PUDDY PRESENTS: SQUISHY

WHAT IT DOES

PUDDY PRESENTS: SQUISHY is a free file compressor that works to the size you name. Instead of guessing with a quality slider, you name the number - Compress an image to 200 KB, a GIF to under 256 KB, a video to 8 MB - And SQUISH searches the encoder settings to land as close under your target as it can. It works as an image compressor (JPG, PNG, WEBP), an animated GIF compressor, a video compressor (MP4, MOV, WEBM) and an audio compressor (MP3, WAV, M4A), and it converts HEIC photos to JPG, PNG or PDF, entirely on your device.

HOW IT WORKS

1. DROP Drag in any image, GIF, video, audio, PDF or SVG file - Or paste it.
2. NAME THE SIZE Type your target in KB or MB, or pick a one-tap preset.
3. SQUISH The engine probes the encoder, binary-searches the settings, and hands back the highest-quality file that fits under your number.

FAQ

How do I compress an image to an exact size like 200 KB?

Drop the image, type 200 KB as the target, and press SQUISH IT. The engine measures real encodes at several quality levels, then binary-searches the quality and scale until the file lands just under 200 KB. In our tests on photos, results landed within 2 percent under the target.

How do I compress a video to 8 MB, for example for Discord?

Drop the video, set 8 MB as the target, and choose MP4, MOV or MKV. PUDDY PRESENTS: SQUISHY computes the bitrate from your target and the clip duration, encodes, measures, and corrects until the file fits under 8 MB.

Is anything uploaded?

No. Nothing is uploaded - PUDDY PRESENTS: SQUISHY runs 100% on your device. Files are read locally and compressed in your browser, with its own codecs for video, audio and HEIC photos. Once the page has loaded, every job runs with no connection, PDF included.

What file types does PUDDY PRESENTS: SQUISHY support?

Images: JPG, PNG, WEBP and BMP, out as JPG, PNG, WEBP or PDF. Photos: HEIC and HEIF, out as JPG, PNG or PDF, one photo or many at once. GIF, including animated GIFs, out as GIF, MP4, MOV or MKV. Video: MP4, MOV, MKV and WEBM in, and any other video your browser plays, MP4, MOV, MKV or GIF out. Audio: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC and any other audio your browser plays in, M4A or WEBM out. PDF: out as a smaller PDF, or as JPG, PNG or WEBP. SVG: out as PNG, JPG, WEBP or PDF.

Will the output ever be bigger than my target?

PUDDY PRESENTS: SQUISHY looks for the closest result at or under the size you set. If the target is extremely small, it keeps reducing quality, dimensions or bitrate, and may shorten a clip, until the file fits, and it suggests a larger target when that trade gets heavy. If a file cannot reach your target at all, SQUISH says so and shows the smallest size it could make.

How do I convert a HEIC photo from an iPhone to JPG, PNG or PDF?

Drop the HEIC or HEIF photo, or many at once, choose JPG, PNG or PDF, and press SQUISH IT. A photo opens on a target of twice its size, and MAX QUALITY converts it with no size limit. PUDDY PRESENTS: SQUISHY reads the photo with your browser's own HEIC or HEVC support, on your device, and serves no decoder of its own. A browser with neither says so on the page. Each file keeps its name with the new extension, a batch comes back in one ZIP, and a file that holds several images becomes a PDF with one page for each. The location and the camera's other Exif data are left out of the new file.

Is PUDDY PRESENTS: SQUISHY free?

Yes - Free, no account, no watermark. It is a Puddy Studios tool that installs as a web app on desktop and mobile.

Licences and notices

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