# Image Compression on Steroids

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/image-compression-on-steroids/13289>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [March 25, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/image-compression-on-steroids/13289 "2017-03-25T19:08:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![titanium76](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/titanium76/32/7331_2.png) [@titanium76](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/titanium76)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/image-compression-on-steroids/13289/1 "2017-03-25T19:08:41Z")

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Squash is neat ([https://www.realmacsoftware.com/squash/](https://www.realmacsoftware.com/squash/)) but there are 2 free options that actually work much better especially when used together:

[ImageOptim](https://imageoptim.com/mac)

and

ImageAlpha  
[https://pngmini.com](https://pngmini.com)

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**Author:** ![Rovertek](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/rovertek/32/223_2.png) [@Rovertek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Rovertek)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/image-compression-on-steroids/13289/2 "2017-03-26T00:07:26Z")

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Indeed, there is a lot of image-utility apps, some of them free, some of them as good or maybe better than Squash. I have several of them, but I bought Squash anyway – just to support @dan and @ben and their company.