Google’s ‘WebP’ image format may soon make this type of discussion immaterial anyway. I’ve been using TinyPNG for some time now and it is very easy to use and does significantly reduce PNG image file sizes (up to 60 – 80%) while retaining perfectly acceptable quality. I’ve yet to come across a freeware which has any significant impact on reducing PNG file sizes but I did happen upon a site which offers this service for free. I’ve found that the best possible method for achieving a significant and user-defined reduction in JPEG images is via FastStone Image Viewer, you can view a how-to guide here: Resize photos using FastStone Image Viewer – Part 2 Over the years I’ve checked out many of these types of programs that promise to reduce file sizes for JPEG and PNG images, very few live up to their claims, some simply do not work at all, especially with PNG images. If you think Voralent Antelope might suit your requirements, you can check it out and download direct from the developer here: īest Free Methods for Reducing JPG & PNG Image File Sizes?.Using Voralent Antelope is simplicity personified, just drag and drop the images into the main interface and then click on the Optimize button: To install Voralent Antelope, extract the contents of the downloaded folder and run the extracted executable (). Voralent Antelope – Download and Usageĭownload is a 2.2MB zip folder which, according to Virus Total, is 100% clean. Voralent Antelope is a simple free software which rewrites JPEG and PNG files to reduce their size, without losing any image quality.

Consequently, I tend to get a tad excited whenever I come across a freeware which is specifically designed to reduce image file sizes without any substantial loss of quality.ĭespite it’s rather strange and obscure name, that’s exactly what Voralent Antelope promises to do: My duties here at DCT involve working with images pretty much on a daily basis, and as image file sizes can have a seriously negative impact on page loading times it’s important to keep them to a minimum while at the same time retaining reasonable levels of quality.

Most writers tend to work with screenshots and images regularly, and I am certainly no exception.

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