A Squoosh alternative
Squoosh is a great way to compare codecs on one image. Cropped gives you the same before and after, then applies it to every image in the queue, and shrinks videos and PDFs too.
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Batch compression
The short answer
Can Squoosh compress several images at once?
Squoosh works on one image at a time in your browser. Cropped compresses a whole folder at once on your computer, to WebP, AVIF, JPEG or PNG, with a before-and-after Compare view and real file sizes. Squoosh is free and has more codec settings; Cropped Core is $24.99 once.
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Compare
Compare
Drag the handle to compare the original and the optimized file, and read the real sizes in the result bar. Change the quality and see it again.
Original on the left, optimized on the right
Real file sizes
Before, after and percent smaller.
Quality or size
Aim for a quality or a maximum size.
Four formats
WebP, AVIF, JPEG and PNG.
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Batch
Batch
Settings apply to every image in the queue. Drop more and they join the batch, with a progress bar and one success card at the end.
Ten photos loading into the queue
Presets
Save your settings and share them by link.
Resize too
By width, height or scale.
Undo
Originals are never touched.
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More than images
More than images
Shrink a screen recording for Slack, or a PDF for email, in the same app.
A 5.28 MB PDF saved at 536 KB
Videos
MP4, WebM and GIF.
PDFs
Text, links and forms kept.
Capture
Screenshots optimized as you take them.
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Cropped and Squoosh
As of November 2026.
Squoosh
Compress
Runs on your computer
Yes
Yes, in the browser
Compress
Several images at once
Yes
One at a time
Compress
Side-by-side comparison
Yes
Yes
Compress
Codec settings
Quality, size and format
Yes, more detailed
More
Resize and crop
Yes
Resize
More
Videos and PDFs
Yes
No
Price
Price
Core $24.99 once
Free and open source
https://squoosh.app/
2026-11-01
Fair is fair
You’re tuning one image.
Squoosh exposes every codec setting and is great for experiments.
You want free.
Squoosh is free and open source, from Google Chrome Labs.
You don’t want to install anything.
Squoosh runs in any browser.
Switching
Can Squoosh compress multiple images?
Squoosh handles one image at a time. Cropped compresses a whole queue with the same settings.
Does Cropped upload my images?
No. Like Squoosh, everything happens on your own computer.
Does Cropped work on Windows and Linux?
Cropped runs on Mac (Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 14 or later), 64-bit Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04 or later with GNOME (Linux is in Beta). One license covers all three. A few things are Mac only for now, like the camera bubble, Webpage only and Smooth Scroll. See every difference.
Every Core and Pro tool, with no signup or card. Then keep Cropped Core for $24.99 once, and add Pro whenever you want it.
Squoosh is a trademark of its owner. Cropped isn’t affiliated with Squoosh, and we use the name only to compare the two products. Squoosh is a free, open-source project from Google Chrome Labs. Facts about Squoosh were checked on its own site on November 1, 2026; tell us at support if something has changed.