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jpegoptim vs MozJPEG: catalog facts
jpegoptim	MozJPEG
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under BSD-style, IJG and zlib licences.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Small, fast tool focused on one job Easy to use in scripts and batch jobs	Smaller JPEG files that work in any JPEG decoder Includes cjpeg and djpeg command-line tools
Handles JPEG files only No graphical interface	Command-line only, with no graphical interface Encoding is slower than a standard encoder
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: BSD-3-Clause AND IJG AND Zlib
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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