jpeg-recompress cuts image file sizes by 50-80%

Jpeg-recompress is an unusual open-source tool which can cut JPEG file sizes by 50 percent or more. The program works by intelligently selecting the lowest possible quality setting for your JPEG, which also has the minimum effect on its perceived visual quality. This is still lossy compression, and not something to use with images you might want to edit later. But it’s ideal for shrinking pictures you’d like to share elsewhere, perhaps on social networks, by email, or on your own websites. The program is portable, a command line tool included in a project called jpeg-archive. There are versions available… [Continue Reading]