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How to compress images without losing quality
“Without losing quality” really means “without visible loss for your medium.” Start with the highest-resolution source you have, then step the quality slider down while watching edges, gradients, and skin tones.
For hero photography on the web, modest compression often beats shipping full DSLR exports. For print or archival, keep quality high and consider TIFF/PNG pipelines outside SnapTools.
JPG vs PNG
JPEG excels at photographic noise because it is lossy and tuned for smooth gradients. PNG preserves sharp UI screenshots and transparent overlays at the cost of larger files when photos are involved.
SnapTools compresses raster JPG/PNG in-browser; pick the format that matches how much detail you must preserve.