Image Compression

Compress Every Image Without Losing Quality

Reduce file sizes while maintaining visual perfection for faster-loading Shopify stores.

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What It Does

Hyperspeed automatically compresses all product images on your store using smart algorithms that preserve visual quality while reducing file size. That means smaller files, faster loads, and zero compromise on design.

Before/After Comparison

See how our compression maintains visual quality while dramatically reducing file size:

Compressed image — After: 187kb
56% Smaller

Why It Matters

Images often make up the majority of a Shopify store's page weight. Every unnecessary kilobyte slows your site down, especially on mobile. Fast-loading images improve Core Web Vitals, SEO rankings, and conversion rates.

Faster Load Times

Reduce page load times by serving optimized images that load in a fraction of the time.

Better SEO

Improve Core Web Vitals scores which directly influence Google search rankings.

Higher Conversions

Fast-loading images reduce bounce rates and keep shoppers engaged longer.

Key Techniques Used

Lossless Compression

For images where keeping a high quality is the top priority, our lossless compression removes unnecessary metadata while preserving every pixel of visual quality.

Lossy Compression

For images where quality and speed can be balanced, our smart lossy compression reduces file size more aggressively while still maintaining excellent visual quality.

Safety and Control

We designed our image compression with safety at its core. You maintain full control over how your assets are optimized.

URL Preservation

Compressed versions will not change your image URLs, ensuring no broken links or lost SEO value.

Automatic Backups

We keep backups of your original images, ensuring you can always revert to uncompressed versions if needed.

One-Click Rollback

Rollback anytime with a click if you ever want to revert to your original images for any reason.

Frequently Asked Questions

Hyperspeed offers three compression levels: conservative, moderate, and aggressive. Conservative compression maintains original quality while reducing file size. Even aggressive compression is typically imperceptible to the human eye, though more aggressive settings mean smaller files with potential slight quality loss. You can preview all changes before publishing.

Hyperspeed compresses product images uploaded through Shopify admin. Theme assets and images uploaded through Theme Customizer are not compressed.

Yes. Enable auto-optimization in your image compression settings and Hyperspeed will automatically compress new product images as you add them to your store.

No. If you use the Google Shopping sales channel, keep image compression disabled. Updating many product images at once causes processing errors with Google Shopping. All other Hyperspeed optimizations work fine with Google Shopping.

Yes. Hyperspeed creates backups of your original images automatically. You can use the Revert button to restore original images at any time if needed.