Recompressor
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Recompressor, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Recompressor's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Completely free to use · no ads |
The facts
Each one read from Recompressor's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- API limit
- The site says API access is not currently available.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Batch processing
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Batch use
- The site says users can pick one image or twenty to compress.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compression comparison
- It probes different recompressions to create a file-size-versus-quality chart with a recommendation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- JPG support
- For JPG images, it uses MozJPEG, including techniques such as trellis quantization, chroma subsampling, and progressive scan optimization.checked 11 Oct 2026
- PNG support
- For PNG images, it reduces the number of colors with minimized visual impact and recompresses them.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Preview and download
- Users can inspect a full preview of results and download selected results for free.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy policy scope
- The privacy policy states that it applies to Recompressor.com and is effective May 25, 2018.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Recompressor optimally compresses image files and provides a full online preview.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says the website is served over HTTPS and uses organizational access controls, while noting it cannot guarantee absolute security.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The About page lists support by email and gives the company’s postal address and voicemail number.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported formats
- PNG,JPG,SVGchecked 24 Sep 2026
- SVG support
- For SVG images, it removes unnecessary markup and attributes, compacts tags and path data, reduces path precision, and can optionally export SVGZ.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser processing
- Image processing runs in JavaScript in the browser, and the site says images never leave the computer.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Excelsior, Minnesota, United States (Minneapolis area)checked 19 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Recompressor is owned and operated by Cedar Lake Ventures, Inc., which describes itself as a small company based in the Minneapolis area.checked 11 Oct 2026
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