How to Make Images Smaller Without Them Looking Terrible
I take a lot of photos — phone pics, screenshots, product shots for side projects. The problem? They’re usually huge. 5MB, 10MB each. Upload them to a website and the page loads like molasses. Try emailing a few and your attachment gets rejected.
I used to open Photoshop or some heavy app just to shrink them, but that was overkill for simple stuff. Online tools either crushed the quality or slapped watermarks everywhere.
That’s why I added the Image Compressor on PDF Linx. Now whenever I have big images — photos for a blog post, screenshots for tutorials, or just cleaning up my phone gallery — I drop them here, slide the compression level, and get much smaller files that still look crisp and clear.
Really Easy Steps (Takes about 10 seconds per image):
- Go to the Image Compressor
- Upload your JPG, PNG, or WebP files (drag or click — multiple at once works too)
- Adjust the compression slider (I usually stick to medium)
- Download the smaller versions instantly
No signup, no watermarks, no limits. Perfect for speeding up websites, making social media posts load faster, fitting more photos on your phone, or just sending images without “file too large” errors.
My go-to setting: Medium compression almost always cuts the size in half (or more) while you can barely tell the difference. Great balance — I use it for everything unless I need absolute max quality.
Got some heavy images taking up space? Shrink them now — you’ll be surprised how much room you free up.
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