TL;DR: If your site is loading slowly or scoring poorly on Lighthouse, oversized images might be the culprit. I started using compressimage.run, a no-login, no-ads image compression tool, and cut image sizes by up to 95% with virtually no loss in quality.
🧠 The Problem: Images Are Killing Your Performance
We all know images are critical to the modern web — but they’re also one of the most overlooked sources of bloat.
You’ve probably dealt with this:
A designer hands you 10 “HD” PNGs, each over 4MB
You upload screenshots without compressing them, and now your blog takes forever to load
Google PageSpeed tells you: “Images need optimization” — in bold red
Mobile users bounce before your homepage even loads
We all say "optimize images early," but let’s be real:
Image optimization is annoying.
💥 It’s Not You — It’s the Tools
Here’s what we usually deal with:
Photoshop: Overkill for quick compression
TinyPNG: Upload limits, annoying ads
Random online tools: Hidden paywalls, login walls, weird UX, and sometimes even watermarks (!)
All I really wanted was a clean, fast, brainless tool that just did the job.
✅ The Fix: CompressImage.run
CompressImage.run is a completely free, browser-based image compression tool that supports JPG, PNG, and WebP.
What it does:
👉 Drag and drop an image → Instantly compress → Download
No ads. No login. No tracking. No watermark. No “Upgrade to Pro.”
🔧 How It Works (Seriously, Only 3 Steps):
Go to https://compressimage.run
Drop your image in
Download the smaller version — done.
🧪 Real-World Results
Here are a few images I ran through the tool:
Original Size Compressed Size Compression Rate
3.4 MB PNG 267 KB 92% smaller
1.1 MB JPG 213 KB 80% smaller
650 KB WebP 105 KB 83% smaller
The difference in image quality? Barely noticeable.
👨💻 Who This Is Great For
I now recommend this tool to:
Frontend devs optimizing Core Web Vitals
Bloggers uploading lots of screenshots or diagrams
UI designers handing off assets to devs
Marketers who care about performance and mobile
Indie hackers running their own storefronts or landing pages
Basically: if you’re working on the web, you need to shrink your images.
This tool makes that easy.
🧘 What I Love Most: It Doesn’t Get In the Way
Compressing images should be invisible, not a whole process.
CompressImage.run nails that:
Super minimal UI
No tracking, no data saved
No usage limits
Mobile and tablet friendly — perfect for quick on-the-go compression
🔗 Try It Here
🔗 Website:
https://compressimage.run
✅ No login
✅ No ads
✅ No watermark
✅ Just fast, effective compression
✍️ Final Thought
Image compression feels like a “small” optimization — until you realize it can completely transform performance, SEO, and user experience.
Don’t let a single 4MB PNG ruin your site speed.
Try CompressImage.run once — and thank yourself later.
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