WP Smush AlternativesImage Optimizers and other similar apps like WP Smush

WP Smush is described as 'Strips hidden, bulky information from your images, reducing the file size without losing quality. The faster your WordPress site loads, the more Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines will like it' and is a Image Optimizer in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WP Smush for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, Linux and Wordpress apps. The best WP Smush alternative is Dinky, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WP Smush are ImageOptim, RasterFox, RIOT - Radical Image Optimization Tool and TinyPNG.

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  1. Dinky icon
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    Free macOS tool for compressing images, videos, and PDFs—just drag and drop to support numerous formats, flatten or rewrite PDFs, remove metadata, set size targets, preserve quality, and save compressed files alongside originals without internet required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. ImageOptim icon
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    ImageOptim is excellent for publishing images on the web (easily shrinks images “Saved for Web” in Photoshop). It's useful for making Mac and iPhone/iPad applications smaller (if you configure Xcode to allow better optimization).

    125 ImageOptim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  3. RasterFox icon
     9 likes

    Compress images with pixel-perfect precision using advanced algorithms that preserve quality while dramatically reducing file sizes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Saving images for web/email/other media with the best compression ratio and quality is a difficult task if you don’t have the right tools. Choosing the right format then choosing the right parameters are the key factors of smaller files.

    117 RIOT - Radical Image Optimization Tool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • GIMP
    • XnView
    • IrfanView
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  5. TinyPNG icon
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    Using advanced lossy compression, TinyPNG reduces PNG file sizes by 50-80%, preserving full transparency and minimizing quality loss. Ideal for web designers, it increases website speed, saves bandwidth, and offers tools like a Photoshop plugin and API for seamless integration.

    137 TinyPNG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Wordpress
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  6. Oxipng icon
     7 likes

    Oxipng is a multithreaded lossless PNG compression optimizer in Rust. It can be used via a command-line interface or as a library in other Rust programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Squoosh
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  7. Optily icon
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    Unlock the true potential of your Webflow sites with Optily - the ultimate time-saving solution that effortlessly optimizes your CMS images, boosting performance.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Webflow
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  8. ShortPixel is arguably the top WordPress image optimization plugin: simple to set up, it can automatically optimize both your old and new images, as well as PDF files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Wordpress
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  9. JPEGmini icon
     22 likes

    JPEGmini is a patent-pending photo recompression technology, which significantly reduces the size of photographs without affecting their perceptual quality. The technology works in the domain of baseline JPEG, resulting in files that are fully compatible with any browser, photo...

    94 JPEGmini alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. Pixel Press icon
     2 likes

    Simple local image converter for Windows and Linux, built to optimize images into WebP and AVIF without upload or download steps.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Minuimus icon
     5 likes

    Minuimus is a file optimizer utility script: You point it at a file, and it makes the file smaller without compromising the file contents.

    87 Minuimus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. E-mage icon
     10 likes

    From developers to developers: a cross-platform tool for losslessly image compression.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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