iPhone HEIC 5 MB → 200-500 KB JPG with no visible loss. This guide covers pro compression + 5 common mistakes.
Why compress?
- Email/WhatsApp 25MB limit: uncompressed photos rejected.
- Web/blog: Google PageSpeed penalizes >200KB images.
- Social upload: pre-compress reduces platform crush.
- Storage: 1000 photos 5GB → 500MB.
Quality 80% — sweet spot
Quality 80% is the golden standard: 60-70% reduction with near-identical visual. Blind A/B tests show only 5% notice.
5-step batch compress
- Open TaoClip Compress.
- Drag up to 50 images.
- Pick Quality 80% or Target Size (e.g. 500 KB).
- Max width 1920px.
- Click Compress All → .zip.
WEBP vs JPG
WEBP: 30% smaller than JPG, transparent like PNG, web-friendly. JPG: universal compatibility. Rule: Web → WEBP, Share → JPG.