of one-at-a-time
Queue a folder of images or a set of clips and let it run. Useful before a bulk upload to a platform with tight file limits.
How local compression works
Four steps, all of them on your own hardware. Nothing leaves the machine.
Install the desktop app
Download SnapVee for macOS or Windows and open the compression tool from the sidebar.
Add your files
Drop in a single clip or a whole folder of images. Large files are fine — there is no upload limit to work around.
Pick a compression level
Choose how hard to squeeze. Lighter settings preserve detail; heavier ones target the smallest deliverable file.
Save the result
Write the compressed copy next to the original, or to any folder you choose. No waiting on a queue.
Desktop compression vs. web compressors
The trade-off is straightforward — one of these sends your file somewhere.
- Everything runs locally: nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored on a server.
- No hard file-size cap — you are bounded by your own disk and CPU, not a free tier.
- Compress a whole folder in one pass instead of repeating a form.
- Your file is uploaded to someone else's server before anything happens to it.
- Free tiers cap file size, and large videos frequently time out mid-upload.
- One file per run, with a queue between you and the result.
What people say
Feedback from editors, course teams and freelancers who ship large files every week.
“A 90-minute lecture export was 6GB. Compressing locally took one pass and the upload finally went through.”
“Client photos are huge and their portal caps at 10MB. I run the folder through and deliver the same day.”
“Video versions of episodes were too big to host. One compression pass and the file size stopped being a problem.”
“The point for me is that unreleased cuts never leave my machine. That rules out every web compressor.”
“No size ceiling matters more than speed. A 4GB export compresses at my own CPU speed, not a free tier's.”
“Batch mode is the whole reason. Twenty clips before a campaign, one run, done.”
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Image compression — FAQ
How batch image compression works, which formats it covers, and when to compress versus convert.
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Compress without handing over your files
Image and video compression ship with the SnapVee desktop app, alongside downloading, transcription, and format conversion. Update to the latest build to use it.