Squoosh vs ImgCompress: catalog facts
 Squoosh |  ImgCompress |
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Free Free to use. |
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence. |
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Web |
Web, Self-hosted |
- Side-by-side comparison makes it easy to judge quality versus file size trade-offs
- Runs entirely in the browser with no upload needed
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- Handles more than 70 input formats including HEIC and RAW
- Local AI background removal with no cloud uploads
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- Focused narrowly on compression and format conversion, not general image editing
- Best suited to single images rather than batch processing
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- Requires Docker
- AI background removal runs on CPU, which may be slow on weak hardware
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Web application |
Self-hosted |
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Closed source |
Open source |
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License not stated |
License: GPL-3.0 |
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Not stated if an account is needed |
No account needed |
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Not stated if it works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 22, 2026 | Checked October 2, 2026 |
Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.
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