How it works

Drop. Forge. Done.

The whole app is one gesture. Underneath, a local engine does the careful work — choosing the right tool for every image and never touching quality unless you ask.

1
Drop

Drag files or folders in, press ⌘O, use the Dock icon, or the Finder Services menu. Mixed formats are fine.

2
Forge

Every file is analyzed and compressed in parallel. The engine tries the best tools and keeps the smallest valid result — lossless first.

3
Done

A live summary shows total saved and per-file results. Originals are handled exactly as you chose. Reveal in Finder when ready.

Under the hood

One engine, the right tool every time.

01
Detect

Each file is identified by its real content, not its extension, so a mislabeled image is still handled correctly.

02
Choose tools

For every format the engine runs the strongest options — oxipng + zopfli for PNG, jpegtran for JPEG, libwebp for WebP — and compares results.

03
Rewrite

The winning tool writes a smaller file. Lossless by default; lossy only when your profile says so, with a quality preview.

04
Report

You get bytes before and after, percent saved, the winning tool, and clear per-file errors — nothing hidden.

Output modes

You're always in control of originals.

Pick once in Preferences, or change it from the toolbar before any batch.

Overwrite in place

Replace originals directly. Fast and tidy, with an optional confirm before overwriting.

Keep a copy (-min)

Write a compressed sibling with a -min suffix, leaving originals untouched.

Output to folder

Send all results to a folder you choose, preserving names and structure.

Convert to format

Re-encode to a target format with clear naming and a lossy/lossless signal.

Fits your workflow

Five ways to start a compression.

The windowDrag onto the drop zone, or ⌘O to choose files.
The DockDrop images right onto the app icon.
Finder ServicesRight-click → Compress with ImageForge.
Menu-bar (Pro)Quick-drop and watch-folder status.
CLI (Homebrew)Script it: imageforge ./assets --profile web.

See it on your own images.

Free to use. Pro unlock €24.99 once. No subscription, no cloud.

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