# Slow image loading

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/slow-image-loading/48681>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [July 8, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/slow-image-loading/48681 "2025-07-08T20:55:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lszymczak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Lszymczak](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Lszymczak)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/slow-image-loading/48681/1 "2025-07-08T20:55:06Z")

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My website has a lot of image galleries, but the images are loading slowly. Each image is under 600 KB and set to 72 DPI. Should I make them smaller to help it load faster?

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**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/slow-image-loading/48681/2 "2025-07-08T21:23:18Z")

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Use Realmac’s squash app to reduce kb and pixel size. Each image/photo being nearly 600 kb is way too much. My photo 137 kb and jpg.  
Pixel size is important, perhaps 1200x800/900 px or 1200x? will work on most devices except on very large screens. For Portrait photos 900x is more than enough. [Powerful Batch Photo Editor for Mac - Squash](https://www.realmacsoftware.com/squash/)

 ![A stunning tropical beach features a narrow sandbar with rows of sun loungers and umbrellas, surrounded by clear turquoise water and lush green vegetation. (Captioned by AI)](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/4/b/4b15396684b7f78d7938bb1caca320c218c9c883.jpeg)